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Stack #1508001
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transparent covering over the anterior portion of the eye | cornea |
| biconcave flexible eye structure used to focus light on the retina | lens |
| taste elicited by bases | bitter |
| olfactory receptor cells are unique because they are the only neurons known to undergo_________through out adult life | regineration |
| projections on the tongue which contain taste buds | papillae |
| antibacterial enzyme in tears | lysozymes |
| the higher the concentration of a given chemical the more______its taste | salty |
| the mucous found on olfactory receptors keeps the olfactory membrane mois and serves as a_______for the odor molecules | transport mechanism |
| large, complex, sensory organs or small, localized clusters of receptors | special senses |
| ________is the sense of smell | olfaction |
| tast elicited by acids | sour |
| the pigmented layer of the eye also called the vascular tunic | uvea |
| part of tongue on which you taste "sweet" | tip |
| visible, colored part of the eye | iris |
| sensory receptor for taste | chemoreceptors |
| the________ is a delicate membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the eyelids | conjunctiva |
| tast triggers reflexes involved in______ | digestion |
| three types of cells found in taste buds | basil,supporting, gustatory |
| _______% of all sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes | 70 |
| the gladn that produces tears | lacrimal |
| the ______or sensory tunic of the eye which contains photoreceptors | retina |
| receptors for taste and smell | chemoreceptors |
| bright light, color receptors | cones |
| accessory structues of the eye that prevent sweat from trickling into the eyes and shade the eyes | eyebrows |
| dim light visual receptors | rods |
| name and describe the parts of the fibrous tunic of the eye | consisting of dense callogenous tissue. rough over layer of eye |
| where are the photoreceptors of the eye located? | outermost neural layer of retina |
| where on the tongue do you sense sweet | tip |
| where on the tounge do you sense bitter | back |
| where on the tongue do yo sense sour | side |
| where on the tongue do you sense salty | side middle |
| where are the taste buds located | mainly on the tongue, back of throat and cheek |
| what is the lacrimal apparatus and what does it produce | it secretes and drains tears from the eye |
| what fills the middle ear? | air |
| what fills the inner ear | cochlea and earwax |
| what causes myopia | eye is too long or cornea is too curvy |
| what causes hyperopia | eye is shorter than normal and the lens is back further |
| waht is the function and name of the protective enzyme in lacrimal fluid | tears; protects, moistens, and lubricates |
| what do free nerve endings consist of? | bare axon |
| what do free nerve endings detect | temperature and touch etc |
| in order to taste a substance, it must be______ | dissolved |
| what trace the flow of sound waves as they travel from outside the ear to the auditory nerve | external environment |
| what type of receptor is hearing | mechanoreceptor |
| what type of receptor is pressure | mechanoreceptor |
| what type of receptor is touch | mechanoreceptor |
| what type of receptor is the equilibrium | mechanoreceptors |
| what type of receptor is light | photoreceptors |
| what tyoe of receptor is taste | chemoreceptor |
| what type ot receptor is smell | chemoreceptor |
| diferentiate betweent he aqueous humor and the ventrious humor | AH - watery fluid between lens; VH - gel like substance behind lens |
| what is the function of the Eustachian tube? | connecte the middle ear to the nasopharynx |
| what is the "blind spot" | the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina |
| what is the function of the ciliary process of the eye | production of the aqueous humor |
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