BIOL1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Semicircular Canals, Pigment, Ossicles
9 Aug 2018
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Senses: eye accommodation (adjusts to accommodate distance) Uv denatures and cross links protein which makes cornea opaque so protect the cornea by wearing sunglasses. Cornea transparent section / cornea is made out of protein and. Lens to cause the lens to flatten and bulge is called. Ciliary body regulates lens / smooth muscle / connects by. Sclera connective tissue and the white of he eyes. Fovea section where sensory cells are concentrated ligaments (when it contracts it will release tension allowing the lens to bulge) Rods / cones (rods: dim light) (cones: coloured) Retina: sensory cells, bipolar cells, pigment (ganglion) cell, light travels through these three cells to the optic nerve, external ear. Auricle protects the outside portion of the ear and picks up the sound. Auditory ossicles in the middle ear: malleus / incus / stapes. Cochlea semicircular canals assist in balance / vestibules are the.
