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| cornea-focus entry of light into the eye |
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| lens-change focal distance of eye so it can focus on objects at various distances |
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| sclera-white of eye, provide structure/strength/protection of eye |
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| choroid-It is composed of layers of blood vessels that nourish the back of the eye. |
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| iris-controls light levels inside the eye |
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| cilliary body-release aqueous humor w/i eye and changes shape |
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| retina-receive light focused from lens/convert light into neural signals then it sends those signals to the brain |
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| lacrimal gland- provide tears that supply nurients/ oxygen to corneal cells by diffusion |
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| lacrimal sac- produce tears/ drain tears |
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| auricle- protects opening of the canal. directional sensitivity |
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| external acoustic meatus- protection from accidental injury; where sound comes in |
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| tympanic membrane- transmit sound from air to ossicles in middle ear |
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| auditory tube- stabalize pressure on sides of eardrum |
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| malleus- recieves vibrations from eardrum. transmit to incus |
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| incus- recieves vibrations from malleus laterally trasmit vibrations to incus |
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| stapes- transmit vib. from incus to voval window |
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| lateral semi circular canal |
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| posterior semicurcular canal |
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| cochlea-transform vib. from cochlear liquids/associated structures into neural signal |
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