Special Senses

Question 1

What is transmitted to the optic nerve so the eyes can see?

Answer 1

light rays

Question 2

What protects the eye?

Answer 2

bony socket, eyelids & eyelashes, lacrimal glands (tears), and conjunctiva

Question 3

Middle layer containing blood vessels that keep the eye nourished with blood

Answer 3

choroid coat

Question 4

innermost layer

Answer 4

retina

Question 5

outer layer and white of the eye

Answer 5

sclera

Question 6

attached to extrinsic muscles that are responsible for moving the eye

Answer 6

sclera

Question 7

colored muscular layer surrounding pupil

Answer 7

iris

Question 8

intrinsic muscles lay here

Answer 8

iris

Question 9

opening front of choroid coat

Answer 9

pupil

Question 10

crystalline structure located behind the iris and pupil

Answer 10

lens

Question 11

Amblyopia

Answer 11

lazy eye

Question 12

curvature of the eye that causes blurred distance & near vison

Answer 12

astigmatism

Question 13

clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye

Answer 13

cataract

Question 14

conjunctivitis

Answer 14

pink eye

Question 15

farsightedness

Answer 15

hyperopia

Question 16

nearsightedness

Answer 16

myopia

Question 17

gradual loss of the eyes ability to focus on nearby objects

Answer 17

presbyopia

Question 18

condition where a person cannot use both eyes with coordination

Answer 18

strabismus

Question 19

examines the cornea, lens, and vitreous humor for cloudiness. Examiner can see the blood vessels at the back of the eye (fundus) and note degenerative changes in the retina

Answer 19

ophthalmoscope

Question 20

Where are sound waves transmitted?

Answer 20

auditory nerve

Question 21

The visible ear and collects sound waves

Answer 21

pinna or auricle

Question 22

contains the cavity in temporal bone

Answer 22

middle ear

Question 23

bones of the middle ear

Answer 23

malleus (hamer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrups)

Question 24

spiral shaped organ of hearing containing a membranous tube (the cochlear duct)

Answer 24

cochlea

Question 25

delicate hairlike cells that pickup vibrations of fluid and transmit them as a sensory impulse along the auditory nerve to the brain

Answer 25

organ of corti

Question 26

three structures in inner ear that contain liquid set in motion by head and body movements

Answer 26

semicircular canals

Question 27

impulses sent to cerebellum to help maintain…

Answer 27

equilibrium

Question 28

when any part of the ear or auditory system isn’t working

Answer 28

hearing loss

Question 29

an inner ear disease that causes episodes of vertigo and leads to hearing problems

Answer 29

Meniere’s disease

Question 30

infection of the outer part of the ear/ ear canal (swimmer’s ear)

Answer 30

otitis externa

Question 31

infection of the middle ear that causes inflammation and build up of fluid behind the ear drum

Answer 31

otitis media

Question 32

a new bone forms around the stapes and causes hearing loss

Answer 32

otosclerosis

Question 33

What are the 4 main taste?

Answer 33

sweet, salty, sour, and bitter

Question 34

Impulses carried from the_______ to the brain for interpretation

Answer 34

olfactory nerve

Question 35

how many smells can humans detect?

Answer 35

over 6000

Question 36

what two senses are related?

Answer 36

taste and smell