The Senses Flashcards

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1
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5 senses

A

Sight, smell, touch, hear, taste

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2
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Outer layer of the eye refracts light to focus on posterior eye

A

Cornea

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3
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White of the eye

A

Sclera

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4
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Middle layer of the eye contains pigment

A

Choroid

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5
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Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones

A

Retina

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6
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Part of the eye that cures the sclera and lines the eyelid

A

Conjunctiva

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7
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Section of the eye behind the pupil

A

Lens

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8
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Fluid in front of the lens

A

Aqueous humor

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9
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Fluid behind the lens

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Vitreous humor

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10
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Transfers light rays from brain to rods and cones

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Optic nerve

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11
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The pinna allows sound waves to enter the ear

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Auricle

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12
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Tunnel from the auricle to the middle ear

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Auditory canal

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13
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Inner ear eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

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14
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Small inner ear bones

A

Ossicles

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15
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Tube that goes from inner ear to pharynx

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Eustachian tube

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16
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Structure that conducts sound waves

A

Cochlea

17
Q

Located in nasal cavity

A

Olfactory sense receptors

18
Q

Located on anterior region of tongue

A

Tastebuds

19
Q

Condition where refractive surfaces if the eye aren’t equal

A

Astigmatism

20
Q

Eyelid inflammation

A

Blepharitis

21
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Hyperopia

A

Farsightedness

22
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Keratoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the cornea

23
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Lacrimal

A

Related to tears

24
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Myopia

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Nearsightedness

25
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Otoscope

A

Instrument to examine the ear

26
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Tinnitus

A

Ringing in the ears

27
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Vertigo

A

Dizziness

28
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Strabismus

A

Cross eyed

29
Q

Conjunctivitis

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Pink eye

30
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Rapid involuntary eye movements

A

Nystagmus

31
Q

Clouding of the lens due to protein aggregate accumulation

A

Cataracts

32
Q

Congenital absence of the external auditory canal

A

Aural atresia

33
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Otitis externa

A

Swimmers ear