Vision
Two components of the fibrous tunic
What are the cornea and sclera?
Inflammation of the ear
What is otitis?
Hormone that stimulates contractions
What is oxytocin?
Medium sized arteries with thicker tunica media
What are muscular arteries?
Condition caused by weakening of the valves in the veins
What are varicose veins?
This structure allows tears to pass from the lacrimal gland to the lacrimal sac
What are the lacrimal canaliculi?
This structure allows for pitch discrimination
What is the basilar membrane?
Commonly caused by an autoimmune disease and the hypersecretion of thyroid hormones
What is hyperthryoidism?
Arteries and veins that lie next to each other
What are companion vessels?
Contraction of a heart chamber
What is systole?
Fleshy inner corner of the eye
What is the lacrimal caruncle?
The two chambers on either side of the cochlear duct
What are the scala vestibuli and scala tympani?
General hormone type produced by the adrenal cortex
What are corticosteroids?
Three components of whole blood
What are the erythrocytes, buffy coat, and plasma?
Extreme dilation of a blood vessel
What is an aneurysm?
This contains capillaries to supply the retina
What is the choroid?
What are the utricle and saccule?
Hormone secreted by thymus
What are thymosins?
Phagocytic and mobile agranulocytes
What are monocytes?
Artery that supplies the liver, gall bladder, and a portion of the stomach
What is the common hepatic artery?
Out corner of the eye
What is the lateral canthus?
Elevated portion of the ampulla containing hair cells
What is the crista ampullaris?
Midline portion of the thyroid
What is the isthmus?
Device that measures blood pressure
What is a sphygmomanometer?
Cardiac vein the runs along the anterior interventricular artery
What is the great cardiac vein?