Anatomy - Special Senses Flashcards
Optic nerve ____ conducts impulses from the eye to the brain to produce vision.
II
____ nerve receptors lie in the upper nasal cavity.
Olfactory
Impulses through the olfactory nerves are interpreted as?
Odors
__ is the white part of the eye.
Sclera
Which part of the eye permits light to enter eye and bends and refracts said light?
Cornea
Which part of the eye contains the rods and cones of the eye?
Retina
The ____ is the colored part of the eye.
Iris
____ of the eye see color.
Cones
____ of the eye sees blacks and whites.
Rods
What helps to maintain intraocular pressure of the eye?
Aqueous humor
Which humor is found in the anterior portion of the eye?
Aqueous
Which humor is located in the posterior humor?
Vitreous
What is glaucoma?
Build up of fluid in the anterior and posterior chamber of the eye
Which part of the eye covers the inner surface of eyelids and outer surface of the area?
Conjunctiva
____ is near sided vision.
Myopia
_____ is far sided vision.
Presbyopia
The ____ gland produces tears.
Lacrimal
Which parts of the ear are only involved in hearing?
External and middle
The ___ ear functions in both hearing and balance.
Inner
The smallest bones in the body are the?
Auditory osicles
The auditory ossicles are found?
In the middle ear
The inner ear contains?
Vastibule, Cochlea, Semicircular canals
The __ and ______ of the ear are involved primarily with balance.
Vestibule and semicircular canals
Which nerve in the brain is stimulated by forward and backward movement?
Vestibular
