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What is the spinal cord and its functions? Correct Ans-- Long mass of nerve cells and fibers
1. to conduct impulses to the brain and from the brain
2. to act as a reflex center.
- Reflex center receives and instantly sends messages through nerve fibers without entering the
brain.
What are the functions of the sensory system? Correct Ans-- Visual
- Hearing
- Balance
- Equilibrium
- Taste
- Smell
- Touch
- Pain
- Pressure
- Vibration
What are the structures of the sensory system? Correct Ans-- eye
--> schlera and cornea
--> iris and pupil
--> lens
--> retina
- ear
--> external, middle and internal
,- taste
- smell
- Touch/tactile
-Temperature
- Pain
- Pressure
- Proprioception
General sensory organs Correct Ans-- microscopic sensors widely distributed in muscles,
tendons, joints, internal organs
- detect pain, all types of touch, temperature, pressure, itching, and proprioception
Special sensory organs Correct Ans-- eyes, ears, tongue, nose skin
Two types of pain Correct Ans-- superficial: exterior to the body
- deep: inside
Schlera Correct Ans-- gives the eye its shape
- tough, fibrous, protective outer layer
- continuous with the cornea
Cornea Correct Ans-- continuous with the sclera
Iris Correct Ans-- gives the eye its specific color
Pupil Correct Ans-- black center opening within the eye that allows light to enter
,Retina Correct Ans-- inner layer
- light-sensitive membrane
- contains rods and cones
Rods and Cones Correct Ans-- Rods: receive black and white shapes, for night vision
--> widespread over retina
- Cones: receive color, for bright light vision
--> center of retina
Ear: External, Middle, Internal Correct Ans-
Where are a greater number of touch receptors located? Correct Ans-- fingers
- back of neck
- soles of feet
- around the lips
What is gustation? Correct Ans-- sense of taste
- sweet, salty, sour, bitter, metallic, fatty, or meaty
What are the two types of temperature receptors? Correct Ans-- heat receptors
- cold receptors
What do the lacrimal glands do? Correct Ans-- helps moisturize the eye and clean the eye
What is the inner, middle, and external ear? Correct Ans-- Inner: Cochlea
aka true organ of hearing
- Middle: Ear drum (tympanic membrane)
, OSSICLES:
--> hammer (malleus),
--> anvil (incus)
--> stirrup (stapes)
- Outer: Pinna (auricle)
--> funnel shaped
What separates the external from the middle ear? Correct Ans-- tympanic membrane
What is the order: cochlea, ossicles, eardrum? Correct Ans--eardrum-> vibrates ossicles-
>cochlear vibrates
Bones: Lower Extremities Correct Ans-- Femur
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Patella
- Tarsals
- Metatarsals
-Phalanges
Bones: Upper extremities Correct Ans-•Clavicles
•Scapula
•Humerus
•Ulna
•Radius
•Carpals
•Metacarpals