Detected by receptors that are localized and associated with complex structures; includes the sense of smell, taste, hearing and equilibrium.
What are special senses.
100
The "white" of the eye.
What is the sclera.
100
The external ear.
What is the auricle or pinna.
100
The cells of taste.
What are gustatory cells.
100
The most inner layer of the eyeball.
What is the retina.
200
Detected by simple, microscopic receptors widely distributed throughout the body in the skin, muscles, tendons, joints and other internal organs of the body.
What are general senses.
200
The transparent circle on the anterior of the fibrous layer of the eye.
What is the cornea.
200
Another term for ear drum.
What is tympanic membrane.
200
Pathways of olfactory nerve impulses and the areas where they are interpreted are closely associated with this system which is important in memory and emotion.
What is the limbic system.
200
Term for a middle ear infection.
What is otitis media.
300
Sensory receptors sensitive to change in intensity or color of light, as in vision.
What are photoreceptors.
300
The receptors for daytime vision and color vision.
What are the cones.
300
Names of the three ear bones, also known ossicles.
What is the malleus, incus and stapes.
300
A savory meaty taste.
What is umami.
300
A membrane that separates the middle ear from the inner ear.
What is the oval window.
400
Sensory receptors sensitive to the presence of certain chemicals, as in taste or smell.
What are chemoreceptors.
400
The receptors for night vision.
What are the rods.
400
The organ of hearing.
What is the organ of Corti.
400
Our sense of taste, or _________, allows us to chemically analyze food before we bite or swallow it.
What is gustation.
400
A mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the sclera.
What is the conjunctiva.
500
Sensory receptors sensitive to mechanical stimuli that change their position or shape.
What are mechanoreceptors.
500
Farsightedness of old age or "old-sightedness"
What is presbyopia.
500
The watery fluid that fills the bony labyrinth.
What is perilymph.
500
Name the primary taste sensations.
What is sweet, sour, bitter, salty, metallic and umami.
500
A small depression in the macula lutea that contains the greatest concentration of cones of any area of the retina.