Stack #1508001 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
transparent covering over the anterior portion of the eye	cornea
biconcave flexible eye structure used to focus light on the retina	lens
taste elicited by bases	bitter
olfactory receptor cells are unique because they are the only neurons known to undergo_________through out adult life	regineration
projections on the tongue which contain taste buds	papillae
antibacterial enzyme in tears	lysozymes
the higher the concentration of a given chemical the more______its taste	salty
the mucous found on olfactory receptors keeps the olfactory membrane mois and serves as a_______for the odor molecules	transport mechanism
large, complex, sensory organs or small, localized clusters of receptors	special senses
________is the sense of smell	olfaction
tast elicited by acids	sour
the pigmented layer of the eye also called the vascular tunic	uvea
part of tongue on which you taste "sweet"	tip
visible, colored part of the eye	iris
sensory receptor for taste	chemoreceptors
the________ is a delicate membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the eyelids	conjunctiva
tast triggers reflexes involved in______	digestion
three types of cells found in taste buds	basil,supporting, gustatory
_______% of all sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes	70
the gladn that produces tears	lacrimal
the ______or sensory tunic of the eye which contains photoreceptors	retina
receptors for taste and smell	chemoreceptors
bright light, color receptors	cones
accessory structues of the eye that prevent sweat from trickling into the eyes and shade the eyes	eyebrows
dim light visual receptors	rods
name and describe the parts of the fibrous tunic of the eye	consisting of dense callogenous tissue. rough over layer of eye
where are the photoreceptors of the eye located?	outermost neural layer of retina
where on the tongue do you sense sweet	tip
where on the tounge do you sense bitter	back
where on the tongue do yo sense sour	side
where on the tongue do you sense salty	side middle
where are the taste buds located	mainly on the tongue, back of throat and cheek
what is the lacrimal apparatus and what does it produce	it secretes and drains tears from the eye
what fills the middle ear?	air
what fills the inner ear	cochlea and earwax
what causes myopia	eye is too long or cornea is too curvy
what causes hyperopia	eye is shorter than normal and the lens is back further
waht is the function and name of the protective enzyme in lacrimal fluid	tears; protects, moistens, and lubricates
what do free nerve endings consist of?	bare axon
what do free nerve endings detect	temperature and touch etc
in order to taste a substance, it must be______	dissolved
what trace the flow of sound waves as they travel from outside the ear to the auditory nerve	external environment
what type of receptor is hearing	mechanoreceptor
what type of receptor is pressure	mechanoreceptor
what type of receptor is touch	mechanoreceptor
what type of receptor is the equilibrium	mechanoreceptors
what type of receptor is light	photoreceptors
what tyoe of receptor is taste	chemoreceptor
what type ot receptor is smell	chemoreceptor
diferentiate betweent he aqueous humor and the ventrious humor	AH - watery fluid between lens; VH - gel like substance behind lens
what is the function of the Eustachian tube?	connecte the middle ear to the nasopharynx
what is the "blind spot"	the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina
what is the function of the ciliary process of the eye	production of the aqueous humor

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