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The term for farsightedness of old age.
Presbyopia
The sequence of the ossicles (bones) from the external ear to the inner ear
Malleus
Ineus
Stapes
The sense of smell is able to stimulate vivd memoriesbecause the olfactory tract passes though the....
Thalamus
The cornea is considered part of the .....
white part of the eye
Sclera
the organ of the corti lies in the....
cochlea
the thick fluid membrane in the posterior chamber of the eye
vitreous humor
the ear drum is also called the...
tympanic membrane
colorblindness is a malfunction of the..... of the eye
cones
In the middle ear, the....rests against the oval window
stapes
the cells responsible for the sense of taste
gustatory cells
the sense of......occurs in the semicircular canals and the vestibule
hearing
balance
equilibrium
the sense of sight can be classified as a
photoreceptor
clear part of the sclera in the front of the eye
cornea
the mucous membrane covering part of the eye
conjuctiva
the iris is considered part of
choroid
part of the eye stimulated by dim light
rods
watery fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye
aqueous humor
sense of taste is classified as a
chemoreceptor
another term for myopia
nearsightedness
result of the eye being shorter than normal
hyperopia
part of the ear responsible for the sense of hearing and equilibrium (balance)
inner
inner most part of the eye
retina
gland that produces ear wax
ceruminous
result of the eye being elongated
myopia
colored part of the eye
iris
part of the eye that respond to red, green adn blue
cones
location of cones
retina
three parts of the bony labyrinth
vestibule
cochlea
semi-circular canal
classification of sense of hearing
mechanoreceptor
four taste sensations
sweet
sour
bitter
salty
location of most general sense organs
skin
condition that results from an increased intraocular pressure
glaucoma
connects the middle ear to the throat
eustachian tube
free nere endings respond to
pain
Meissner's corpucles respond to
fine touch
another term for pink eye
conjunctivitis
two names for external ear
auricle
pinna
classification of sense of smell
chemoreceptor
olfactory receptors assist primarily with this
smell
Otitis media is an infection of the
middle ear
produces tears for the eye
lacrimal gland
seperates the inner and middle ear
oval window
used to see dim lights
rods
cataracts is a condition that effects which part of the eye
lens
medical term for ringing ears
tennitis
medical term for cross-eyed
strabismus
inability to see in dim light
night blindness
nyctalopia
hearing loss of the elderly person
Presbycusis
how does iris change the size of pupil
two involuntary muscles
when one contracts the pupil dialate
what is cataract and how is effects
cataracts effects the lense by making it milky, imparing vision
to avoid this one should wear sunglasses
Author
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11134
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Gnann
Description
Chapter 10 review
Updated
2010-03-18T20:00:13Z
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