Special Senses

Question 1

Optic nerve

Answer 1

The nerve that carries impulses from eye to the brain is the optic nerve

Question 2

Sclera

Answer 2

The white outer layer of the eye is called the sclera

Question 3

Aqueous humor

Answer 3

The thin, watery fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye is the aqueous humor

Question 4

Vitreous humor

Answer 4

The jelly like substance that fills the posterior chamber behind the lens is the vitreous humor

Question 5

Lens

Answer 5

The divided point between the anterior and posterior portion of the eye is the lens

Question 6

Muscle

Answer 6

The iris of the eye is made up of muscle

Question 7

Conjunctiva

Answer 7

The eyelids are covered on their surfaces by the mucous membrane called the conjunctiva

Question 8

Lacrimal glands

Answer 8

Tears that bathe the eyeball and keep it moist are produced by the lacrimal gland

Question 9

Rods

Answer 9

Night vision is concerned with retinal cells known as rods

Question 10

Comes

Answer 10

Daylight vision and color are permitted by retinal cross known as cones

Question 11

Blind spot

Answer 11

The optical disc contains no visual receptors and is therefore called the blind spot

Question 12

Optic lobe

Answer 12

The lobe of the brain where visual patterns are interpreted is the optic lobe

Question 13

Myopia

Answer 13

The term for nearsighted people is called myopia

Question 14

Hyperopia

Answer 14

The term for farsighted people is called hyperopia

Question 15

Stigmatism

Answer 15

Irregular curvature of the lens results in a disorder known as stigmatism

Question 16

Refraction

Answer 16

Is known as the bending of light as it passes through the eye

Question 17

Temporal lobe

Answer 17

The area of the brain that processes auditory inland oration a called the temporal lobe

Question 18

Tympanic membrane

Answer 18

The technical term for the eardrum is called the type if membrane

Question 19

Eustachian tube

Answer 19

The long slender tube leading from the middle ear to the back of throat is called the Eustachian tube

Question 20

Cochlea

Answer 20

The small like structure in the inner ear is called the cochlea

Question 21

Olfactory receptors

Answer 21

Olfactory receptors are stimulated by chemicals dissolved in the mucus that allow you to smell

Question 22

Eye

Answer 22

The eye contains 70% of the bodies sensory receptors

Question 23

Lysosomes, enzymes, and antibodies

Answer 23

Tears contain

Question 24

Hammer

Answer 24

The hammer transfers vibration from the eardrum to the anvil

Question 25

Stirrup

Answer 25

The stirrup transfers vibrations from the anvil to the fluid in the inner ear

Question 26

Vestibule

Answer 26

Vestibule sends static equilibrium information to the cerebellum about head position

Question 27

Taste buds

Answer 27

Taste buds are small peg like projections on the dorsal surface of the tongue

Question 28

Retina

Answer 28

The purpose of the eye is to gather light from the environment and form an image on the retina which is in the back of the eye