Unit 7 Flashcards
Blind Spot of Eye
optic disc
Aqueous humor
Liquid filling anterior cavity of eye
Vitreous Humor
Liquid filling posterior cavity of eye
The muscles that changes the shape of the lense
ciliary body
What nervous system decreases the size of pupil?
Which one increases?
decreases: parasympathetic
increases: sympathetic
olfactory epithelium
a thin, cellular tissue that runs along the roof of the nasal cavity.
Cranial nerve involved with smelling
olfactory nerve (cranial nerve 1)
sensory receptive cells for smell and taste
chemoreceptors
Can olfactory receptor cells be regenerated?
yes, in 30-60 days
Where is the primary olfactory cortex?
Temporal lobe
Where is the gustatory cortex?
Insula
Crainal nerves for taste?
VII: facial, IX: glossopharyngeal, X: vagus
What structures of the eye ensure that the proper amount of light is projected to
the retina?
iris controls how much light enters, lens focus light onto retina
Under what conditions would you use rods for vision instead of cones? When do
you use cones?
rods are used for low light, cones are for high light and color
conjunctiva
lines surface or eye and eyelid