Chapter 10 - Review Of Human Systems Vocabulary

Question 0

Auricles

Answer 0

The part of the external ear that protrudes from the head; aka pinna

Question 1

Aqueous humor

Answer 1

The clear, watery fluid that circulates in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye

Posterior chamber of eye is behind the iris in front of the lens

Question 2

Bony labyrinth

Answer 2

Part of the inner ear; it contains the membranous labyrinth

Question 6

Conjunctiva

Answer 6

A mucous membrane that covers the anterior of the eyeball and the lining of the eyelids

Question 7

Eustachain Tube

Answer 7

The auditory canal; it extends from the middle ear to the nasopharynx; also known as auditory tube

Question 8

Cilia

Answer 8

Small, hairlike process in the outer surfaces of some cells

Question 10

External ear

Answer 10

The portion of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory meatus; it terminates at ear drum

Includes external auditory canal

Question 11

Inner ear

Answer 11

The part of the ear that contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance

Question 12

Cornea

Answer 12

The convex, transparent, anterior part of the eye

Question 15

Intraocular pressure

Answer 15

Pressure within the eye that keeps the eye inflated

Question 16

Middle ear

Answer 16

An air-filled space in the temporal bone that contains the auditory ossicles

Question 17

Lacrimal glands

Answer 17

The tear gland located in the superolateral corner of the orbit

Question 19

Iris

Answer 19

The colored contractile membrane of the eye that can be seen through the cornea

Question 21

Tympanic membrane

Answer 21

The cellular membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear; also know as eardrum

Question 22

Lens

Answer 22

The crystalline portion of the eye

Question 28

Pupil

Answer 28

The opening in the center of the iris that regulates the amount of light entering the eye

Question 29

Retina

Answer 29

The nervous tunic of the eye; it is continuous with the optic nerve

Question 30

Oculomotor Nerve

Answer 30

The third cranial nerve, which contains sensory and motor fibers; it provides for movement of the muscles of the eye, for constriction of the pupil, and for accommodation of the eye to light

Question 32

Vitreous Humor

Answer 32

The transparent, jellylike material that fills the space between the lens and retina

Question 34

Optic Nerve

Answer 34

The second cranial nerve

The nerve that carries visual signals from the eye to the crossing of the optic tracts

Question 35

Olfactory

Answer 35

The first cranial nerve

Of or pertaining to smell

Question 36

Sclera

Answer 36

The opaque membrane covering the eye

The white of the eye

Question 38

Vascular tunic

Answer 38

The choroid, ciliary body, and iris

Question 41

Taste buds

Answer 41

The peripheral taste organs that are distributed over the tongue and roof of the mouth.