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Question | Answer |
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what do the free nerve endings do? | sense pain, crude touch, temp., itch and tickle |
what do the encapsulated nerve endings do? | sense fine or light touch and lox-frequency vibration |
what is known as the blind spot? | the optic disc |
what are the three parts of the ear? | 1. external 2.middle 3.inner |
what are the special sense organs? | eye, ear, nose, and taste buds |
what does the retina contain? | cones and rods |
what are the three layers of the eye tissue? | sclera, choroid, and retina |
what do the gustatory cells do? | they generate the nervous impulses by brain as taste |
what separates the middle of the ear from the inner ear? | the oval window |
what connects the throat to the middle ear? | the eustachian tube |
where would you be able to find the proprioceptors? | deep within the skeletal muscle tissue |
what are the hair root plexuses? | fine basketlike nerve endings |
what do the tactile disks attach to? | nerve endings |
what layer is the sclera located? | outer layer |
what layer is the choroid located? | middle layer |
what layer is the retina located? | internal layer |
what is the medical term for pink eye? | conjunctiva |
what is the black center of the iris called? | pupil |
what is the name for the watery fluid in front of the lens? | aqueous humor |
what is the medical term for oldsightedness? | presbyopia |