Sense Organs

Eye, ear, nose and tongue reference, parts, nerve supply, function, and common conditions.

135 sense organs

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Sense Organ Retina retina Head & Skull The retina is the thin, light-sensitive inner layer at the back of the eye. Its photoreceptors…

Sense Organ Retinal Ganglion Cells neurona ganglionica retinae Head & Skull Retinal ganglion cells are the output neurons of the retina. Their axons run across the inner…

Sense Organ Retinal Pigment Epithelium stratum pigmentosum retinae Head & Skull The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a single layer of dark, hexagonal cells lying between the…

Sense Organ Rod Photoreceptors neuronum bacilliferum Head & Skull Rods are the retina's highly sensitive light receptors, numbering about 90-120 million per eye. They contain…

Sense Organ Round Window fenestra cochleae Head & Skull The round window is a small opening in the medial wall of the middle ear, below…

Sense Organ Ruffini Endings corpuscula sensoria fusiformia Whole Body Ruffini endings are spindle-shaped, slowly adapting receptors in the deeper dermis and in joint capsules and…