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Sense Organs Flashcards

1
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Papillae

A

Taste Buds

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2
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Auricle (pinna), External acoustic meatus, and temporal bone

A

External Ear

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3
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Tympanic membrane, Auditory ossicles

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Middle Ear

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4
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Semicircular canals, Oval window, Facial nerve, Vestibulocochlear Nerve, Cochlea, Vestibule, Round window, Auditory Tube

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Inner Ear

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5
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Auditory Ossicles

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Malleus (hammer), Incus (Anvil), Stapes (Stirrup)

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6
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Otoscope

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Examine the external ear

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7
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Otitis Media

A

Middle Ear Infection

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8
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Cerumen

A

Ear Wax

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9
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Number of openings into the middle ear cavity

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4

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10
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Another name for auditory tube

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Eustachian Tube

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11
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Another name for the inner ear

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Labyrinth

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12
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What is the vestibules (contains semi-circular canals) purpose in the middle ear

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Balance

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13
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What is the purpose of the cochlea

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Hearing

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14
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Located just before the cochlea and contains the semicircular canals

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Vestibules

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15
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Mucous membrane lining both eyelids

A

Conjuntiva

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16
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Blepharoplasty

17
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Outer layer of the eye

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Sclera (white)

18
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Middle layer of the eye

19
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Inner layer of the eye

20
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What does the Sclera become

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Cornea (transparent)

21
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What does the choroid become

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Ciliary body and iris

22
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What does the retina contain

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The optic nerve and blood vessels

23
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Ocular albinism

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Little to no pigmentation in the vascular part of the eye

24
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Where are cones most dense

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In the Fovea Centralis

25
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Where is the Fovea centralis found

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In the macula lutea

26
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What are the two division of the anterior cavity

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Anterior and posterior chambers

27
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Where is the anterior chamber located

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Anterior to the iris but posterior to the cornea (btw the cornea and iris)

28
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Where is the posterior chamber located

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Posterior to the iris but anterior to the lens (btw the iris and lens)

29
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What fills both chambers of the anterior cavity

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Aqueous Humor

30
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Where is the posterior cavity located

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Behind the lens and ciliary body

31
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What does the posterior cavity contain

A

Vitreous Humor

32
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What is the optic disk known as

A

The blind spot

33
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Presbycusis

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Progressive hearing loss associated with aging

34
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Meniere Disease

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Chronic inner ear disease that causes nerve damange

35
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Tinnitus

A

Ringing in the ear

36
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Otitis

A

Ear infection

37
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Astigmatism

A

Irregular curvature of the lens

38
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Glaucoma

A

Intraocular pressure

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