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The five functions of the sensory system are vision, hearing, smell, taste, and _______
Touch
Sensory organs are part of this body system
The nervous system
This organ is responsible for the sense of touch
Skin
The nose allows recognition of odors and improves the taste of food
Changes in the environment are known as ________
Stimuli
Partial or complete hearing loss is known as this
Deafness
This organ is responsible for the sense of smell
Nose
The skin allows recognition of pressure, heat, cold, pain, and pleasure
True
A ________ is a tiny abcess at the base of an eyelash
Sty
In this eye disease, the lens of the eye loses its transparency
Cataract
These structures on the tongue allow recognition of sweet, sour, bitter, and salty
Taste Buds
Otitis media is an infection of the outer ear
False (it is an infection of the middle ear)
__________ media is an infection of the middle ear
Otitis
This eye condition is an inflammation of the eyelid lining
conjunctivitis
This is the white of the eye, which should be reported if it suddenly becomes reddened or yellow
Sclera
As a person ages, soft wax production in the ear increases
False (it decreases)
As a person ages, the sense of taste decreases, with _____ and ______ decreasing first
Sweet and Salty
This eye disease is caused by increased pressure in the eye due to an excess of aqueous humor
Glaucoma
This part of the eye becomes thick and cloudy with aging
Lens
Aging causes progressive hearing loss of low-pitched sounds
False (it is high-pitched sounds)