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What is pupil?
Allows light to enter the retina
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What is cochlea?
Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner is
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What is cerebellum?
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance
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What is conjunctiva?
Lubricates the eye by producing mucus/tears
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What is oval window?
Membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear
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What is meninges?
Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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What is cornea?
Protects against germs, dust and any other harmful matter. Protects with eyelids and eye sockets.
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What is auditory nerve fibers?
Carries impulses from the inner ear to the brain
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What is peripheral nervous system?
Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord including cranial and spinal nerves
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What is sclera?
White of the eye, fibrous and protective opaque
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What is organ of Corti?
Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear
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What is thalamus?
Main relay center of the brain
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What is choroid?
Nourishment and oxygen to the outer layer of the retina. It is the thickest portion of the eye. Muscular layer.
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What is ossicle?
Small bone of the ear, includes the malleus, incus and stapes
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What is brainstem?
Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord
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