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A&P Chapter 17 Dr.Cutler

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Somatic Senses   Body  
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Visceral Senses   Organs  
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Special Senses   Smell, Taste, Vision, Hearing and Balance  
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Ophthamology   Science of eyes and their disorders  
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Otolaryngology   Science of ears, nose, pharynx, and larynx and their disorders  
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Chemical Sense   Sensations arise from interaction of molecules with smell or taste receptors  
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Chemical Sense is detected by the   Nose or Tongue only when dissolved  
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Both smell and taste go directly to the   Limbic System ('lizard' brain)  
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Humans can see only   Visible light wavelengths 400-700 nm  
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Accessory Structures of the Eye   Eyelids, Eyelashes, Eyebrows, Lacrimal (tear ducts) apparatus, and Extrinsic (outer) eye muscles  
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Eyelids (Palpebrae)   Protect & Lubricate eyes  
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Palperbral Fissure   Opening between the upper and lower eyelids  
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Eyelashes & Eyebrows   Prevents harmful bacteria from getting inside eye  
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Sty   Bacterial infection of sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes  
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Lacrimal Apparatus   Structures that produce and drain tears  
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Extrinsic eye muscles   Six muscles that extend from bony orbit, attached to the sclera  
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Strabismus (Tropia)   When one of the eye muscles fails  
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Lacrimal Fluid   Tears  
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Lacrimal Glands   Secrete tears through ducts  
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Lacrimal Canaliculi   Drain tears at medial corner  
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Nasolacrimal Sac and Duct   Drain tears to nasal cavity  
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Lysozyme   Bactericidal enzyme in the lacrimal fluid  
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3 layers of the Eyeball   Fibrous Tunic, Vascular Tunic, and Retina  
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Fibrous Tunic contains the   Sclera and Cornea  
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Vascular Tunic contains the   Choroid, ciliary body and iris  
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Retina contains the   Neural Layer  
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Choroid   Under the Sclera, Promotes Melanin  
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Ciliary Body   Ciliary muscle contracts lens  
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Iris ('Rainbow')   Colored portion of eyeball, lies over lens  
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Pupil   Center hole of the iris  
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Retina   Lines posterior 2/3 of eyeball, begins at Optic Nerve CN II  
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Optic Disc   Optic Nerve exits eye, Blind Spot  
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Rods and Cones   Night Vision and Color  
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Fovea Centralis   Only Cones-Central Focus  
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Bright Light   Pupil Constricts  
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Dim Light   Pupil Dilates  
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Blind Spot   Optic Disc  
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Night Blindness   Loss of Rods at periphery of retina  
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Crystallin Proteins   Focus light onto the retina  
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Cataracts   Mutation to the crystallin proteins  
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Aqueous Humor (Front)   Fills anterior cavity in front of lens  
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Glaucoma occurs in the   Aqueous Humor  
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Vitreous Humor (Back)   Fills posterior cavity behind lens  
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Vitreous body   Jellylike substance that hold retina against the choroid  
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Intraocular Pressure   Produced by humors, maintains eyeshape  
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Too much pressure in the Aqueous Humor   Glaucoma  
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Accommodation   Fewing objects closer than 20 feet  
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Convergence   Eyeballs move medially  
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Rhodopsin are in   Rods  
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Retinal are in   Cones  
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Pigments for Rods   Rhodopsin  
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Pigments for Cones   Retinal  
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3 Main Regions of the Ear   Outer, Middle and Inner Ear  
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Outer Ear   Tunnel that collects and channels sound waves  
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Middle Ear   Lever System that amplifies sound waves in the ear canal by 20x  
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Inner Ear   Convert sound waves to electricity and send it to brain for interpretation  
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Auricle (pinna)   Visible ear that channels sound in the outer ear  
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Tympanic Membrane (Eardrum)   Thin, strong round sheet that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves  
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Ossicles   Malleus, Incus, and Stapes  
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Oval Window   Separates middle from inner ear at stapes  
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Auditory Tube   Runs to the Nasopharynx, Permits equalizing of air pressure between nasal cavity and middle ear during swallowing  
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Middle Ear is filled with what   Air  
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Muscles in the Middle Ear   Tensor Tympani and Stapedius  
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Tensor Tympani   Protects inner ear from loud noises by decreasing vibration in the eardrum  
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Stapedius   Decreases movement of stapes on the oval window  
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Bony Labyrinth (outer shell)   Filled with perilymph  
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Membranous Labyrinth (inner shell)   Fiilled with endolymph  
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Vestibule function   Balance  
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Utricle   Little Bag for balance  
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Saccule   Little Sac for balance  
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Semicircular Canals function   Balance in 3 different planes  
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Ampulla   Enlargement at the bottom of each semicircular canal  
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Cohlea   'Snail Tail', used to hear  
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Cochlear ducts are filled with   Endolymph  
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Inner Ear Hearing Organs   Cochlear Ducts  
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Basilar Membrane   Inside Cochlear ducts  
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Tectorial Membrane   Covers hair cells and transmit vibrations from lymph  
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Hair Cells   Transmit vibrations of tectorial membrane  
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Static equilibrium in the Vestibule   Maintain the body position relative to Gravity  
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Dynamic Equilibrium int he Semi-Circular Canals   Maintain the body position despite sudden movements  
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