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Endocrine System and Friends
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Anatomy
12th Grade
03/05/2011

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Functions of the nervous system
Definition
To receive impulses from the sensory network
To interpret such impulses
To convey responses to impulses
Term
Cones
Definition
produce color
Term
rodes
Definition
produce shade
Term
Glaucoma
Definition
Damage to the optic nerve cuased by pressure of liquid
Term
Cataracts
Definition
Hardening and clouding of the lens
Term
Colorblindness
Definition
lack of all three types of cones
Term
Conjunctivitis
Definition
Infection of the conjuntiva
Term
Myopia
Definition
Nearsighted ness
Term
Hyperopia
Definition
Farsightedness
Term
Astigmatism
Definition
irregularity of the lens due to irregularity in the eye
Term
Outer ear(Maleus)
Definition
involved in sound transmition only
Term
Middle ear(Incus)
Definition
is also involved around in sound transmittion only
Term
Innear ear(Stapes)
Definition
contains receptors that transit into the brain
Term
Mechanism of Hearing
Definition
.causes vitrations of the eardrum then the ossides followed by the oval window causing fluid in the ear to move
.this fluid stimulates movement of hair cells in the organ of cont
.These receptors transmit impulses to the auditory nerve to the brain
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Conduction def
Definition
something interfers with sound travel
Term
Sensorineural def
Definition
due to degeneration or damge to receptors cochler nerve or neurons
Term
Equilibrium
Definition
mostly this is neurological and can be treaded
Term
Vertigo
Definition
sudden sense of dizziness due to movement of liquid in the ear.
Term
Sense of smell
Definition
controlled by chemoreptors (olfactory receptors)
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Sense of Tatse
Definition
.controlled by chemoreceptors (sweet,bitter,sour, salty)
Term
Sense of Touch
Definition
.controlled by mechnoreceptors
Term
Why does food taste bad when you have a cold?
Definition
A reduced ability to smell (hyposmia) and loss of smell (anosmia) are the most common disorders of smell and taste.
Term
Cells not found in CNS
Definition
Ependymal cells
Term
CNS is composed of
Definition
brain and spinal cord
Term
Forms a myelin sheath around the axon
Definition
Schwann Cells
Term
The neuron processes that normally recieve incoming stimuli
Definition
Denrite
Term
Collections of nerve cell bodies inside the CNS are called
Definition
Nuclei
Term
A mass of white lipid material that insulates the axon
Definition
myelin
Term
Meisner's Corspuscle
Definition
a touch receptor
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A neuron with a cell body located the CNS who primary funcinto is connecting other nuerons is called a(n)
Definition
association
Term
An action potential is essential for
Definition
Never impulse propagation
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