Week 6 Part 1 Flashcards
Orbit
The part of the skull that holds the eye
Conjunctiva
Lacrimal gland
Anterior chamber is made up of
Watery liquid called aqueous humor
Posterior chamber is made up of
A jelly liquid called vitreous humor
Sclera
Whites of the eye
Cornea
Transparent part of the sclera to let light go through
Iris
The coloured part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil
Pupil
Space
Lens
Help focus the light rays that enter the eye called accommodation
These sensors in the retina are called
Rods and cones
Rods work to dim light and cones work with bright light and colour
The structures that make up the sensory system
Eye
Ear
Tongue
Nose
Choroid
Thin layer between the sclera and the retina
Pinna or auricle
Auditory canal
Tympanic membrane
Also called the ear drum
Ossicles
Smallest bones in your body
Joined together to increase sound waves