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Sensory system
building vocabulary Chpt 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| audio/o, audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o, auricul/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| conjuntiv | conjunctiva |
| cor/o, core/o | pupil |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| glauc/o | gray or silver |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| myring/o | eardrum, middle ear |
| nas/o | nose |
| ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o | eye |
| ossicl/o | ossicle |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| presby/o | old |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| salping/o | tube |
| scler/o | white of the eye |
| scot/o | darkness |
| tympan/o | eardrum, middle ear |
| uve/o | uvea |
| eyes | the eyes detect light and stimulate sensory receptors. Contain about 70 percent of all the receptors in the human body. |
| decibel levels | 40db= a whisper, 60db=regular speech, 80db=high noise, 130db=extremely loud, 140db=jet engine |
| The skin | can sense different intensities of touch : light touch-top layer, touch with harder pressure-middle and bottom layer. Skin can sense touch, pressure, pain, temperatures. Pain receptor- sensse any injury to skin tissue. |
| olfactory nerves | ability to perceive a scent |
| taste buds | tongue surface. loss of smell or taste, has a major impact on everyday life. |