Final Special Senses Review

23 cards·by kayleeallen27

what regulates the amount of light getting to the photoceptors

iris

name two things rods are specialized for

black and white and sensitive to liglht

name two things cones are specialized for

color and clear picture

which retinal cells develop an action potentional

ganglions

where are the mechanoreceptors for hearing found

cochlea

are there more rods or cones in the optic disk

neither because it is in the blind spots

why are corneal transplants so frequently sucessful

there is not blood clot in the cornea

what is the first thing light has to pass through to get into the eye

cornea

the optic nerve is a bundle of axons from which type of cell

ganglion

the optic nerve is a bundle of axons from which type of cell

ganglion

if someones eyes are brown what is it that is brown

iris

where are the receptors for gustation located

taste buds

name two ways the eyes shape is maintained

vitreous humor, sclera

what is the problem in glaucoma

aqeous humor does not drain into canals so pressure builds up

name two possible causes of sensorineural deafness

damaged cochlear nerve, damaged nerve receptorrs

what is the fovea specialized for

clear and colored vision

what does a rod synapse with

bipolar neuron

if someones eyes are blood shot, what is the problem

the conjunctiva

after light passes through the aqueous humor what is the next hing it contracts

lens

after light passes through the vitreous humor what does it next touch

retina then cornea

why does your nose run after you cry

tears drain into the nasal cavity

name two possible causes of conduction deafness

ossicles are ossified, tympanic membrane is torn or has scar tissue

where is rotational movement sensed

semicircular canals or ampulla