Sensory Organs

Question 1

Special Sense

Answer 1

• touch(integumentary system), vision (eyes), hearing (ears), smell (nose) and taste (tongue)
• receive sensory signals and transmit them to the brain by cranial nerve. Each have unique sensory cells

Question 2

General Sense…tactile receptors

Answer 2

bring information about pressure touch and vibration; abundant in fingertips and lips

Question 3

General Sense…temperature receptors

Answer 3

sense changes in temperature; concentrated in lips, mouth and anus

Question 4

General Sense…pain receptors

Answer 4

through skin and certain organs but some are poorly supplied `

Question 5

General Sense…Propricetors

Answer 5

Kinesthesia=enables you to sense the position of various body parts w/o looking and to sense whether the body parts are moving and in what direction

Question 6

Anatomy of Eye…Conjuctiva

Answer 6

clear membrane that covers outside front of eyeball

Question 7

Anatomy of Eye…Cornea

Answer 7

allows light to pass through and has layers of flat cells and also has pain and touch receptors

Question 8

Anatomy of Eye…Iris

Answer 8

colored part; contains the muscle that adjust size of pupil

Question 9

Anatomy of Eye…Pupil

Answer 9

(black dot) where light passes

Question 10

Anatomy of Eye…Optic Disc(blind spot)

Answer 10

focus light onto retina, has a disc with a convex surface on both sides

Question 11

Anatomy of Eye…Retina

Answer 11

detects light and transmit signal back to brain

Question 12

Anatomy of Eye…Choriod

Answer 12

provides blood and oxygen

Question 13

Anatomy of Eye…sclera

Answer 13

outermost layer and it protects the eye and is the surface to which the outer muscle attach

Question 14

Olfactory Bulb

Answer 14

highly specialized nerves that enables your nose to smell

-nose can detect 10,000 different smells

Question 15

Anatomy of Tongue…bolus

Answer 15

molds food for swallowing

Question 16

Anatomy of Tongue…gustatory

Answer 16

cells defect basic sensations

Question 17

Anatomy of Tongue…Papilae

Answer 17

visible, bumpy, hair-like projections

Question 18

Anatomy of Ear…Pinna

Answer 18

collects sounds from environment and focuses them into the auditory canal

Question 19

Anatomy of Ear…Ear Drum

Answer 19

transmits vibrations of sound waves from auditory canal to middle ear
-gland secreete cercumen (wax)

Question 20

Anatomy of Ear…Cochlea

Answer 20

filled w/ fluid and contains corti (organ lined w/ nerve ending) sensitive

Question 21

Anatomy of Ear…Semicircular Canals

Answer 21

-control balance and equilibrium

Question 22

Anatomy of Ear…Stirrup

Answer 22

-gently pumps against window causing cochlear fluid to move and hairs to vibrate

Question 23

Anatomy of Ear…Anvil

Answer 23

Inus