Anatomy of the Eye
The nerve that takes nerve impulses from the retina to the brain.
Optic nerve
Prominent skin-covered flap located on the side of the head
Pinna
What type of stimulus does the eye receive
Light
Detection of head position when the body is stationary is termed
Static Equalibrium
The word associated with taste is called
Gustation
Aperture of the eye. Where the light enters.
Pupil
This structure is commonly known as the eardrum
Tympanic membrane
Lacrimal gland produces
tears
Angular acceleration is known as what type of equilibrium
Kinetic
This nerve innervates the muscles in the face
Facial
Outer coating of tough, fibrous connective tissue.
Sclera
Drains fluid from the middle ear into the throat behind the nose.
Auditory tube
The ciliary body is used for
accommodation
Receptor cells for hearing and equilibrium
Hair cells
This nerve, in general, would control the tongue
Glossopharyngeal
Area of the retina of most detailed vision.
Fovea
Which two nerves are located inside the inner ear?
Vestibular and Cochlear nerve
Rod cells only perceive what type of light
Dim light
The membranous labyrinth associated with Linear Acceleration
Utricle and Saccule
What is the other name for the auditory tube
Eustachian or pharyngotympanic
Fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye.
Aqueous humour
Where, anatomically, is the "labyrinth" of the inner ear.
HINT; Remember Skull Anatomy
Petrous part of the temporal bone
Unlike the fovea centralis, the optic nerve has fewer rods and cones that produce
Blind spot
The Receptor Organ for Kinetic Equilibrium
Crista(e) ampullaris
What are the 3 names of the ear ossicles and their associated "nicknames"
Malleus (hammer), Incus (anvil), Stapes (Stirrup)