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AP Psych: Anatomy of the Ear and eye

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Section 1

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stirrup

Front

A tiny U shaped bone that passes vibrations from the anvil to the cochlea (inner ear)

Back

eardrum

Front

Auditory canal goes to ear drum; sound waves vibrate; channels sound

Back

inner

Front

auditory tube (middle or inner)

Back

anvil

Front

A tiny bone that passes vibrations from the hammer to the stirrup

Back

hammer

Front

A tiny bone that passes vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil

Back

inner

Front

Vestibulochlear nerve (inner or middle)

Back

outer

Front

external acoustic canal (outer)

Back

middle

Front

auditory osicles (middle or inner)

Back

lens

Front

Transparent; sort of flexible Far away is almost a flat shape but closer is more bend

Back

inner

Front

cochlea (middle or inner)

Back

inner

Front

facial nerve (middle or inner)

Back

inner

Front

petrous part or temporal bone (middle or inner)

Back

retina

Front

The light sensitive surface of your eye Records what you see and converts it to the neural impulses Most important part for sight Photoreceptor cells

Back

inner

Front

vestibule (middle or inner)

Back

outer

Front

auricle (outer or inner)

Back

rods

Front

Sensitive to even dim light, but not color; helps see at night Function well in low illumination

Back

middle

Front

hammer, anvil, and stirrup (middle or inner)

Back

inner

Front

semicircular canals (middle or inner)

Back

cochlea

Front

tubular, fluid filled structure that is coiled like a snail. receives sound waves from the oval window

Back

pupil

Front

Contains muscles that let in light; center of eye

Back

basilar membrane

Front

lines the inner wall of the cochlea and runs its entire length; the different flexibility allows different areas to vibrate more intensely when exposed to different sound frequencies

Back

cones

Front

Respond to color Operate best under high illumination

Back

inner

Front

oval and round window (middle or inner)

Back

cornea

Front

Clear membrane that is the outer part of the eye; curved which bends light on the surface in order to focus on the back of the eye

Back

Fovea

Front

Densely populated with cones vital to many visual tasks Contains ONLY cones Blind spot

Back

Iris

Front

Colored part of the eye;

Back