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Lab Exam Three: Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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What is the mnemonic to remember the cranial nerves?

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Oh (olfactory)
Once (optic)
One (oculomotor)
Takes (trochlear)
The (trigeminal)
Anatomy (abducens) 
Final (facial)
Very (vestibulocochlear)
Good (glossopharyngeal)
Vacations (vagus)
Are (accessory)
Heavenly (hypoglossal)
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What are the 12 cranial nerves?

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  1. olfactory
  2. optic
  3. oculomotor
  4. trochlear
  5. trigeminal
  6. abducens
  7. facial
  8. vestibulocochlear
  9. glossopharyngeal
  10. vagus
  11. accessory
  12. hypoglossal
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Olfactory nerve begins in the […] and contains sensory fibers for […] (smell).

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nasal cavity; olfaction

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Optic nerve begins at the […] of the eyes and is responsible for […].

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retina; vision

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Which cranial nerves innervate the 6 extrinsic muscles that perform voluntary eye movements?

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  1. oculomotor nerve
  2. trochlear nerve
  3. abducens nerve
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The trigeminal nerve has 3 branches:

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  1. ophthalmic
  2. maxillary
  3. mandibular
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Trigeminal is mainly […], sensation of the […].

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sensory; face

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Facial nerve has what two components?

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  1. sensory component

2. motor component

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Facial nerves sensory component has sensation from the […] of the […].

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anterior 2/3; tongue

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The motor component of the facial nerve has […] of facial expression, […] from […] and […] glands.

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muscles; secretion; lacrimal; salivary

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Vestibulocochlear cranial nerves consists of what two branches? What is the purpose of branch?

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  1. vestibular branch
  2. cochlear branch

vestibular detects liner and angular (turning) movement

cochlear is responsible for hearing sounds

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Glossopharyngeal sensory component hold neurons for […] to […] of […], sensory neurons of […] and […].

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taste; posterior 1/3; tongue; pharynx; eardrum

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Glossopharyngeal motor component involves the […] muscle (swallowing) and […] glands.

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stylopharyngeus; parotid salivary

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Vagus sensory component consists of what?

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  1. pharynx
  2. external acoustic meatus
  3. diaphragm
  4. internal organs of the thoracic/abdominopelvic cavities
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Vagus motor component has motor fibers that can be found…

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  1. palate
  2. pharynx
  3. autonomic motor fibers to internal organs
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Which nerve can be found almost everywhere?

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vagus

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Accessory nerve is entirely […] and innervates the […] and […] muscles.

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motor; trapezius; sternocleidomastoid

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Accessory nerve originates at the […].

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spinal cord

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Hypoglossal nerve is entirely […] and innervates the muscles that move the […].

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motor; tongue

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The lacrimal apparatus works to produce […] that are needed to wet the […] and flush […] from the […].

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tears; front of the eye; debris; ocular surface

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What are the 6 extrinsic eye muscles?

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  1. superior rectus
  2. medial rectus
  3. lateral rectus
  4. inferior rectus
  5. superior oblique
  6. inferior oblique
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Strabisumus:

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congenital weakness of the external eye muscles

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Affected eye in someone who suffers from strabismus rotates…

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laterally or medially

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Strabismus– Eyes alternate in […].

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focusing objects

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Strabismus– The brain shuts off […] which leads to […].

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deviant eyes; functional blindness

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Three tunics (layers) that form the wall of the eyeball:

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  1. retina
  2. choroid
  3. sclera
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The retina contains…

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photoreceptors

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The choroid contains…

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color (melanocytes) and is vascular

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The sclera contains…

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white, fibrous connective tissue, and is avascular

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Conjunctiva:

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transparent mucous membrane that lines eyelids and covers anterior surface of eyeball (except cornea)

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Sclera:

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dense, collagenous (white of the eye)

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Conjunctivitis is also known as…

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pink eye

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Conjunctivitis– Eyeball displays redness and swelling, is this a sign of bacterial or viral symptom?

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both bacterial and viral

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Conjunctivitis– Opaque discharge, is this a bacterial or viral symptom?

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bacterial

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Conjunctivitis– Clear tearing, is this a bacterial or viral symptom?

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viral

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Conjunctivitis– Crust buildup on the eyelid, is this a sign of bacterial or viral symptom?

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bacterial

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Conjunctivitis– Follicles (bumps) on the inner part of eyelid, is this a sign of bacterial or viral symptom?

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viral

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Cornea:

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transparent cover on anterior surface of the eyeball

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Pupil:

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central opening

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Iris:

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colored diaphragm controlling size of pupil

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Anterior segment of the eye contains…

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anterior and posterior chamber

42
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What is within the anterior chamber of the eyeball?

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aqueous humor

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What is within the posterior chamber of the eyeball?

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aqueous humor

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Posterior segment of the eye contains…

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vitreous body

45
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What does the vitreous body contain?

46
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Lens:

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suspended by suspensory ligaments from ciliary body

47
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Lens aspects:

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  1. changes shape to help focus light

2. rounded with no tension or flattened with pull of sensory ligaments

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Cataract:

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clouding of lens

49
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What specifically happens to the lens during the formation of cataracts?

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lens fibers darken with age, fluid-filled bubbles and clefts filled with debris appear between the fibers

50
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What can introduce cataracts (besides aging)?

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diabetes, smoking, drugs, UV radiation, certain viruses

51
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What is done to correct cataracts?

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replace natural lens with plastic one

52
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Glaucoma:

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elevated pressure within the eye due to obstruction of scleral venous sinus and improper drainage of aqueous humor

53
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Glaucoma– Death of […] due to compression of […] and lack of […].

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retinal cells; blood vessels; oxygen

54
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Glaucoma– What is the timeline of general symptoms?

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  1. illusory flashes of light are the earliest

2. colored halos around lights are a later symptom

55
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T/F: Glaucoma patients can restore lost vision.

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false

cannot be restored

56
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Retina is attached to the rest of the eye only at […] and at […].

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optic disc; ora serrata

57
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Detached retina results in…

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blurry areas in field of vision and leads to blindness

58
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Examination of the retina can be done by the use of a …

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opthalmoscope

59
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What are the main/general structures seen through the ophthalmoscope?

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  1. macula lutea
  2. fovea centralis
  3. blood vessels of the retina
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Macula lutea:

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patch of cells on visual axis of eye

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Fovea centralis:

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pit in center of macula lutea

62
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What is the outer layer of the retina composed of?

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pigmented cells

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What is the inner layer (neural) of the retina composed of?

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  1. photoreceptors
  2. bipolar cells
  3. ganglion cells
64
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List the two types of photoreceptors:

What kind of light do they recept?

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  1. rods – dim/night light

2. cones – color/day light

65
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Color blindness:

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congenital lack of one or more cone pigments

66
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What gene is affected with color blindness?

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X-linked condition

more common in males (XY)

67
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What percentage of males have some form of color blindness?

68
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The most common type of color blindness is…

69
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The first part of the visual pathway. The axons of the […] of the retina […] at the […] aspect of the eyeball and exit as the […].

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ganglion cells; converge; posterior; optic nerve

70
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Second portion of the visual pathway. At the […], the fibers crossover.

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optic chiasm

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Third part of the visual pathway. The […] formed contain fibers from the […] of the eye on the same side and from the […] of the opposite eye.

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optic tracts; lateral side; medial side

72
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What are the divisions of the ear?

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  1. external ear (hearing)
  2. middles ear (hearing)
  3. internal ear (hearing and equilibrium)
73
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The external ear components:

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  1. auricle (pinna)
  2. external acoustic meatus (auditory canal)
  3. ceruminous glands
74
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Ceruminous glands secrete…

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cerumen (ear wax)

75
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Auricle (pinna) composition:

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  1. elastic cartilage
  2. rim
  3. lobule
76
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Middle ear components:

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  1. malleus
  2. incus
  3. tympanic membrane
  4. stapes
  5. oval window
  6. round window
  7. pharyngotympanic tube
77
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Middle ear inflammation:

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otitis media

78
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Otitis media is a common result of a…

A

sore throat

79
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Which age group is affected dearly by otitis media?

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hearing loss in children

80
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What anatomically happens with otitis media?

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eardrum bulges and becomes inflamed and red

81
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Treatment used to fight otitis media is…

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antibiotics

82
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The internal ear lies within the […], behind the […].

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temporal bone; eye socket

83
Q

Name the two labyrinths within the internal ear:

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  1. bony labyrinth

2. membranous labyrinth

84
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Internal ear– Bony labyrinth channels in the […], contains […].

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bone; perilymph

85
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Internal ear– Membranous labyrinth holds […] and […], contained within the labyrinth is […].

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sacs; ducts; endolymph

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Inner ear— Vestibule (bone cavity) has:

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  1. saccule
  2. utricule
  3. maculae
87
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Inner ear– Vestibule membranous sacs:

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saccule and utricule

88
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What is the house of equilibrium within the inner ear?

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vestibules maculaer

89
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Maculae respond to the […] and report changes of […].

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pull of gravity; head position

90
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Inner ear– Semicircular ducts:

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  1. anterior
  2. posterior
  3. lateral
91
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What do the semicircular ducts communicate to?

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Inner ear– Each duct has a(n) […] that houses a(n) […] receptor region called […].

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ampulla; equilibrium; crista ampullaris

93
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Inner ear– Cochlea houses the […] which have the receptor organ of […] known as the […].

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cochlear ducts; hearing; organ of corti

94
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Inner ear– Cochlea chambers:

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  1. scala vestibuli (vestibule duct)
  2. scala media (cochlear duct)
  3. scala tympani (tympanic duct)
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Cochlea– Scala media is filled with […].

96
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Cochlea– Scala vestibuli and tympani are filled with […].

97
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Chemoreceptors:

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respond to chemical in an aqueous solution

98
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Smell receptors are excited by […] that dissolve in fluids coating […].

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airborne chemicals; nasal membranes

99
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Taste buds:

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hold receptor cells that detect dissolve chemicals

100
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Gustatory epithelial cells:

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receptor cells for taste

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