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physiology

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location of general senses   skin, various organs and joints  
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location of specialized senses   eyes and ears  
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________ receptors collect info from the enviroment?   sensory  
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When the brain becomes aware of sensory impule it is known as a?   sensation  
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5 types of receptors   1. chemoreceptors2. painreceptors3. thermoreceptors4. mechanoreceptors5. photoreceptors  
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what receptor respond to light   photoreceptors  
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what receptor resonds to pressure   mechanoreceptors  
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chemical concentration changes are detected by   chemoreceptors  
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temperature changes are detected by   thermoreceptors  
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what receptor responds to tissue damage   pain receptors  
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what is meant by the term projection when discussing sensation   brain pinpoints where sensation is coming from  
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what is meant by sensory adaptation   ability to adapt  
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what is needed for the impule to continue to trigger an impule   stronger stimulus  
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3 groups of senses considered general sesnes.   1. exteroreceptive2. viscerorecptive3.proprioreceptive  
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____ senses sense changes in the viscera, such as blood pressure   visceroreceptive  
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senses associated with changes in tendons and muscles are called   proprioreceptive  
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temp, pain, and touch are associated with what senses   exteroceptive  
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_____ corpuscles detect fine touch in dermis   Meissner's  
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_____ corpuscles detect heavy pressure(pain).   pacinan  
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simplest receptors found in the epithelial tissue are known as   free nerve endings  
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___ receptors respond to temp. below 50   pain  
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___ receptors respond to temp between 50 and 68   cold  
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___ receptors resond to temp between 77 and 113   warm  
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receptors resond to temp above 113   pain  
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describe the pain receptors in brain tissue   lacks pain receptors  
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how do pain adapt to repeated impules of pain   very little if at all  
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describe what is known as referred pain   pain is not pinpointed  
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dull, aching pain is carried by   chronic pain fibers  
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sharp pain is carried by   acute pain fibers  
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acute pain fibers carry impules more quickly because they are   myelinated(insulated)  
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the what of the brain determines the intensity of the pain, and the emotional and motor reaction to the pain.   cerebral cortex  
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list 3 pain killing substances produces by the body   1. enkephlins 2. serotonin 3. endorphins  
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where in the body are stretch receptors found   muscles and tendons  
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name four special senses   tates, smell, hearing, sight  
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four step pathway of an olfactory impule   olfactory nerve- olfactory bulb- olfactory tracts- limbic system  
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spicy food activate____ receptors   pain  
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another name for eardrum?   tympanum membrane  
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outer ear the catches vibrations   auricle  
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the area of the ear that contains the ceruminois glands is the   external auditory meatus  
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auditory ossicles   malleus. incus. stapes  
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____ tube empties into the pharynx and keeps pressure equal on both sides of the eardrum   auditory  
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the actual hearing organ of the inner ear is the   cochlea  
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the what and what are associated with equilibrium   the semicircular canals and vestibule  
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____ equilibrium means determining body position while only head is moving   dynamic  
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list 3 visual accessory organs   eyelids. lacrimal apparatus. extrinsic eye muscles.  
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term for eyelid   palpebra  
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closing the eyelid is the   orbicularis oculi  
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opening the eyelid is the   levator palpebre superious  
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lining eyelid   conjuctiva  
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what glands secrete oil onto eyelashes   tarsal  
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tears produced by what gland   lacrimal  
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where are the lacrimal glands located   superior lateral side  
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emptying tears into the nasal cavity is the?   nasolacrimal duct  
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light is first refracted by the ____ as it enters the eye   cornea  
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the protective outer white layer of the eye   sclera  
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extra light that enters the eye that dilates and constricts the pupil   iris  
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the lens is moved for focusing by the   ciliary body  
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the second refracting layer found in the eye is biconvex lens called   lens  
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inner layer of the eye that contains the rods and cones is   retina  
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gel that holds the lens in place is   vitreous humor  
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the area of the retina that produces the sharpest image   fovea centralis  
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____ shaped lens causes light rays to diverge   concave  
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___ shaped lens causes light rays to converge   convex  
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describee actual image being focused upon the retina   upside down and reversed left to right  
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____ cells detect color vision   cones  
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____ cells detect light   rods  
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name the 3 pigments found in cone cells   erythrolabe(red). chlorable(green). cyanolabe(blue)  
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steroscopic vision provides perception of ___ and ____   distance and depth  
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list 3 age related visual problems   glaucoma, cataracts, mascular degeneration  
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near sightedness called?   myopia  
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farsidedness?   hyperpia  
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in myopia, where is focal point of image located with respect to retina?   front  
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in hyperpia where is the focal point of the image located?   back or beyond retina.  
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