Ch 9: Online 1 Flashcards
Sensory System
What part of the ear contains the organ Corti?
Cochlea
What ear bone pushes in the oval window?
Stapes
Calcium carbonate in the utricle is called ____?
Otoliths
What cells are receptors for equilibrium?
Hair cells
What part of the eye contains photoreceptors?
Retina
What part of the eye bulges for near vision?
Lens
What part of the eye changes the size of the pupil?
Iris
What part of the brain controls vision?
Occipital lobes
Much of the sense of taste is actually ____?
Smell
Chemoreceptors are to taste as ____ are to smell.
Chemoreceptors
What are the nerves for the sense of smell?
Olfactory
What are the nerves for the sense of taste?
Facial and glossopharyngeal
What is the site of most receptors?
Dermis
What kind of nerve endings are the receptors for pain and heat?
Free nerve endings
What part of the brain feels and interprets cutaneous sensations?
Parietal lobes