Special Senses

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    • What are special senses?
      Smell, Taste, Sight, Hearing
    • Palpebral Fissure - the space between the eyelids in an open eye
    • Medial and Lateral Commissure - corners of the eye
    • Eyelashes - projecting from the border of each eyelid
    • Tarsal Glands - modified sebaceous glands, that produce an oily secretion that lubricates the eye
    • Ciliary Glands - modified sweat glands, lie between the eyelashes
    • Conjunctiva - a delicate membrane, lines the eyelids and covers part of the outer surface of the eyeball
    • Conjunctiva - secretes mucus, which helps to lubricate the eyeball and keep it moist
    • Lacrimal Glands - they continually release a dilute salt solution onto the anterior surface of the eyeball
    • Tears - dilute salt solution
    • The tears flush across the eyeball into the lacrimal canaliculi medially, then into the lacrimal sac, and finally into the nasolacrimal duct, which empties into the nasal cavity.
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