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| Word | Deffinition |
|---|---|
| Eye | The sense organ that gathers and focus's light and generates signals that are sent to the brain. |
| Retina | The light sensetive inner layer. |
| Rods | produce black and white vision. |
| cones | produce color vision. |
| optic nerve | extends from the back of the eye to the part of the brain that processes light. |
| blind spot | where the optic nerve meets the retina. |
| lens | changes shape to focus the light on the retina. |
| ear | sense organ that functions in hearing. |
| eardrum | membrane that transmits sound waves from outer ear to middle ear. |
| middle ear | has three tiny bones the hammer, the anvil and the stirrup. |
| inner ear | contains the liquid-filled semicircular canals. |
| cochlea | coiled, fluid filled tube. |
| auditory nerve | receptors fro the cochlea to the temporal lobe. |
| eustachian tube | connects the middle ear to the throat. |