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Stimulus   any change in the internal or external environment of the body  
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Stimuli   detected through sensory receptors  
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Special Senses   vision, hearing, taste, smell  
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General Senses   pressure, heat and cold, pain, touch (tactile)  
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Sensory Adaptation   when the receptors adjust to the environment Ex: bath- check water with feet, feel hot, then adjust  
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The Eye   very delicate organ; protected by eyelashes and eyelids- protect the anterior eye from foreign abjects; tears also protect (from lacrimal ducts)  
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Conjunctiva   the sac lined with epithelial membrane; separates the front of the eye from the rest of the eyeball, conjuctivitis- pink eye, inflammation of the conjunctiva; covering over the white part of the eye  
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Three Layers of the Eye   sclera, choroid, retina  
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Sclera   outermost layer; appears to us white; under the conjunctiva  
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Choroid   where the blood vessels are located  
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Retina   innermost layer; contains ten different layers- nerve cells which act as the receptors for the sense of vision; the receptor cells for vision are called rods and cones  
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Rods   necessary for night vision; detect black and white  
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Cones   day vision; sensitive to color  
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Refraction   the bending of light rays to enable objects to be focused on the retina  
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Transparent Refracting Parts   media; refract light; cornea, aqueous humor, crystalline lens, vitreous body(humor)  
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Cornea   covers the iris and the pupil at the front of the eye  
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Aqueous Humor   nourishes the anterior part of the eye  
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Crystalline Lens   circular, jelly-like material that sits behind the cornea; lens that is removed if the patient has a cataract  
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Vitreous Body (Humor)   maintains the shape of the eyeball; is behind the lens  
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Functions of the Retina   perceives images, receptor cells, fovea centralis  
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Retina   perceives images  
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Receptor Cells   rods- black and white, night; cones- color, day  
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Fovea Centralis   light focuses here; directly in the back of the eye; the point of sharpest vision  
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Intrinsic Muscles   involuntary; iris, pupil,  
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Iris   colored portion of the eye, regulates the amount of light entering the eye  
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Pupil   black area of the eye; dilation of the pupil of the eye will allow more light to enter the eye  
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Accomadation   changes in the thickness of the lens for near vision  
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Presbyopia   "old eye"; common to older age; when eye accommadation has decreased; when people need bifocals  
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Myopia   nearsighted  
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Hyperopia   farsighted  
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Extrinsic Muscles   voluntary; move eyeball around; centers on one visual field  
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Nerve Supplies to the Eye   optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, opthalmic branch, optic disk  
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Optic Nerve   carnial nerve II; carries visual impulses to the brain from the rods and cones of the retina  
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Oculomotor Nerve   cranial nerve III; conducts impulses for movement of the eyeball  
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Opthalmic Branch   AKA trigeminal- cranial nerve V; carries impulses of pain, touch and temperature from the eye to the brain  
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Optic Disk   circular area on the surface of the retina where there is no visual ability , "the blind spot"  
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Visual Impulses   transmitted from the retina to the occipital lobe of the brain  
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External Parts of the Ear   pinna, meatus, tympanic membrane, eustachian tube  
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Pinna   the cartilage projecting part of the ear (AKA auricle)  
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Meatus (external auditory meatus)   tube-shaped opening; area where you can see cerumen  
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Tympanic Membrane   AKA ear drum; end of the external auditory canal; begins the middle ear  
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Eustachian Tube   AKA auditory tube; unique structure in that it connects the middle ear to the pharynx (throat); primary function- aids in hearing by helping to keep pressure equal on both sides of the tympanic membrane  
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Middle Ear   ossicles, oval window  
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Ossicles   function is to transmit sound waves  
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Malleus   hammer; connects with the tympanic membrane  
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Incus   anvil  
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Stapes   stirrup; directly next to the oval window; transmits sounds or sound waves to the fluid in the internal ear  
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Oval Window   membrane that begins the internal ear  
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Internal Ear   AKA bony labyrinth; filled with fluid; perilymph, vestibule, semi-circular canals, cochlea, organ of Corti  
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Perilymph   fluid that fills the inner ear or bony labyrinth  
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Three Divisions Within the Internal Ear   vestibule, semi-circular canals, cochlea  
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Vestibule   first section of the inner ear; organ of equilibrium  
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Semi-circular canals   very bone process; organ of equilibrium  
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Cochlea   snail-shaped portion of the internal ear that contains the Organ of Corti  
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Organ of Corti   organ of hearing  
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Cranial Nerve VIII   vestibulocochlear nerve- sends the message to brain  
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Taste Buds   on tongue; detect flavor; sweet ones last the longest; others aren't as sharp in elderly  
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Sweet Taste Buds   on tip of tongue  
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Sour Taste Buds   on the sides of the tongue  
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Salty Taste Buds   on the anterior sides of the tongue  
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Bitter Taste Buds   on the back of the tongue  
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Taste   dectected by two cranial nerves- facial (VII) and glossopharyngeal (IX)  
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Olfactory Nerve   cranial nerve I  
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General Senses   touch, pressure, temperature, pain  
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Touch   tactile  
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Pressure   can be experienced even with anesthesia  
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Temperature   hot and cold; adaptation  
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Pain   protective sense  
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Endorphins   released by the brain after pain perception  
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Position   aided by equilibrium but also helps with muscle contraction  
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Cerebellum   part of our brain that controls and coordinates voluntary muscles; maintains balance and muscle tone  
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