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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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