Eye & Ear Vocab

Question 1

Cornea

Answer 1

Protects the eye

Question 2

Pupil

Answer 2

Black hole, lets light in

Question 3

Iris

Answer 3

Muscle that regulates pupil

Question 4

Lens

Answer 4

Focuses image onto retina

Question 5

Retina

Answer 5

Light-sensitive receptors

Question 6

Rods

Answer 6

Black, white, gray

Question 7

Cones

Answer 7

Color

Question 8

Fovea

Answer 8

Central focus point (cluster of cones)

Question 9

Optic Nerve

Answer 9

Carries neural impulse to brain

Question 10

Protects the eye

Answer 10

Cornea

Question 11

Black hole, lets light in

Answer 11

Pupil

Question 12

Muscle that regulates pupil

Answer 12

Iris

Question 13

Focuses image onto retina

Answer 13

Lens

Question 14

Light-sensitive receptors

Answer 14

Retina

Question 15

Black, white, gray

Answer 15

Rods

Question 16

Color

Answer 16

Cones

Question 17

Central focus point (cluster of cones)

Answer 17

Fovea

Question 18

Carries neural impulse to brain

Answer 18

Optic nerve

Question 19

Outer ear

Answer 19

Sound waves

Question 20

Middle ear

Answer 20

Vibrations

Question 21

Inner ear

Answer 21

Neural impulse

Question 22

Semicircular canals

Answer 22

Balance

Question 23

Basilar membrane

Answer 23

Hair cells

Question 24

Sound waves

Answer 24

Outer ear

Question 25

Vibrations

Answer 25

Middle ear

Question 26

Neural impulse

Answer 26

Inner ear

Question 27

Balance

Answer 27

Semicircular canals

Question 28

Hair cells

Answer 28

Basilar membrane