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SOMATIC AND SPECIAL SENSES CHAPTER 10

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nerve receptor found in epithelial tissue for touch and pressure   free nerve endings  
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connective tissue containing 2 or more sensory nerve fibers   meissners corpuscles  
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connective tissue containing nerve fiber found deep in subcutaneous tissue containing ligaments   pacinian corpuscles  
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found throughout skin and internal tissues not in brain   free nerve endings  
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referred pain the feeling of pain in a different area of the body from the stimulus   visceral pain  
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suppress extreme pain impulses in the spinal cord   enkephalins  
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suppress extreme pain impulses in the hypothalamus   endorphins  
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bonds to the same recepetors   morphine  
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upper nasal cavity superior nasal conchae parts of nasal septum   olfactory organs  
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where are the taste buds located   papillae  
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what is the outer external ear   auricle  
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what does the auricle do   funnels sound  
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s shaped tube through temporal bone   external auditory meatus  
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cone shaped that vibrates as sound waves hit it   tympanic membrane  
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what is air filled space found in   temporal bone  
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what are the aditory ossicles   malleus, incus, stapes  
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connects middle ear and the throat to equalize air pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane   eustachian tube  
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maze, in ear a senes of tubes   labyrinth  
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what is the osseous labyrinth filled with   perilymph  
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what is inside osseous and filled with   endolymoh  
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spiral labyrinth for hearing   cochlea  
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from oval window to apex to the sprial   scala vestibula  
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from apex of cochlea to round window   scala tympani  
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located on membranes of the cochlear duct   organ of corti  
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what holds the hearing receptors called   hair cells  
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hair cells convert_____ of movement into ____ to send to the brain   mechanical energy, electrial signal  
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different hair cells are for different   frequencies  
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sense the position of the head when not moving   static equilibrium  
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detect motion and maintain balance   dynamic equilibrium  
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2 bony chambers between them semicircular canals and the cochlea   vestibule  
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what does a vestibule contain   macula  
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diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders with drugs, surgery or lenses   ophthamology  
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tests the eyes and prescribes lenses   optometrist  
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fills lens prescripitions from others   optician  
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parasympathetic nervous system causes..   crying  
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anterior, transparent, avascular cover protects pupil   cornea  
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what covers all of eyeball cornea   sclera  
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thin dark brown membrane lining the sclera   choroid coat  
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replaces choroid in the front of eye   ciliary body  
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colored portion with pupil in center   iris  
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rods to see in dim light and cones to see color and sharp vision   retina  
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gather and carry messages from retina to the occipital lobe   optic disk  
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thin and watery constantly drained into blood and replaces   aqueous humor  
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thick jellylike   vitreous humor  
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clouding of lens   cataract  
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elevated intraocular pressure sue to excess aqueous humor   glaucoma  
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ringing in the ears   tinhitus  
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sensation of spinning or movement while holding still   vertigo  
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middle ear infection   otitis media  
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