Special Senses

Tell me about Olfaction

It is the sense of smell, and it uses chemoreceptors which are located in the olfactory epithelium

Tell me about gustation

Gustation is the sense of taste, it uses chemoreceptors to detect it, and it stimulates the gustatory cells inside the taste buds

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Lateral Rectus

What is the function of lateral rectus

lateral movement (abduction)

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Medial rectus

What is the function for medial rectus

eye ball medially (adduction)

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superior rectus

What is the function of superior rectus

eyeball superiorly and medially, it also rotates

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inferior oblique

What is the function for inferior rectus

eye ball inferiously, medially, and it rotates

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superior oblique

what is the function of superior oblique

inferior and lateral and rotating

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inferior rectus

What is the function for inferior oblique

superiorly, laterally, rotate them laterally

What is the function of eyelids

protect the eyes

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lacriminal glands and ducts

What is the function of lacriminal glands and ducts

lubricates and protects the eyes

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conjuctiva

what is the function for conjuctiva

protection and lubrication

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sclera

What is the function for sclera

protection and maintain shape of eyeball

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cornea

what is the function for cornea

allow light to enter

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choroid

What is the function of choroid

supplies blood to the eye

What is the function of ciliary body

control shape

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ciliary muscle

What is the function of ciliary muscle

control the shape of lens, focus

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Ciliary process

What is the function of ciliary process

secrete aqueous humor

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iris

What is the function for iris

control size of pupil

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pupil

What is the function of pupil

allow light into the eye

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pigmented layer

What is the function of pigmented layer

absorb light without scattering

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ora serrata

What is the function of ora serrata

transition from retina to ciliary body

What is the function for neural layer

photoreceptors

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optic disc

What is the function of optic disc

blind spot

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macula lutea

what is the function of macula lutea

high concentration of cones

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fovea Centralia

What is the function of fovea centralia

center of sharpest vision

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lens

What is the lens function

focus on light on retina

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suspensory ligaments

what is the function of suspensory ligaments

hold len in place, adjust len space

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canal of Schlemm (scleral venous sinus)

What is the function of canal of schlemm

drain aqueous humor to maintain pressure

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viterious humor

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anterior chamber

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posterior chamber

What is the function of anterior and posterior chamber

anterior: front of iris

posterior: around the lens

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external outer ear

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auricle (pinna)

What is the function of auricle

collect sound waves

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external auditory meatus

what is the function of external auditory meatus

direct sound to tympanic membrane

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tympanic membrane

what is the function of tympanic membrane

vibrate in response to sound waves

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ceruminous gland

What is the function of cerumious gland

produce earwax

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malleus

What is the function of malleus

transmit vibration from eardrum to incus

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incus

what is the function of incus

passes vibration from mallelous to stapes

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stapes

What is the function of stapes

pushes oval window to transmit sound

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auditory tube

whatis the function of auditory tube

air pressure between middle ear

what is the function of cochlea

hearing receptors

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scala vestibuli

what is the function of scala vestibuli

sound vibration to cochlear duct

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scala tympani

what is the function of scala tympani

continue vibration to round window

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vestibule

what is the function of vestibule

senses static equilibrium and linear acceleration

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semicircular canal

what is the function of semicircular canal

detect rotational movement

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oval movement

what is the function of oval movement

recieve vibration from stapes

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round window

What is the function of round window

relieve pressure in the coclea

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cochlear duct

what is the function of cochlear duct

houses the organ of corti

what is the vestibular membrane

seperate scala vestbuli from cochlear duct

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organ of corti

what is the function of organ of corti

hair cell for hearing

what is the function of hair cell

convert vibration information nerve impulses

what is the function of tectorial membrane

stimulate hair cells

what is the function of basillar membrane

vibrate with sound

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macula (utricle)

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macula (saccule)

what is the function urticle

horizontal movement

what is the function of saccule

verticle movement

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semicircular ducts

what is the function of semicircular ducts

rotation

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ampula