Module 12 Flashcards
4 types of Papillae?
Valiate Papilla, Foliate Papilla, Filiform Papilla, Fungiform Papilla
5 taste receptors?
Sweet, Umami, Sour, Bitter, Salty
_____ activates nociceptors and influences tastes?
Capsaicin
Each taste bud is capable of detecting all _____ basic tastes but each taste cell is specific for _____ 1 type.
5;1
Replaced every 2 months?
Olfactory Neurons
Cells of the Olfactory Epithelium?
Olfactory Neurons, Basal Cells, Supporting Cells
3 tunics of the eyeball wall?
Fibrous, vascular, nervous
What is the fibrous unit of the eyeball?
Sclera & cornea
What is the vascular unit of the eyeball?
Choroid, ciliary body, iris
What is the nervous unit of the eyeball?
retina
Cornea is ____ & _____?
Avascular and Transparent
Blood supply and Intrinsic muscles?
Vascular Tunic
Bending of light as it changes mediums?
Refraction
In distant vision, ciliary muscles in the ciliary body are _____?
Relaxed
In near vision, ciliary muscles in the ciliary body are _____?
Contracted
In distant vision, tension in suspensory ligaments is ____?
High
In near vision, tension in suspensory ligaments is ____?
Low
In distant vision, lens _____?
Flatten
In near vision, lens _____?
Thicken
What corrects Myopia?
Concave lens
What is myopia?
Nearsightedness
What corrects Hyperopia?
Convex lens
What is hyperopia?
Farsightedness
Day vision depends entirely on ____?
Cones
Each _____ has a specific frequency of light to which it is out responsive.
Opsin
The 3 colors of rods?
Red, blue, green
3 parts of the Auditory System?
Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear
Auricle, ear canal, tympanic membrane (ear drum) are apart of what structure in the ear?
Outer ear