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| the whites of the eye - part of the fibrous tunic |
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| External tough layer of eye |
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| anterior window of the eye - part of the fibrous tunic |
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| in the anterior, the muscle controlling the shape of the lens - part of the vascular tunic |
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| only in animals - reflective coating on inside of eye, allows more light to be collective - part of the vascular tunic |
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| focuses images - part of the vascular tunic |
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| external colored portion of the eye. A smooth muscle that adjusts the pupil - part of the vascular tunic |
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| round opening to the eye - part of the vascular tunic |
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| innermost portion of the eye. |
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| light sensitive covering of the inner eye. |
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Cones - help you see color
Rods - function in less intense light + more intense around peripheral vision. |
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| Blind spot where retina attaches to optic nerve. No rods or cones. |
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| a region in the eye with a high concentration of cones. |
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| muscles controlling the direction of the eye |
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| Moves the eye laterally, controlled by cranial nerve six, the abducens. |
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| Moves the eye medially, controlled by cranial nerve three, the occulomotor nerve. |
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| Elevates eye and turns it medially. Controlled by cranial nerve three, the occulomotor nerve. |
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| Depresses the eye and turns it medially. Controlled by cranial nerve three, the occulomotor nerve. |
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| Elevates the eye, turns it laterally. Controlled by cranial nerve three, the occulomotor nerve. |
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| depresses the eye, turns it laterally. Controlled by cranial nerve four, the trochlear nerve. |
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Funnels Sound
Auricle/Pina - the edge of the outer ear
Lobule- your earlobe
External Acoustic Meatus - your ear hole before it gets to the tympanic membrane |
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| interior to the ear drum, external to the cochlea |
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The ear drum.
Receives sounds vibrations and transfers them to the ossicles |
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Bones of the middle ear, the three smallest bones in the human body.
Malleus
Incus
Stapes - rests against the oval window |
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| a bony and membraneous labyrinth |
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| Pharyngotympanic (or Auditory) Tube |
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Formerly known as the eustachian tube.
The tube that connects the pharynx to the tympanic membrane.
It equalizes the pressure of the middle ear cavity with external air pressure.
Part of the middle ear. |
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Looks like a snail.
one of three subdivisions of bony labyrinth
Organ of Corti - contains receptor cells for hearing. |
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| consists of utricles and saccules, and is involved in equilibrium |
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| What are the subdivisions of the inner ear? |
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The cochlea,
The vestibule |
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| semicircular ducts & canals |
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| involved in equilibrium, have anterior posterior and lateral for each. Six in total. |
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Determines conduction and sensorineural deafness
(involves placing a tuning fork on the top of the skull) |
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Compares bone and air conduction hearing
(involves placing a tuning a fork on the mastoid process and in the air and comparing the two) |
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Determines the integrity of the dorsal white column of the spinal cord, which transfers info to the brain from the proprioceptors involved in posture.
Vision helps to maintain body equilibrium and balance. |
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