Sensory Organs Flashcards by Danny Valera

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(Eye) Lacrimal gland

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Makes tears/lacrimal fluid

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(Eye) Extrinsic Eye Muscles

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Holds eye/Responsible for eye movement

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(Eye) Sclera

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(White of the Eyes) Protection/Shape

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(Eye) Cornea

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Transmits Light

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(Eye) Pupil

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Allows Light in

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(Eye) Optic Nerve

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Carries electrical signal to the brain

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(Eye) Iris

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(Visible colored part of the eye) Adjust the light that enters the pupil

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(Eye) Lens

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Focuses light to Retina

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(Eye) Ciliary body

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Focuses the Lens

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(Eye) Suspensory Ligaments

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Shape of the lens

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(Eye) Vitreous Humor

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(Jelly-like fluid) Supports the Lens/Retina

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(Eye) Retina

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Holds photoreceptors (rods/cones)

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(Eye) Optic disc

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Holds optic nerves

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(Eye) Macula Lutea➡️Fovea Centralis

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(Highest concentration of cones) Sharpest vision

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(Eye) Choroid coat

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Supports Retina

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(Ear) Regions

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Outer, middle, and inner

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(Ear) Functions

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Balance and hearing

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(Ear) Auricle

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Captures sound

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(Ear) external auditory canal

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Carries vibration to the middle

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(Ear) Tympanic Membrane

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Transmits vibration to middle ear

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(Ear) Ossicles

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Transmit, focuses, and amplifies vibrations. (Malleus, Incus, Stapes)

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(Ear) Oval Window

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Allows vibration into inner ear (Behind Stapes)

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(Ear) Conchlea

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Holds hair cells/sound receptors

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(Ear) Vestibule cochlear nerve (CN VIII)

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Carries electrical signals to brain

(Ear) Auditory Tube

Equalizes pressure

(Ear) Vestibule

Linear acceleration

(Ear) Semicircular canal

Rotation acceleration