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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| red, blue, green | 3 colors that the retina are sensitive too. |
| fovea centralis | area of greatest visual acuity |
| 4 taste | bitter, sour, sweet, salty |
| cataracts | clouding of the lens that usually occurs with aging |
| olfactory cells | stimulated by substances in solution |
| temporal lobe | the cortical region of the brain responsible for hearing |
| olfactory tract damage | would affect your sense of taste and smell |
| sclera | white covering of the eye |
| palperbra | the eyelid |
| semicircular canals | ear structures concerned with balance |
| salty taste | tip of tongue |
| sour taste | sides of tongue |
| bitter taste | back on tongue |
| sweet taste | middle of tongue |
| colorblindness | lack of one or more types of cones cells |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva, or pinkeye |
| myopia | near sightedness |
| retina | portion of the eye concerned with image formation |
| choriod | vascular light absorbing tunic part of the eye |
| organ of corti | contains the receptors for hearing |
| vestibule | part of the bony labyrinth connecting the cochlea and the semicircular canals |
| tympanic membrane | communicates sound vibrations to the ossicles, ear drum |