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sense organs

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Sensory receptors detect _______ and generate________   stimuli, impulses  
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Bundles of fibers in the white matter of the spinal cord are ______ ________   sensory tracts  
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____________ respond to phusical movement and detect sound   Mechanoreceptors  
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___________ are a type of mechanoreceptor in muscles and joints   Proprioceptors  
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A type of receptor that responds to temperature is ___________   thermoreceptors  
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Nocietors detect _______ ________ and give sense of pain   tissue damage  
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This receptor detects light   photoreceptor  
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Name the five charactericts of sensations,   Type, projections, intensity, adaptation, contrast.  
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_________ becoming less aware of continuing stimulation   adaptation  
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Effect of a previous or simultaneous sensation on a current sensation is called _________   contrast  
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_________ is determined by the number of receptors stimulated and the amound of stimulation in each   Intensity  
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Which sensation is "felt" in the cerebral cortex   projections  
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Two cavaties of the retina are _____cavity and _______ cavity   posterior, anterior  
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The anterior cavity is divided into _____ chambers   2  
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_______ chamber of the ______ cavity lies between the iris and cornea   anterior, anterior  
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The chamber betweeen the iris and the lens is the ________ ________   posterior chamber  
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The _______ _______is in the anterior cavity of the retina   aqueous humor  
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Binocular vision allows for ______ _______   depth perception  
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Bending of the light rays passing through the eye is called ________   refraction  
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The canal of Schlemm is also known as ______ _____ _______   scleral venous sinus  
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Posterior cavity is located between the lense and retina and also called   vitreous chamber  
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The vitreous humor, also known as vitreous body, is made of a ________ substance   semisolid  
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What is the opening where the optic nerve exits the eye   optic disc  
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The "blind spot" has no   visual receptors  
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The ciliary body/muscle is a circular muscle that surrounds and connected to the lens by _________   ligaments  
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Anterior to the lens is the _______ also known as the colored part of the eye   iris  
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________, contraction of the radial fibers let in more light   Dilation  
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Another name for radial fibers is   sympathetic  
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Constriction is contraction of the _______ fibers that block light when too bright   circular  
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Give another name for the circular fivers of the pupil   parasympathetic  
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What part of the eye lines 2/3 of the posterior of the eye   retina  
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______ of the retina detect wavelengths of visible light   rods  
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These are most abundant in the center of the retina   cones  
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_______ centralis are small depressions in the macula   Fovea  
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Less melanin appears as white. True/False   False. it appears as blue  
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Tears are released by the ________ ducts and blinking spreads them   lacrimal  
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Tears contain 20%,10%, or 1% NaCI and lysozyme   1%  
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Name four of the six muscles of the eyeball   superior oblique, superior rectus, medial rectus, lateral rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique  
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The _____ and ______ oblique rotate the eyeball side to side.   superior, inferior  
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The ______, _______,_______,_______ rectus muscles move the eyeball up and down.   superior, medial, lateral, inferior  
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How many layers are in the eye   two  
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What is the thickest part of the eye   sclera/ white part  
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The white part of the eye is made of   fiberous connective tissue  
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Parts of the outer layer of the eye are   sclera, cornea  
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The chorid layer of the eyeball contains most of the _______ _______   blood vessels  
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Vascular tunic is also known as the   middle layer of the eyeball  
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Another name for the Fiberous tunic of the eyeball is   outer layer  
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Superior and lateral to the eye with in the orbit lies the _______ _______   lacrimal glands  
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The eyelids are controlled by _______ _______   skeletal muscles  
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A thin membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the sclera is known as   conjunctiva  
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Which part of the inner ear is responsible for dynamic equilibrium   semicircular canals  
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_________ is controlled by the cerebellum and midbrain   equilibrium  
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Each of the three fluid filled semicircular canals is stimulated by different movements of the head. True/False   True  
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A bulb like area at the end of each canal is called _______   ampulla  
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Name the two sense organs inside the vestibule of the ear   utricle and saccule  
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Inside each ampulla are sterocilia (hair cells) topped by the ________   cupula  
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The cupula floats in the __________ that fills the semicircular canals   endolymph  
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Inside the inner ear is the _______ for hearing and the _______ for balance   cochlea, vestibule  
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The cochlea is a stirrup shaped structure for hearing. True/False   False. it is snail shaped  
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Parts of the outer include the ______ and _____ _____   auricle, ear canal  
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The _______ _____ contains the ossicles and is drained by the eustachian tubes   middle ear  
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Three parts of the auditory ossicles are   malleus, incus, stapes  
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The stapes looks like a ______ it transfers and amplifies sound   stirrup  
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The auditory tubes extend from the ______ _____to the nasopharaynx   middle ear  
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Parts of the middle ear include:   eardrum, aduitory ossicles, auditory tubes, and otitis media  
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_______ results when chemicals come in contact with tastebuds   Gustation  
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Name the 4 types of papillae on the tongue are   vallate, foliate, filiform, fungiform  
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Taste buds are enhanced by _______   smell  
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Olfactory receptors detect vaproized chemicals in the _____ ______ cavity   upper  
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