the senses Flashcards
cochlea
hearing invades vibrations and nerve impulses ; hearing in the organ of Corti
Utricles and Saccule
hair embedded, oblates gravity pulls &bends hair position of head changes
carotid sinuses & aortic sinuses change in blood pressure
pressorceptors
chemoreceptors
oxygen and carbon dioxide ph of blood
Deafness
conduction - transmit vibrations
nerve - 8th cranial nerve /receptors
central - temporal lobes ;brain tumor ,meningitis
cornea
transparent covers Iris and pupil inside eye ; refract and bend light
chrorid layer
prevents glare
lens
like Cornea no capillaries
fovea
macula (depression ) best for color vision
optic chiasma
allow visual area to recieve
optic nerve
wall of eyeball
aqueous humor
reabsorbed back 2 blood by canal of schlemm
vitreous humor
keep retina in place
What in the eye lines the eyelid
conjunctiva
What produces tears ? What do tears contain ? What takes tears to the lacrimal sac ?
lacrimal glands ; lysozyme ;ducts