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Sense Organs The Eye and Ear

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The eye and the ear are ___________ ________   SENSE ORGANS  
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Receptors   EYE AND EAR (sense organs)  
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Optic pertains to the _____   EYE  
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Otic pertains to the __________   EAR  
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Light rays enter the "central dark opening" of the eye, called __________   PUPIL  
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The pupil is surrounded by the "colored portion of the eye", called _______   IRIS  
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Membrane lining the inner surfaces of the eyelids and anterior portion of the eyeball over the white of the eye   CONJUNCTIVA  
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What is clear and almost colorless except when blood vessels are dilated?   CONJUNCTIVA  
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The "BENDING OF LIGHT"   REFRACTION  
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Fibrous, transparent tissue that extends like a dome over the pupil and iris   CORNEA  
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Function of the cornea is to ___________ rays of light.   BEND (REFRACT)  
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Normal healthy cornea has numerous blood vessels. T or F   False, it is AVASCULAR  
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What is the "white of the eye" called?   SCLERA  
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Fibrous layer under the conjunctiva that extends from the cornea on the anterior surface of the eyeball to the optic nerve in the back of the eye   SCLERA  
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Dark brown membrane inside sclera is the ________ that contains many blood vessels that supply nutrients to the eye   CHOROID  
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What contains many blood vessels that supply nutrients to the eye?   CHOROID  
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Pigment-containing area ___________   IRIS  
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Has a circular opening in the center that forms the pupil   IRIS  
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Muscles of the iris _________ the pupil in BRIGHT light and ________ the pupil in DIM light   CONSTRICT DILATE  
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_______ of the eye is the choroid, iris and ciliary body   UVEA  
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___________ surrounds the outside of the lens in a circular fashion.   CILIARY BODY  
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Ciliary body will surround and encapsulate the _______   LENS  
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Adjustment for vision at different distances. or When lens changes its shape.   ACCOMODATION  
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Ciliary body secretes a fluid called ______ _________ which is found in the ____ ______ of the eye.   AQUEOUS HUMOR ANTERIOR CHAMBER (located in front of the eye)  
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__ chamber is a large region "behind" the lens.   VITREOUS  
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Vitreous chamber is filled with a soft, jelly-like material called ____________ ___________ that maintains the shape of the eyeball.   VITREOUS HUMOR (is not supposed to escape)  
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Thin, delicate and sensitive NERVE layer of the eye.   RETINA  
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The retina has ________ and ____________   RODS CONES  
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Color vision   CONES  
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Black and White vision and responsible for peripheral vision   RODS  
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Where the optic nerve meets the retina is called the ____________ ____________   OPTIC DISC  
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Does the optic disc have light receptor cells? Y or N   NO  
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When light rays are focused on the retina, a "chemical change" occurs in the rods and cones, initiating nerve impulses that travel from the eye to the brain via the ___________ _____________   OPTIC NERVE  
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A SMALL, OVAL, YELLOWISH area adjacent to the optic disc   MACULA  
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The macula contains a central depression called the ___________ ___________   FOVEA CENTRALIS  
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Composed largely of CONES and is the location of the sharpest vision in the eye.   FOVEA CENTRALIS  
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The ___________ of the eye is this POSTERIOR, INNER part that is visualized through the ophthalmoscope.   FUNDUS (in back of eye)  
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___________ _________ of the brain is responsible for VISION.   OCCIPITAL LOBE  
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AQUE/O   water  
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COR/O   pupil  
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CYCL/O   ciliary body  
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DACRY/O   tears, tear duct  
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KERAT/O   cornea  
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LACRIM/O   tears  
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OCUL/O   eye  
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OPT/O OPTIC/O   eye, vision  
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PALPEBR/O   eyelid  
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PHAC/O PHAK/O   lens of the eye  
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PAPILL/O   optic disc  
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SCLER/O   sclera (white of the eye)  
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VITRE/O   glassy  
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AMBLY/O   dull, dim  
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DIPL/O   double  
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MI/O   smaller, less  
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MYDR/O   widen, enlarge  
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NYCT/O   night  
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PHOT/O   light  
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PRESBY/O   old age  
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SCOT/O   darkness  
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XER/O   dry  
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-OPIA -OPSIA   vision  
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-TROPIA   to turn  
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Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye, kind of shatters   ASTIGMATISM  
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Farsightedness   HYPEROPIA (hypermetropia)  
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Nearsightedness   MYOPIA  
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Impairment of vision due to old age   PRESBYOPIA  
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What part of the ear recieves sound waves?   OUTER EAR  
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What leads from the pinna or auricle?   EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS (auditory canal)  
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Ear wax is called _______   CERUMEN  
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Located between outer and middle ear   TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (TM)or EARDRUM  
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Tympanic membrane is located in the outer ear? T or F   FALSE It's located BETWEEN the OUTER AND MIDDLE EAR  
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3 small bones that conduct sound waves through the middle ear are called?   MALLEUS INCUS STAPES  
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1st Ossicle   MALLEUS  
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2nd Ossicle   INCUS  
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3rd Ossicle   STAPES  
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Vascular layer of the eyeball that is continuous with the iris   CHOROID  
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Contains muscles that control the shape of the lens and secretes aqueous humor   CILIARY BODY  
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Membrane that lines the eyelid and anterior portion of the eyeball   CONJUNCTIVA  
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Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball   CORNEA  
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colored portion of the eye, surrounds pupil   IRIS  
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Transparent body behind the iris and in front   LENS  
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DARK CENTER of the eye through which light rays will enter   PUPIL  
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Contains sensative cells called RODS and CONES   RETINA  
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Tough, white outer coat of eyeball   SCLERA  
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Jelly-like material behind the lens gives the eyeballs its shape   VITREOUS HUMOR  
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Bending of light   REFRACTION OF LIGHT  
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Adjustment for vision at different distances   ACCOMODATION  
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Loss of vision due to old age   PRESBYOPIA  
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Farsightedness   HYPEROPIA  
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Nearsightedness   MYOPIA  
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Cranial nerve carrying impulses from retina to brain   OPTIC NERVE  
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Opening to inner ear   OVAL WINDOW  
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Auditory tube   EUSTACHIAN TUBE  
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Canal leading from middle ear to pharynx   EUSTACHIAN TUBE OR AUDITORY TUBE  
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Circular, maze-like structure   INNER EAR or LABRINTH  
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Cochlea contains special auditory liquids called_______________ (2)   PERILYMPH ENDOLYMPH  
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contains sensitive auditory receptor area called _____ _ _________   ORGAN OF CORTI  
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Located in the brain where impulses are interpreted and heard   AUDITORY NERVE FIBERS  
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The _____________ connects the cochlea to 3 semicircular canals for balance   VESTIBULE  
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Semicircular canals contain 2 membranous sacs called   SACCULE UTRICLE they contain endolymph fluid  
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Mesages are sent to ___________ in all parts of the body to ensure that equilibrium is maintained   MUSCLES  
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What is the snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear that contains hearing sensitive receptor cells?   COCHLEA  
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In the cerebral cortex what is responsible for hearing?   AUDITORY CENTER  
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Pathway of sound: ______ ______ ______   OUTER pinna MIDDLE malleus INNER cerebral cortex in the brain (auditory center)  
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ear   AUR/O AURICUL/O  
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eardrum, tympanic membrane   MYRING/O TYMPAN/O  
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eustachian tube or auditory tube   SALPING/O  
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stapes   STAPED/O  
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hearing   -ACUSIS -CUSIS  
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pupil   COR/O  
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ciliary body   CYCL/O  
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ear   AURICUL/O  
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lens of the eye   PHAK/O  
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white of the eye, sclera   SCLER/O  
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glassy   VITRE/O  
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vision   -OPIA -OPSIA  
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to turn   -TROPIA  
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fear   -PHOBIA  
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