sensory system

Question 1

lubricate the eye and contain an enzyme that protects against infection

Answer 1

Lacrimal gland

Question 2

the eye’s nasal corner where they drain into the nose by way of

Answer 2

nasolacrimal duct

Question 3

lacrimal glans, ducts, and canals together make up

Answer 3

lacrimal apparatus

Question 4

the upper and lower eyelids aid in protecting the eye’s

Answer 4

anterior portion

Question 5

the skull bones form the walls of the

Answer 5

eye orbit

Question 6

a thin membrane

Answer 6

conjunctiva

Question 7

extrinsic muscles

Answer 7

move the eyeball within the eye socket

Question 8

carries visual impulses from the eye’s photoreceptors to the brain

Answer 8

optic nerve

Question 9

ophthalmic

Answer 9

branch of the trigeminal nerve carries impulses of pain, touch, and temperature from the eye

Question 10

help keep foreign matter out of the eye

Answer 10

eyelashes and eyebrow

Question 11

vision

Answer 11

receptors in the eye

Question 12

receptors in the inner ear

Answer 12

hearing

Question 13

balance

Answer 13

equilibrium

Question 14

tongue

Answer 14

taste receptors

Question 15

receptors in the upper nasal cavities

Answer 15

smell

Question 16

special senses

Answer 16

smell, taste, vision, hearing, and equilibrium

Question 17

general senses

Answer 17

pressure, temperature, pain, touch, and position

Question 18

receptors in the skin and internal organs

Answer 18

pain, temperature, touch, and pressure

Question 19

position

Answer 19

receptors in the muscles, tendons, and joints

Question 20

sensory receptors are exposed to a continuous and unimportant stimulus

Answer 20

sensory adaptation