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Chp 9 - Senses

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These often exist as indiv. cells or receptor units and are widley distributed throughout the body.   general sense organs  
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These are large and complex organs, localized grouping of specialized receptors.   special sense organs  
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Two other classifications for sense organs   encapsulated/unencapsulated and byt the type of stimuli required to activate receptors  
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What sense does photoreceptors sense?   light  
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What sense does chemoreceptors sense?   chemicals  
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What sense does pain receptors sense?   injury  
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What sense does thermoreceptors sense?   temperature change  
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What sense does mechanoreceptors sense?   movement or deforming of capsule  
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What sense does proprioceptors sense?   position of body parts or changes in muscle length or tension  
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What are these examples of: free nerve endings, meissner's corpuscles, ruffini's corpuscles, pacinian corpuscles.   general sense organs  
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What are the three layers of the eyeball?   sclera,choroid, retina  
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-tough outer coat, "white" of eye, cornea is transparent part over the iris   sclera  
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-pigmented vascular layer prevents scattering of light; front part made of ciliart muscle and iris, colored part of the eye   choroid  
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innermost layer of the eye;contains rods and cones   retina  
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-mucous membrane covering the front surface of the sclera and also lines the eyelid; kept moist by tears found in the lacrimal gland   conjunctiva  
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-transparent body behind the pupil; focuses light rays on the retina   lens  
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WHat is the pathway of light?   lightwaves-cornea-pupil-lens-retina-rods & cones-optic nerve-occipital lobe of cerebral cortex  
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What are the two types of eye fluids?   Aqueous humor and vitreous humor  
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-anterior chamber in front of the lens; water like substance   aqueous humor  
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-in the posterior chamber behind the lens; jelly like   vitreous humor  
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Which layer of the eyeball contains the rod and cones?   The innermost, retina  
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What is the point of exit for the optic nerve known as?   the blind spot  
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Where does visual interpretation occur?   in the visual cortex of the cerebrum  
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What are the functions of the ear?   hearing, equilibrium and balance  
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-more about touch   general sense organs  
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taste, smell, vision   special sense organ  
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General sense organs can be broken down into two groups, what are they?   free and encapusalted  
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What are the three divisions of the ear?   external, middle, inner  
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What part of the ear contains: auricle(pinna), external auditory canal, ends with tympanic membrane?   external  
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What is the tympanic membrane?   ear drum  
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Which part of the ear contains: ossicles, ends at oval window?   middle ear  
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What are the bones that make up the ossicles?   malleus, incus, stapes  
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What is a otitis media?   middle ear infection  
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What connects the middle ear to the throat?   eustachian tube  
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Which part of the ear houses: bony labyrinth, semicircular canals, cochlea?   inner ear  
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Where is perilymph found?   bony labyrinth  
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Where is endolymph found?   membranous labyrinth  
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Where are the cristae ampullaris found? What do they do?   semicircular canals; balance  
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What is the pathway of sound?   sound strikes eardrum, vibrates-ossicles vibrate-oval window vibrates-perliymph vibrates-endolymph vibrates-hair cells bend generating nerve impluse  
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Another word for gustatory cell?   taste buds  
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What are the 4 primary taste sensations?   sweet, sour, bitter, salty  
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Where are chemoreceptors located that are responsible for smell?   epithelial tissue in the upper part of the nasal cavity  
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