Chemoreception

Where are tastebuds located?

Tongue

What are the different types of papillae?

Filiform, fungiform, foliate, and vallate

What are the bumps on the tongue called?

papillae

Salty and sour ion channels release what neurotransmitter?

serotonin

What is specific hunger?

craving of specific nutrient

During pregnancy what do women usually crave?

Iron

What are the integral parts of a prenatal vitamin?

Folic Acid and Iron

What are the 3 components of the ear?

external, middle, and inner

What are the parts of the external ear?

pinna, ear canal, tympanic membrane

What are the parts of the middle ear?

malleus, incus, stapes

What divides the external and middle ear?

Tympanic membrane

What are the components of the middle ear?

oval window, cochlea

What papillae do not have taste buds?

filiform

What papillae are used for bitter taste?

Fungiform

What papillae carry most taste buds?

Vallate

____ is vibrations in the air

sound

From the outside to inner ear sound is the ______ ______

same frequency

What contracts when sound is too loud to change amplitude

stapes

When sound is dampened, the amplitude is changed but ____ is not changed

frequency

What part of the ear has reception for sound?

cochlea

How far sound goes into the cochlea is determined by what?

frequency

_____ frequency will travel further into the cochlea

lower

What is the pitch of sound?

frequency

When frequency is increased, waves are ______

closer

What is loudness measured in?

amplitude

What is conductive hearing loss?

break of connection due to something being broken in the ear

What is central hearing loss?

nerve or brain damage

What is sensorineural hearing loss?

loss of receptors due to old age

What are the three vestibular apparatus of the ear?

Semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule

What in the semicircular canal determines movement with endolymph.

Cupula

The movement of the _______ pushed on the cupula determines head movement

endolymph

What are the stones of the ear called?

Otolith

What is the blindspot in the eye?

optic disc

What is fibrous tissue in the eye?

cornea

Where are the cones located in the eyes?

Fovea centralis

What detects low light in the eye?

rods

What detects color and acuity in the eye?

cones

What colors can the eye see?

RGB

What is color blindess called?

dichromat

What is near sighted called?

Myopia

What is far sighted called?

Hyperopia

What is old sighted called?

Presbyopia

What is abnormal curvature in cornea/lens?

Astigmatism

In myopia, lens focuses ____ retina

before

In hyperopia, lens focuses ______ retina

after

In presbyopia, the lenses loses it _____

elasticity