Chapter 17 - Eye and Ear - Introduction

Question 1

The eye and the ear are…

Answer 1

sense organs

Question 2

The sensitive cells in the eye and ear respond to the stimulus by initiating a series of?

Answer 2

nerve impulses along sensory nerve fibers that lead to the brain.

Question 3

Light and sound applied to the sense organs of the eye and ear activate…

Answer 3

receptors that send signals to the appropriate brain regions in the cortex where they are translated into images and sounds