Special Senses Study Guide (copy)
- ______________________________________________ Papillae: Mushroom-shaped, scattered across the tongue, and contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________ Papillae: Thin, conical, and located all over the tongue, they provide texture but do not contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________Papillae: Large, dome-shaped, arranged in a V-shape at the back of the tongue, and contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________Layer: Outer layer consisting of the sclera (white of the eye) and cornea (transparent, focuses light).
- ______________________________________________Layer (Uvea): Middle layer consisting of the choroid (pigmented, supplies blood), ciliary body (controls lens shape), and iris (controls the diameter of the pupil).
- ______________________________________________Layer: Inner layer consisting of the retina, which contains photoreceptors (rods and cones) for vision.
- ______________________________________________ Layer: Neurons whose axons form the optic nerve.
- ______________________________________________ Layer: Cells that transmit signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.
- ______________________________________________Layer: Contains rods (low-light vision) and cones (color vision).
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- Touch: Skin contains mechanoreceptors such as ______________________________________________ (deep pressure) and ______________________________________________ (light touch).
- Taste: Located on the tongue, the ______________________________________________ within the papillae contain gustatory cells that detect taste.
- Smell: _____________________________________________________________________ located in the nasal cavity contains olfactory receptors that send signals to the _____________________________________________________________________.
- Hearing: The ______________________________________________ in the inner ear contains the _____________________________________________________________________, which has hair cells that detect sound vibrations.
- Sight: The ______________________________________________in the eye contains rods and cones for detecting light and color.
- Equilibrium: The ______________________________________________ and ______________________________________________(saccule and utricle) in the inner ear detect balance and spatial orientation.
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- ______________________________________________: Produces tears.
- ______________________________________________ (canaliculi): Drain tears from the eyes to the lacrimal sac.
- ______________________________________________: Collects tears from the canaliculi.
- ______________________________________________: Drains tears into the nasal cavity.
- ______________________________________________: Protect and lubricate the eyes.
- ______________________________________________: Small, pink structure at the inner corner of the eye.
- ______________________________________________: Transparent mucous membrane covering the sclera.
- _______________________: White outer layer.
- _______________________: Transparent front part, helps focus light.
- _______________________: Vascular, pigmented layer.
- ______________________________________________: Controls lens shape.
- _______________________: Colored part of the eye, controls pupil size.
- _______________________: Opening that allows light into the eye.
- _______________________: Focuses light onto the retina.
- _______________________Segment: Filled with aqueous humor, nourishes the cornea and lens.
- _______________________Segment: Filled with vitreous humor, helps maintain eye shape.
- _______________________: Contains rods and cones for vision.
- ______________________________________________: Carries visual information to the brain.
- ______________________________________________: Area of sharpest vision.
- Blind spot (______________________________________________): Where the optic nerve exits the eye, no photoreceptors.
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- ______________________________________________: Collects sound.
- Ear canal _____________________________________________________________________): Transmits sound to the tympanic membrane.
- ______________________________________________ (Eardrum): Vibrates in response to sound.
- Ossicles (_____________________________________________________________________): Amplify sound vibrations and transmit them to the oval window.
- _______________________: Contains the Organ of Corti, which detects sound.
- Vestibule (_____________________________________________________________________): Detects gravity and linear acceleration.
- ______________________________________________: Detect rotational movement and balance.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Transmits hearing and balance information to the brain.
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- _______________________: Protects internal organs, regulates temperature, and contains receptors for touch.
- _______________________: Facilitates taste and aids in digestion and speech.
- ______________________________________________: Warms, moistens air, and detects odors via the olfactory epithelium.
- _______________________: Detects light, processes visual information, and allows for sight.
- _______________________: Detects sound and maintains balance and equilibrium.
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- _____________________________________________________________________: Layers that protect the body, regulate temperature, and contain sensory receptors.
- Pacinian Corpuscles: Detect _______________________pressure.
- Meissner’s Corpuscles: Detect _______________________touch.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Provides protection.
- _______________________: House taste buds.
- ______________________________________________: Contain taste receptors.
- ______________________________________________Cells: Neurons that form the optic nerve.
- ______________________________________________Cells: Transmit signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.
- ______________________________________________: Detect light and color.
- _______________________: Pigmented, vascular layer.
- _______________________: Outer fibrous layer.
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- Scala ______________________________________________: Transmits sound vibrations to the cochlear duct.
- Scala ______________________________________________: Transmits vibrations from the cochlea to the round window.
- ______________________________________________ (Scala _______________________): Contains the Organ of Corti.
- ______________________________________________: Detects sound vibrations via hair cells.
- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Membranes: Play a role in the transmission of sound within the cochlea.
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- Papillae: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
- Taste Buds: Located within _______________________, detect _______________________.
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- Olfactory _______________________: Processes smell information.
- Olfactory ______________________________________________: Contains smell receptors.
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- Pinna (_______________________): Collects sound.
- Ear Canal (_____________________________________________________________________): Transmits sound to the tympanic membrane.
- ______________________________________________: Vibrates in response to sound.
- _______________________(Malleus, Incus, Stapes): Amplify sound vibrations.
- ______________________________________________: Transmit sound vibrations into the inner ear.
- Auditory Tube (_______________________Tube): Equalizes pressure in the middle ear.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Transmits sound and balance information to the brain.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Detect rotational movement.
- ______________________________________________: Detects gravity and linear acceleration.
- ______________________________________________: Contains the organ of Corti for sound detection.
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- ______________________________________________ Papillae: Mushroom-shaped, scattered across the tongue, and contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________ Papillae: Thin, conical, and located all over the tongue, they provide texture but do not contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________Papillae: Large, dome-shaped, arranged in a V-shape at the back of the tongue, and contain taste buds.
- ______________________________________________Layer: Outer layer consisting of the sclera (white of the eye) and cornea (transparent, focuses light).
- ______________________________________________Layer (Uvea): Middle layer consisting of the choroid (pigmented, supplies blood), ciliary body (controls lens shape), and iris (controls the diameter of the pupil).
- ______________________________________________Layer: Inner layer consisting of the retina, which contains photoreceptors (rods and cones) for vision.
- ______________________________________________ Layer: Neurons whose axons form the optic nerve.
- ______________________________________________ Layer: Cells that transmit signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.
- ______________________________________________Layer: Contains rods (low-light vision) and cones (color vision).
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- Touch: Skin contains mechanoreceptors such as ______________________________________________ (deep pressure) and ______________________________________________ (light touch).
- Taste: Located on the tongue, the ______________________________________________ within the papillae contain gustatory cells that detect taste.
- Smell: _____________________________________________________________________ located in the nasal cavity contains olfactory receptors that send signals to the _____________________________________________________________________.
- Hearing: The ______________________________________________ in the inner ear contains the _____________________________________________________________________, which has hair cells that detect sound vibrations.
- Sight: The ______________________________________________in the eye contains rods and cones for detecting light and color.
- Equilibrium: The ______________________________________________ and ______________________________________________(saccule and utricle) in the inner ear detect balance and spatial orientation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- ______________________________________________: Produces tears.
- ______________________________________________ (canaliculi): Drain tears from the eyes to the lacrimal sac.
- ______________________________________________: Collects tears from the canaliculi.
- ______________________________________________: Drains tears into the nasal cavity.
- ______________________________________________: Protect and lubricate the eyes.
- ______________________________________________: Small, pink structure at the inner corner of the eye.
- ______________________________________________: Transparent mucous membrane covering the sclera.
- _______________________: White outer layer.
- _______________________: Transparent front part, helps focus light.
- _______________________: Vascular, pigmented layer.
- ______________________________________________: Controls lens shape.
- _______________________: Colored part of the eye, controls pupil size.
- _______________________: Opening that allows light into the eye.
- _______________________: Focuses light onto the retina.
- _______________________Segment: Filled with aqueous humor, nourishes the cornea and lens.
- _______________________Segment: Filled with vitreous humor, helps maintain eye shape.
- _______________________: Contains rods and cones for vision.
- ______________________________________________: Carries visual information to the brain.
- ______________________________________________: Area of sharpest vision.
- Blind spot (______________________________________________): Where the optic nerve exits the eye, no photoreceptors.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- ______________________________________________: Collects sound.
- Ear canal _____________________________________________________________________): Transmits sound to the tympanic membrane.
- ______________________________________________ (Eardrum): Vibrates in response to sound.
- Ossicles (_____________________________________________________________________): Amplify sound vibrations and transmit them to the oval window.
- _______________________: Contains the Organ of Corti, which detects sound.
- Vestibule (_____________________________________________________________________): Detects gravity and linear acceleration.
- ______________________________________________: Detect rotational movement and balance.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Transmits hearing and balance information to the brain.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- _______________________: Protects internal organs, regulates temperature, and contains receptors for touch.
- _______________________: Facilitates taste and aids in digestion and speech.
- ______________________________________________: Warms, moistens air, and detects odors via the olfactory epithelium.
- _______________________: Detects light, processes visual information, and allows for sight.
- _______________________: Detects sound and maintains balance and equilibrium.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- _____________________________________________________________________: Layers that protect the body, regulate temperature, and contain sensory receptors.
- Pacinian Corpuscles: Detect _______________________pressure.
- Meissner’s Corpuscles: Detect _______________________touch.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Provides protection.
- _______________________: House taste buds.
- ______________________________________________: Contain taste receptors.
- ______________________________________________Cells: Neurons that form the optic nerve.
- ______________________________________________Cells: Transmit signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.
- ______________________________________________: Detect light and color.
- _______________________: Pigmented, vascular layer.
- _______________________: Outer fibrous layer.
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- Scala ______________________________________________: Transmits sound vibrations to the cochlear duct.
- Scala ______________________________________________: Transmits vibrations from the cochlea to the round window.
- ______________________________________________ (Scala _______________________): Contains the Organ of Corti.
- ______________________________________________: Detects sound vibrations via hair cells.
- ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Membranes: Play a role in the transmission of sound within the cochlea.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Papillae: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
- Taste Buds: Located within _______________________, detect _______________________.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Olfactory _______________________: Processes smell information.
- Olfactory ______________________________________________: Contains smell receptors.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Pinna (_______________________): Collects sound.
- Ear Canal (_____________________________________________________________________): Transmits sound to the tympanic membrane.
- ______________________________________________: Vibrates in response to sound.
- _______________________(Malleus, Incus, Stapes): Amplify sound vibrations.
- ______________________________________________: Transmit sound vibrations into the inner ear.
- Auditory Tube (_______________________Tube): Equalizes pressure in the middle ear.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Transmits sound and balance information to the brain.
- _____________________________________________________________________: Detect rotational movement.
- ______________________________________________: Detects gravity and linear acceleration.
- ______________________________________________: Contains the organ of Corti for sound detection.
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