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The Special Senses

By: Mayela Gomez, Jennifer Carrillo, Natalia Mendoza. The Special Senses. Students will learn about the special senses and what their functions are. Objectives. Allergist Audiologist Ophthalmic technologist Optician Optometrist. Related Health Careers.

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The Special Senses

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  1. By: Mayela Gomez, Jennifer Carrillo, Natalia Mendoza The Special Senses

  2. Students will learn about the special senses and what their functions are. Objectives

  3. Allergist • Audiologist • Ophthalmic technologist • Optician • Optometrist Related Health Careers

  4. Organ that controls the special sense of sight. The Eye

  5. Amblyopia- lazy eye, commonly occurs in early childhood. • Astigmatism- abnormal shape of the cornea that causes blurred vision. • Conjunctivitis- pink eye, contagious inflammation. Diseases/abnormal conditions

  6. Glaucoma- increased traocular pressure with the eye. • Hyperopia- farsightedness. • Myopia- nearsightedness. • Cataract- clear lens becomes cloudy. Diseases/abnormal conditions

  7. Organ that controls hearing and balance. The ear

  8. Meniere’s disease- collection of fluid in inner ear. • Otitis external- inflammation of external auditory canal. • Otitis media- inflammation of the middle ear. • Otosclerosis- stapes become immobile. Diseases/abnormal conditions

  9. A mass muscle tissue with projections called papillae, which contains taste buds that are stimulated by the flavors of food. Tongue

  10. The nose is the organ of smell. The sense of smell is made possible by olfactory receptors, which are located in the upper part of the nasal cavity.. The human nose can detect over 6000 different smells. The Nose and Sense of Smell

  11. General sense receptors for pressure, heat, cold, touch, and pain are located throughout the body in the skin and connective tissue. Each receptor perceives only one type of sense. For example, the skin contains special receptors for heat and different receptors for cold. Messages from these receptors allow the human body to respond to its environment and help it react to conditions that can cause injury. The skin

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