BIO201: Human Anatomy and Physiology

Vocabulary
Chapter 15: Special Senses
Clicking on the link above will take you to an interactive flashcard site, but the flashcard list will differ from my list shown below. You should know the terms in my list, even if they don't appear on flashcards.

This list is (obviously) alphabetized. Here is the same list, only randomized for studying. You should randomize the list to avoid memorizing terms based on their position in the list.

accommodation
amplification
amplitude
ampulla
anatomical plane
angular acceleration
apex
astigmatism
audition
auditory ossicle
auditory tube
auricle
balance
base
basilar membrane
bipolar layer
bipolar neuron
bitter
bony labyrinth
cerebrospinal fluid
ceruminous gland
chemoreceptor
ciliary muscle
cis retinal
cochlea
cochlear duct
cochlear nerve
cone
convergence
cornea
cribriform plate
crista ampullaris
cupula
dendrite
depolarization
dilate
dilator pupillae
dynamic balance
electromagnetic spectrum
emmetropia
endolymph
ethmoid bone
Eustachian tube
external auditory meatus
eyeball
facial nerve
far point of vision
filiform
focus
foliate
fovea centralis
frequency
fungiform
ganglionic cell
gelatinous mass
glossopharyngeal nerve
glutamate
G-protein
gustation
gustatory hair
gustatory pore
hair cell
helicotrema
hyperopia
hyperpolarization
image
incus
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
inner ear
intensity
lens
ligand-gated channel
light
linear acceleration
loudness
macula
malleus
mastoid sinus
medial rotation
melanin
membranous labyrinth
microvillus
middle ear
myopia
near point of vision
neurotransmitter
odorant
olfaction
olfactory bulb
olfactory cilia
olfactory cortex
olfactory epithelium
olfactory hair
olfactory nerve
olfactory neuron
olfactory tract
opsin
organ of Corti
osseous labyrinth
otoliths
outer ear
oval window
papilla
perilymph
periosteum
photoreceptor
pigmented retina
pinna
pitch
presbyopia
pressure wave
pupil
reflect
refract
refractive index
resonance
resonant frequency
retina
retinal
rhodopsin
rod
round window
saccule
saliva
salty
scala tympani
scala vestibuli
semicircular canals
sensory retina
sour
special sense
sphericity
sphincter pupillae
spiral organ
stapedius
stapes
static balance
stationary position
suspensory ligament
sweet
tastant
taste
taste bud
taste cell
tectorial membrane
temporal lobe
tensor tympani
timbre
trans retinal
transducin
tympanic membrane
umami
utricle
vallate
vestibular membrane
vestibule
vestibulocochlear nerve
vision
vitamin A
wavelength