Physical Stimuli and Senses Flashcards
The white opaque on the eye. It is clear and transparent attached to the outside of each eyeball.
Cornea
The stimulus for hearing
Sound waves
Where do air cells rest?
Basilar membrane
The tough skin envelops the eyeball.
Sclera
What is Retina composed of?
Rods, Cones, and their connecting cells.
The two outstanding attributes of smell
Sensitivity and rate of adaptation
The readjustment in focusing power of the eye.
Accomodation
What does Optic nerves consist of?
Bundles of nerve fibers from the ganglion cells.
What forms when the taste-sensitive cells and supporting cells group together?
Taste buds
How much sensitive is smell than taste?
10,000 more sensitive
The sensory cells of audition found inside the cochlear canal
Hair
A thin membrane that separates the ear canal from middle ear.
Eardrum
The white smaller cavity lying on the lens.
Iris
The opening of the eye.
Pupil
The inner ear consists of two parts:
Vestibular apparatus and Cochlea
What area is the receptor of taste mostly concentrated
Tongue
The primary senses for the perception of space
Vision and hearing
What does outer ear consist of?
Auricle and Ear canal
The sensation of touch
Skin Senses
Two chambers of eyeball, filled with transparent fluid and are separated from each other.
Crystalline lens and Ciliary muscles
The lining walls of the larger chamber
Retina
Connected with each other and with the brain.
Rods and Cones
Physical energy that can excite a receptor and thus produce an effect on the organism.
Physical Stimuli
Ear consist of three parts
Outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
The three little bones that form a chain from the eardrum to the window of inner ear.
Ossicles
The opening of the bud that the mucous membrane permits chemicals to reach the taste-sensitive cells.
Taste pore
