Sensory system vocab Flashcards
1
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accommodation
A
mechanism that allows the eye to focus at various distances
2
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bulbus oculi
A
eyeball
3
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chemoreceptor
A
sensory receptor that detects the presence of chemicals
4
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cochlea
A
spiral or snail-shaped portion of the inner ear
5
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crista ampullaris
A
receptor that functions on equalibrium
6
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general senses
A
senses located throughout the body
7
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gustatory sense
A
sense of taste
8
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lacrimal apparatus
A
structures that produce and convey tears
9
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mucula lutea
A
yellowish depression on the retina
10
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mechanoreceptors
A
sensory receptor that responds to the bending/deformation of the cell
11
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nociceptors
A
pain receptors
12
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olfaction
A
sense of smell
13
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otolifhs
A
little stones of calcium carbonate in the inner ear
14
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photoreceptors
A
sensory receptors that detect light
15
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proprioception
A
sense of body position and light
