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A&P 1 Sensory System
Sensory System Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | reduced sensitivity after a constant stimulus |
| Proprioception | The sense of body position |
| Nociceptor | sense of pain |
| Tactile | sense of touch, pressure, and/or vibration |
| Baroreceptors | sense of change in pressure within the body (lungs, blood vessels, heart chambers) |
| Olfactory | sense of smell |
| Gustatory | sense of taste |
| Lacrimal | Pertaining to tears |
| Conjunctiva | tissue lining the inner surface of the eyelid and outer surface of the eye |
| Cornea | clear lens covering the iris and pupil of the eye, a continuation of the sclera |
| Sclera | the tough fibrous white portion of the eyeball |
| Retina | inner most layer of the eye, contains the rods and cones |
| Pinna | the visible portion of the ear |
| Auditory Ossicles | the 3 tiny bones in the middle ear |
| Organ of Corti | specialized hairs in the cochlear portion of the inner ear |
| Conduction Deafness | When there is blockage located in either the outer or middle ear resulting in an inability of transfer of vibrations from the tympanic membrane to oval window |
| Equilibrium | sense of balance |
| Vertigo | a sense that things are moving around you |
| Cerumen | earwax |
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