Chapter 11 The sensory System

vision

Receptors of the eye

hearing

Receptors in the inner ear

Equilibrium

Balance

taste

Receptors in the tongue

Smell

Receptors in the upper nasal cavities

general senses

temperature, pain, touch, pressure, vibration, proprioception

lacrimal gland

produces tears

nasolacrimal duct

passageway for tears from the lacrimal sac into the nose

lacrimal apparatus

the structures that produce, store, and remove tears

conjunctiva

The thin membrane lines the inner surface of the eyelids and folds back to cover the visible portion of the white of the eye

eyelid

protection for the eye

Cornea

The anterior portion of the fibrous tunic is the forward curving, transparent and colorless

choroid

middle, vascular layer of the eye, between the retina and the sclera

Retina

innermost layer of the eye

rods and cones

The retina contains light sensitive cells know as

Iris

a ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening

pupil

opening in the center of the iris

aqueous humor

watery liquid that fills much of the eyeball anterior to the lens

Dilation

enlargement of the pupil is know as

hyperopia

farsightedness

myopia

nearsightedness

presbyopia

farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.

Starbismus

cross-eyed

Astigmatism

defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

Conjunctivitis

inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye)

Neonatal conjunctivitis

acute infection caused by organisms acquired during passage through the birth canal

enucleation

surgical removal of the eyeball

Glaucoma

Excess pressure of the Aqueous humor

diabetic retinopathy

damage to the small blood vessels of the choroid in bleeding and death of retinal neurons

retinal detachment

separation of the retina from the underlying choroid layer as a result of trauma or an accumulation of fluid or tissue between the layers.

outer ear

the outermost part of the ear,

middle ear

Air space containing three small bones

inner ear

The most complex , receptors for hearing and equilibrium

Pinna

external ear

cerminous glands

Wax production

cerumen

ear wax

otitis media

infection of the middle ear

otitis externa

swimmers ear

Conductive hearing loss

Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the passage of sound waves from the outside of the inner ear

presbycusis

age related hearing loss

Gustation

sense of taste

umami

taste for monosodium glutamate (savory)

sweet

Receptors respond to simple sugars

salty

Receptors respond to sodium

bitter

Receptors respond to a various organic compounds

tactile corpuscles

touch receptors