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Anatomy Vocab Ch8 Marieb

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special senses   smell, taste, sight, hearing; the four traditional senses  
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equilibrium   the fifth sense; receptors housed in the inner ear and called vestibular apparatus; responds to various head movements  
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special sense receptors   large, complex sensory organs (eyes and ears)or localized clusters of receptors (taste buds, olfactory epithelium)  
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accessory structures   extrinsic eye muscles, eyelids, conjuctiva, lacrimal apparatus  
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eyelids   meet at the medial and lateral corners of the eye, the medial and lateral commissure (canthus)  
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palpebral fissure   the space between the eyelids in the open eye  
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tarsal gland   sebaceous glands at the eyelid edge, produce oily secretion that lubricates the eye  
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ciliary gland   modified sweat gland between the eyelashes  
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conjuctiva   delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering part of the outer surface of the eyeball  
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lacrimal apparatus   lacrimal gland and a number of ducts that drain the lacrimal secretions into nasal cavity  
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lacrimal gland   located above the lateral end of each eye, release tears onto the surface of the eyeball through several small ducts  
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lacrimal canaliculi   tears flush across eyeball and into this first  
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lacrimal sac   second drainage site for tears  
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nasolacrimal duct   third stop for tears as they are flushed across the eyeball; empties into the nasal cavity  
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lysozyme   antibodies contained in lacrimal secretions  
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extrinsic (external) eye muscles   attached to the outer surface of each eye; lateral, medial, superior, inferior rectus and inferior and superior oblique  
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eyeball   hollow sphere composed of three layers (fibrous, vascular,sensory), interior filled with humors that help maintain shape  
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fibrous layer   outermost layer of the eyeball, the protective sclera and cornea  
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sclera   protective, thick, glistening white connective tissue, the white of the eye  
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cornea   the window through which light enters the eye, the most exposed part of the eye, is very vulnerable to damage  
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vascular layer   middle layer of the eyeball; three regions, choroid, ciliary body and iris  
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choroid   posterior region of the vascular layer, blood rich nutritive tunic containing dark pigment that prevents light from scattering inside the eye  
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ciliary body   an extension of the choroid, smooth muscle structure  
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ciliary zonule   suspensory ligament  
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iris   the colored part of the eyeball, houses the pupil  
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pupil   formed by smooth muscle fibers, act as the diaphragm of the camera, regulating the amount of light entering the eyeball  
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sensory layer   innermost layer of the eyeball, containing the retina  
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retina   two layers, pigmented layer, absorbing light and prevents light from scattering inside the eyeball; neural layer contains receptor cells, rods and cones (photoreceptors)  
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photoreceptors   rod and cones of the inner eye  
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vision   electrical signals passing from photoreceptors via bipolar and ganglion cells, leaving the retina via the optic nerve and to the optic cortex  
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optic disc (blind spot)   where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball, light from an object is focused onto the disc causing the object to disappear from view  
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rods   allow us to see gray tones in dim light, allow for peripheral vision  
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cones   allow color under bright light conditions; three types each sensitive to particular wavelengths of light; impulses received at same time from more than one type is interpreted as intermediate color; when all three stimulated we see white  
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fovea contralis   tiny pit that contains only cones, the point of greatest visual acuity or sharpest vision  
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color blindness   lack of cones types cause this, most exclusively in men; is passed thru the genes  
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lens   light entering the eye focuses on the retina by this; divided into two segments, aqueous and vitrous  
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cataracts   vision becomes hazy and distorted eventually causing blindness if not corrected  
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aqueous humor   the front of the lens containing a clear watery fluid  
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vitreous humor   the back of the lens filled with a gel-like substance, prevents the eyeball from collapsing; helps to maintain interocular pressure  
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interocular pressure   the pressure inside the eyeball  
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canal of Schlemm   scleral venous sinus; located at the junction of sclera and cornea; absorption site for aqueous humor into the venous blood  
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glaucoma   intraocular pressure increases to dangerous levels and compresses retina and optic nerve  
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tonometer   measures intraocular pressure  
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ophthalmoscope   illuminates the interior of the eyeball  
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refraction   when light passes from one substance to another that has different density, speed changes and rays are bent  
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accommodation   the ability of the eye to focus for close objects  
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optic nerve   where bundling of axons issue from the back of the eyeball  
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optic chiasma   where fibers from the medial side of each eye cross over to the opposite side of the brain  
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optic tract   fibers synapse with neurons in the thalamus; see optic chiasma  
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optic radiation   axons running to the occipital lobe of brain, carrying the vision message  
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binocular vision   two-eyed vision, provides for depth perception  
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hemianopia   loss of the same side of visual field of both eyes (tunnelvision)  
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eye muscles   both internal and external, controlled by the autonomic nervous system  
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convergence   the reflexive movement of the eyes medially when we view close objects  
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photopupillary reflex   the reaction when eyes are suddenly exposed to bright light, the pupils constrict; prevents bright light from damaging the photoreceptors  
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accomodation pupillary reflex   provides for acute vision, when the pupils constrict when viewing close objects  
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emmetropia   harmonious vision; the eyes focus correctly  
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myopia   nearsightedness  
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hyperopia   farsightedness  
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astigmatism   unequal curvatures in the cornea or lens, causing blurry images  
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receptors   pain, thermo, mechano, chemo, electromagnetic  
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fundus   posterior wall of the eye  
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mechanoreceptors   receptors that respond to physical forces  
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equilibrium receptors   keep nervous system up to date on position and movements of the head  
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ear   divided into 3 area; outer ear, middle ear internal ear  
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hearing areas of the ear   outer and middle ear  
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inner ear   both equilibrium and hearing; bony chambers called osseous (bony) labyrinth, in the temporal bone behind the eye socket  
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outer (external) ear   auricle and external acoustic meatus  
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auricle (pinna)   shell shaped structure surrounding auditory canal of the ear  
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external acoustic meatus   auditory canal; short narrow chamber carved into temporal bone of the skull  
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ceruminous glands   skin lined walls of the external acoustic meatus  
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cerumen (earwax)   waxy yellow secretion, provides sticky trap for foreign bodies and repels insects  
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)   the end of the auditory canal separating the external from the middle ear  
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middle ear (tympanic cavity)   small air-filled mucosa-lined cavity within temporal bone  
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oval and round windows   of the middle ear; help with sound impulses  
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pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube   runs downward to link middle ear cavity with the throat; yawning or swallowing can open it to equalize the pressure in middle ear  
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otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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myringotomy   lancing of the eardrum  
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ossicles   three smallest bones in the body, found in the tympanic cavity; hammer (malleus), anvil (incus), stirrup (stapes)  
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hammer (malleus)   moves with the eardrum, transfering the vibration to the anvil  
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anvil (incus)   passes the vibration from the hammer to the stirrup  
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stirrup (stapes)   presses on the oval window of the inner ear, in response to vibrations passed from the hammer and anvil  
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osseous labyrinth   bony chambers behind the eye socket; 3 parts- cochlea, vestibule and semicircular canals  
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cochlea   spiral, pea-sized part of the bony labyrinth  
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vestibule   between the cochlea and semicircular canal, a cavity  
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perilymph   plasmalike fluid filling the bony labyrinth  
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membranous labyrinth   system of membrane sacs suspended in the perilymph of the bony labyrinth  
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endolymph   thicker fluid of the membranous labyrinth  
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vesibular apparatus   two functional arms; static and dynamic equilibrium, work together for the balance of the body  
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maculae   within the membrane sacs of the vestibule, essential to sense of static equilibrium; report on changes in position of head in relation to pull of gravity when body is at rest; patch of responsive hair cells  
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otolithic hair membrane   hairs are embedded into this macula, jellylike mass studded with otoliths  
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otoliths   tiny stones made of calcium salts  
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vestibular nerves   impulses travel along this, from activation of hair cells telling the cerebellum of the brain that the position of the head has changed  
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dynamic equilibrium   responds to rotary movement of the head, as in twirling or rough seas; receptors are found in semicircular canals; acts jointly with static equilibrium  
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ampula   swollen region at the base of each membranous semicircular canal  
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crista ampullaris   receptor region of the inner ear, base of each semicircular canal  
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cupula   tuft of hair cells covered with gelatinous cap, the receptors on the crista ampullaris  
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vestibular nerve   the sensory nerve from the cupula to the cerebellum, controls and adjusts for the sense of motion  
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static eqiulibrium   balance concerned with the changes of position of the head; works with dynamic equilibrium  
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spiral organ or Cortie   contains hearing receptors or hair cells  
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hair cells   hearing receptors in the spiral organ of Corti  
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basilar membrane   vibrations of the pressure waves set into motion in the inner ear are felt here; high pitched sound effects short hair fibers, low pitched sound effects long hair fibers  
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tectorial memebrane   gel like membrane that lies over the hair cells  
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cochlear nerve   impulses are transmitted along this to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe  
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adapt   stop responding to stimuli  
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deafness   hearing loss of any degree; conduction (earwax or inflammation) and sensorineural (damage or degeneration)  
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otosclerosis   ruptured eardrum  
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vertigo   the sensation of spinning, causes ringing in the ears, nausea, inability to function  
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Meniere's syndrome   serious pathology of the inner ear, causing vertigo or vertigo symptoms  
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chemoreceptors   receptors for taste and olfaction  
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olfactory receptors   receptors for sense of smell, occupy space the size of a postage stamp on roof of each nasal cavity  
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olfactory receptor cells   neurons eqipped with olfactory hairs, long cilia that protrude from nasal epithelium, bathed in mucous  
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olfactory hairs   cilia that transmit impulses  
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olfactory filaments   bundled axons of olfactory neurons that make up the olfactory nerve  
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olfactory nerve   made up of olfactory filaments, conducts the impulses to the olfactory cortex of the brain; closely tied into the limbic system, the emotional-visceral part of the brain  
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anosmias   olfactory disorders  
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olfactory auras   hallucinations experienced by some epileptics just before going into seizure  
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taste buds   specific receptors for the sense of taste, widely scattered in the oral cavity, 10,000 taste buds, most on the tongue  
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papillae   peglike projections on the tongue  
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circumvallate and fungiform papillae   taste buds are found here, on the tongue  
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gustatory cells   specific cells that respond to chemicals dissolved in the saliva, epithelial cells  
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gustatory hairs   long microvilli of the gustatory cell  
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taste pore   through which the sense of taste is transmitted to the brain  
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taste bud nerves   facial (anterior part of tongue), glossopharyngeal and vagus  
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basal cells   deep in the taste buds, replaced every seven to 10 days  
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taste receptors   sweet, sour, bitter, umami(the flavor of monosodium glutimate), salt  
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strabismus   cross-eyed  
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ophthlmia neonatorum   baby conjunctivitis  
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presbyopia   decreasing lens elasticity accompanying aging  
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