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Anatomy Chp 15 - Special Senses

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What are the two layers of the olfactory sense?   olfactory epithelium and lamina propria  
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neurons with cilia called olfactory hairs are   olfactory receptor cells  
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what is the life span for olfactory receptor cells?   60 days  
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sensation of taste resulting from chemical sensation on the taste buds   gustation  
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the tongue is made up of little bumps called   lingual papillae  
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the most abundant lingual papillae that has no taste buds   filiform  
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type of lingual papillae found at the tips and sides of the tongue   fungiform  
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type of lingual papillae that is found at the read of the tongue and has about 1/2 of the taste buds   circumvallate  
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molecules must be dissolved in _____________ in order to be tasted   saliva  
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Once molecules contact the gustatory hairs, a ______________ potential begins   graded  
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taste signals that are projected to the hypothalamus and amygdala initiate what response   salivation, gagging, vomiting  
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taste signals that are projected to the thalamus and cerebral cortex initiate what response   conscious taste  
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What nerves innervate the taste buds   facial, glossopharyngeal and vagus  
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metal ions usch as NA & K have a ___________ taste   salty  
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mainly organic compounds have a __________ taste   sweet  
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acids have a ___________ taste   sour  
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spoiled food and alkaloids such as nicotine and caffeine have a ____________ taste   bitter  
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"meaty" foods have a ____________ taste   umami  
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palpebrae is another word for _____________   eyebrows  
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fissure between top and bottom eyelids   palpebral fissure  
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the purpose of the eyelids is to   protect and moisten  
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what do the tarsal glands of the eyelids do   secrete oil to reduce tear evaporation  
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what are the lacrimal caruncles of the eye   fleshy tissue with glands producing thick secretions  
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the transparent mucus membrane that lines the eyelids and covers anterior surface of eyeball except cornea   conjunctiva  
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tears are produced in the   lacrimal gland  
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extrinsic eye muscles are innervated by what cranial nerves   3, 4 and 6  
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how often is the aqueous humor of the vitreous body replaced   every 90 minutes  
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tunics is another word for   layer  
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the fibrous tunic of the eye includes the   sclera and cornea  
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the vascular tunic of the eye include the   choroid, ciliary body and iris  
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the neural layer of the eye includes   the pigmented and neural layer  
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part of the eye that hold the lens centered on the pupil   ciliary body with ciliary muscle  
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part of the eye that has extensive caps that deliver oxygen and nutrients to the retina   choroid  
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part of the eye that absorbs light and prevents reflections   pigmented  
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innermost lining of the vitreous chamber that is pressed against the rear of the eyeball   retina  
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the pigmented is part of the   retina  
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your light receptors of the eye are found in the   retina  
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part of the retina that detects light   photoreceptors  
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two types of photoreceptors   rods and cones  
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what do rods do   highly sensitive to light and peripheral vision  
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what do the cones of the eyes do   color vision  
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region of the retina that doesn't contain rods   macula lutea  
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part of the retina that has the highest concentration of cones   fovea  
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origin of the optic nerve that has no photoreceptors   optic disc  
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part of the eye that is a transparent structure made of crystallized proteins   lens  
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what is the visual pigment found in rod cells that change its shape   rhodopsin  
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pigment found in cone cells that change its shape   photopsin  
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for night vision, do you use your rods or cones more   rods  
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what part of the eye refracts light   cornea  
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what part of the eye fine-tunes the image to focus on near and distant objects   lens  
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if the eyeball is too short, you are   farsighted/hyperopia  
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if you eyeball is too long, you are   nearsighted/myopia  
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how do you correct hyperopia   use convex lens  
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how do you correct myopia   use concave lens  
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stereoscopic vision requires   2 eyes with overlapping visual fields  
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stereoscopic vision is also know as   depth perception  
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where does the outer ear end   tympanic membrane  
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what part of the ear opens during swallowing or yawning to equalize air pressure   eustachian tube of the middle ear  
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the malleus of the ear is attached to the   tympanic membrane  
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the stapes of the ear is bound to inner ear at   oval window  
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the scala vestibule, cochlear duct and scala tympani make up the ____________ of the ear   canals of the cochlea  
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The vestibular of the cochlea is filled with   perilymph  
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the basilar membranes of the cochlea is filled with   endolymph  
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the spiral organ on the basilar membrane is called the   organ of Corti  
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what does the round window separate   the perilymph of inner ear from air of middle ear  
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which part of the ear has sensory hairs that contain sterocilia that extend into endolymph and cochlea duct   organ of corti  
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what ion flows inward to cause depolarization and an action potential in the ear   Potassium  
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these enhance the sense of gravity and motion   otoliths  
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equilibrium is maintained by the   saccule and utricle  
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changes in position are monitored by the crista ampullairs of the _______________________   semicircular ducts  
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