Anatomy Ch 11 Vocab

Front

Receptors responding to chemicals like odors and tastes.

Back

chemoreceptors

Front

Diminishing sensation after continuous stimulus exposure

Back

adaptation

Front

Snail-like structure in the inner ear for hearing

Back

cochlea

Front

Highly vascular tissue in the eye supplying oxygen and nutrients to the sclera and retina.

Back

choroid

Front

Photoreceptors in the retina for color vision

Back

cones

Front

Transparent mucous membrane lining eyelids and covering anterior eyeball surface.

Back

Conjunctiva

Front

Transparent scleral extension over the iris that allows light into the eye.

Back

Cornea

Front

Passageway from middle ear to nasopharynx

Back

Eustachian tube

Front

Sense of taste

Back

Gustation

Front

Small gland that secretes tears

Back

Lacrimal gland