Eye And Ear

Question 1

Sensory Adaptation

Answer 1

A decrease in responsiveness to continued stimulation. Ex. Boiling frog

Question 2

Where eye Action Potential goes

Answer 2

Through optic nerve to occipital lobe

Question 3

Retina

Answer 3

Back of eye where photoreceptors are

Question 4

Cornea

Answer 4

White first layer of eye

Question 5

Lens

Answer 5

Clear rocky thing held in place by ciliary muscle

Question 6

Ciliary muscle

Answer 6

Muscle that holds lens in place

Question 7

Aqueous humour

Answer 7

Medium in between Pupil and cornea. Is more liquidy

Question 8

Vitreous humour

Answer 8

Medium of rest of eye. Jello-y

Question 9

Fovea centralis

Answer 9

Where most of cones are most concentrated

Question 10

Sclera

Answer 10

Cornea bit but at the back

Question 11

Choriod

Answer 11

Blood vessel layer for nourishment

Question 12

Hyperopia

Answer 12

Farsightedness
Eye is too long, image goes behind back or retina.
Need convex lens

Question 13

Myopia

Answer 13

Nearsightedness.
Eye too short, image goes in front of retina.
Need concave lens

Question 14

Astigmatism

Answer 14

Deterioration of lens (irregularly shaped), causes many docs point.
Needs specialized lens

Question 15

What does sound travel fastest through?

Answer 15

Solids

Question 16

What do frequency and amplitude measure in terms of sound?

Answer 16

Frequency measures pitch, amplitude measures loudness

Question 17

Conductive hearing loss

Answer 17

Sound waves have trouble entering ear. Usually a blockage.

Fixed with hearing aids or clearing out ear.

Question 18

Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Answer 18

Auditory nerve (Cochlea) is damaged. No signal can be sent.
Cochlear implants help restore hearing.

Question 19

Know all parts?

Answer 19

Good

Question 20

Cataract

Answer 20

Cloudiness of lens

Question 21

What lens shape changes for?

Answer 21

Ciliary muscles control shape of lens, making it thicker for near viewing and flatter for distant viewing

Question 22

Ear parts (hearing)

Answer 22

Good

Question 23

Ear parts (equilibrium)

Answer 23

Good