Chap 34 key terms

Question 1

Auricle

Answer 1

The outside part of the ear, made of cartilage and covered with skin.
Cerumen A wax-like substance produced by glands in the ear canal; also called earwax

Question 2

Choroid

Answer 2

The middle layer of the eye, which contains the iris, the ciliary body, and most of the
eye’s blood vessels.

Question 3

Cochlea

Answer 3

A spiral-shaped canal in the inner ear that contains the hearing receptors

Question 4

Conjunctiva

Answer 4

The protective membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the anterior of the sclera,
or the white of the eye

Question 5

Cornea

Answer 5

A transparent area on the front of the outer layer of the eye that acts as a window to let
light into the eye

Question 6

Eustachian tube

Answer 6

An opening in the middle ear, leading to the back of the throat, that helps
equalize air pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Question 7

External auditory canal

Answer 7

canal Canal that carries sound waves to the tympanic membrane; commonly
called the ear canal.

Question 8

Gustatory cortex

Answer 8

An area of the brain that is responsible for interpreting taste sensations by
integrating information from the taste cells with other information to provide a more complete
interpretation

Question 9

Labyrinth

Answer 9

The inner ear

Question 10

Lacrimal apparatus

Answer 10

A structure that consists of the lacrimal glands and nasolacrimal ducts

Question 11

Organ if Corti

Answer 11

The organ of hearing, located within the cochlea of the inner ear

Question 12

Ossicles

Answer 12

Small bones; specifically, one of the bones of the tympanic cavity or middle ear.

Question 13

Oval window

Answer 13

The beginning of the inner ear

Question 14

Papillae

Answer 14

The “bumps” of the tongue in which the taste buds are found

Question 15

Refraction

Answer 15

The bending of light by the cornea, lens, and eye fluids to focus light onto the retina

Question 16

Retina

Answer 16

The inner layer of the eye; contains light-sensing nerve cells

Question 17

Semicircular canals

Answer 17

Structures in the inner ear that help a person maintain balance; each of the
three canals is positioned at right angles to the other two

Question 18

Sensory adaption

Answer 18

A process in which the same chemical can stimulate receptors only for a limited amount of time until the receptors eventually no longer respond to the chemical

Question 19

Tympanic

Answer 19

membrane A fibrous partition located at the inner end of the ear canal and separating
the outer ear from the middle ear; also called the eardrum.