Sendes And Endocrine Flashcards
Where is eyebrow located and function?
Superior Obril bridge. Redirect moisture
Eyelashes location and function?
Eyelid and helps push potential pathogens
Name of the corners of your eyes.
Lateral (right) and medial (left) canthus
Upper and lower eyelid function?
Shield eye
Conjunctiva?
Thin layer across entire eye
Top layer corner of eye name? What does it produce?
Lacrimal gland- tears
Medial campus of eyes?
Lacrimal duct
What direction do tears follow
Lateral to medial side
What are the muscles around the eye. On top straight back?
Superior rectus muscle
On bottom of the eye going straight back?
Inferior rectus muscle
What’s straight back from the eye on lateral (right) side?
Lateral rectus muscle
What’s straight back medial (left side of eye)
Medial rectus muscle
What’s across the type top of the eye at an angle?
Superior oblique
What’s on the bottom of the eye at an angle?
Inferior oblique
Outer layer of eye?
Sclera (whites)
Middle layer of the eye?
Choroid (eye color)
Third layer of eye? Thin layer that lines back of eye
Retina
Back of eye cranial nerve # 2 ( cN2)
Optic nerve
The nerve that connects to back of eye? Blind sight
Optic disc
What’s located above optic nerve/disc. High concentration of photo receptors.
Macula
Color of eye?
Iris
Layer in front of iris?
Cornea
Opening in the iris?
Pupil
Behind the pupil that helps bend light?
Lens
Cone rice tissue. Holds in place?
Suspensory ligaments
What’s in front in between cornea and lens?
Anterior cavity
Liquid in anterior cavity?
Aqueous humor
What’s the space from lens to back of eye?
Posterior cavity
What’s the fluid in posterior cavity?
Vitreous humor
What are photo receptors and where?
Back of eye. responsible for detecting stimuli from light
What are rods of the eye?
They are sensitive to light and help in darker situations peripheral vision
What are cones of the Eye used for?
Detecting color
How does the structure of the eye affect the functionality?
So much movement in the eye will determine how you see
Cartilage of ear?
Auricle (pinna)
What’s the tube that goes in the ear?
Auditory canal
Opening from the ear?
External auditory meatus
Bottom division of ear
Earlobe
Top division of ear
Helix
What’s the name of eardrum outer and middle ear that vibrates to create sound?
Tympanic membrane
What’s the name of the part of the year that pressurize and drainage?
Eustachian
What are the names of the small bones of the ear?
Auditory ossicles
What is the name of the most lateral of the three small bones of the year and what is its nickname?
Malleus aka hammer
What’s the name of the middle of the three small bones of the ear?
Incus aka anvil
What’s the name of the absolute smallest bone on the body from the ear that attaches to the Cochlea and nickname?
Stapes aka stir up
What is the snail like structures responsible for hearing?
Cochlea
What is the organ of hearing hair cells that give rise to nerve signals in response to sound vibrations?
Organ of corti
What is the part of the inner ear that is full of liquid and helps us with balance?
Vestibule aka cemi-circle canapés
What gland is responsible for earwax?
Ceruminous gland
step 1 of hearing?
1.Sound waves enter the auditory canal.
Name of nostrils?
External nares
Space behind the nose?
Nasal cavity
What is the name of where the olfactory nerve sets and what is its function?
Cribriform plate and sense of smell
What taste bud is all over?
Unami
What is the name of a sensory receptor for painful stimuli?
Nocireceptors
Name what is in front of the brain stem. And function
Pituitary gland. Human growth hormone
Name of indent where the pituitary gland sits
Sells Turcia
Name the end of corpus of the brain and its function
Pineal gland. Sleep wake cycle
What is the butterfly shaped gland in front of the neck and its function
Thyroid. Metabolism
What is the gland behind the thyroid gland and what is its function?
Parathyroid. Calcium
What is behind the sternum and what is its function?
Immune system. Bigger in babies
What is inferior to the posterior to the stomach and what hormone is secreted?
Pancreas insulin to blood
What’s above kidneys? And hormone secreted
Adrenal gland. Adrenalin
Male organ of reproduction?
Testes
What is the female organs of reproduction lateral to uterus and the hormone it secretes?
Ovaries. Estrogen progesterone
step 2 of hearing?
2.Sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane.
step 3 of hearing?
3.Sound vibrates the auditory ossicles, tapping on the oval window.
step 4 of hearing?
4.Vibrations cause liquid inside the cochlea to move like a wave.
step 5 of hearing?
5.“Waves” manipulate the hair cells in the Organ of Corti.
step 6 of hearing?
6.Vestibulocochlear nerve interprets stimuli as “sound” in the brain.