| A | B |
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| olfactory system | system which gives you your sense of smell |
| olfactory epithelium | cluster of olfactory sensors in the roof of the nose. |
| cila | small hair like structures in this area which greatly increase the surface area of the olfactory epithelium. |
| olfactory glands | a mucus producing layer below the cilia which in times of a cold can become covered up with mucus not allowing you to smell. |
| papillae | bumps on the tongue which house your taste buds. |
| external ear | composed of the portion of the ear you see. |
| auricle or pinna | external ear portion which funnels sound into the external auditory canal. |
| external auditory canal | portion of ear where ear wax build up; it dead ends into the eardrum |
| eardrum | membrane covered structure which vibrates from sound waves entering the ear. |
| semicircular canals | three semi-circular fluid filled tubes which helps you with balance. |
| cochlea | a snail shaped structure near the semicircular canals which allows you to hear. |
| macula | thick, gel like fluid spot in the vestibule of inner ear which has nerve hair cells which bend and send the brain messages about how your head is tilted. |
| otoliths | ear stones which roll about in the inner ear vestibule, bending the nerve hair cells as the head moves. |
| cupula | gel like area in semicircular canal with embedded hair sensors which bend as the fluid in the semicircular fluid moves about in the canals. |
| sclera | white outer portion of eyeball |
| cornea | clear window like structure in front of your eye. |
| pupil | the opening surrounded by the iris of the eye. |
| aqueous humor | moistens the back of the cornea and the iris. |
| retina | located at the back of the inside of the eyeball where its rods and cons allow for sensing incoming light into the eye. |
| fovea | area where color sensing cones are more concentrated |
| colorblind | the inability to fully or partially determine colors |
| astigmatism | a misshaped cornea leading to a visual defect. |
| nearsighted | also known as myopia cause by elongated eyeball or corneas that bend light too strongly. |
| farsighted | also known as hyperopia; occurs due to shortened eyeball or cornea which doesn bend light properly. |
| blind spot | area in eye where the nerve enters the back of the eyeball and thus there are no cones/rods for vision in this spot. |
| binocular vision | ability of eyes to work together to locate objects more accurately. |
| pinkeye | when the conjunctiva of the eye becomes infected |
| conjunctiva | a protective covering over the white part of the eye. |
