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SENSES
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Anatomy
12th Grade
03/23/2009

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Term
SENSORY ADAPTATION
Definition
decreased sensitivity after prolonged period of time.
Term
PAIN
Definition
what receptors are stimulated by tissue damage?
Term
CHEMO RECEPTORS
Definition
olfactory receptors belong to what group of receptors?
Term
OLFACTORY OR SMELL
Definition
aides in food selection
Term
SWEET SOUR SALTY BITTER
Definition
the four primary taste sensations.
Term
ORGAN OF CORTI
Definition
what hearing is most closely associated with?
Term
STEREOSCOPIC VISION
Definition
image in each eye is diffrent
Term
LENS
Definition
removal of the __________ is treatment for a cataract.
Term
GLAUCOMA
Definition
________ is caused by excessive aqueous humor accumulation.
Term
LOSS OF LENS ELASTICITY
Definition
farsightedness of age is caused by __________.
Term
ASTIGMATISM
Definition
some portions of image in focus on retina, other portion in blurred.
Term
HYDROGEN IONS
Definition
a substance with sour taste probably contains
Term
ADAPT VERY LITTLE IF AT ALL
Definition
how do pain receptors differ from other somatic receptors?
Term
1. CHEMO
2. PAIN
3. THERMO
4. MECHANO
5. PHOTO
Definition
list the five pain receptors.
Term
REFERRED PAIN
Definition
pain feeling like its coming from a part other then the part that is being stimulated.
Term
FOVEA CENTRALIS
Definition
where is the sharpest vision of the retina?
Term
EUSTACHIAN TUBE
Definition
what connects the middle ear with the pharynx?
Term
CORNEA
Definition
what is the transparent anterior outer part of the eye called?
Term
ACCOMMODATION
Definition
adjustment of the thickness of lens to see close is called?
Term
EPITHELIAL
Definition
taste cells are modified ______ cells?
Term
INNER
Definition
the retina is in what tunic of the eye?
Term
FEELING FROM SENSORY STIMULATION

THE BRAIN CAUSING IT TO SEEM TO COME FROM RECEPTORS STIMULATED
Definition
a sensation is __________ and a projection of a sensation is ___________.
Term
CILIARY MUSCLES CONTRACT
Definition
the lens thickens when __________.
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