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The unity of form and function
Kenneth S. Saladin
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Chapter 16: Sense Organs

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 Comprehension Test
  1. The principle of neuronal convergence was explained in chapter 13. Discuss its relevance to referred pain, and scotopic vision.
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  2. What type of cutaneous receptor enables you to feel an insect crawling through your hair? What type enables you to palpate a patient's pulse? What type enables a blind person to read braille?
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  3. Contraction of a muscle usually puts more tension on a structure, but contraction of the ciliary muscle puts less tension on the lens. Explain how.
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  4. Discuss the similarities and differences between presbyopia and hyperopia.
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  5. Color blindness affects about 10% of males but only 0.7% of females. What does this suggest about its mode of inheritance (see chapter 5)?
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