Smell
What do specific odors trigger?
Long Term Memory
What are otoliths?
Tiny ear stones
What are tastants?
Taste producing chemicals
What are the anatomical ear parts?
External, Middle, Inner Ear
What is the role of eyebrows and eyelashes?
Give protection against foreign objects
What do people with anosmia lack?
Smell
Functioning of the crista ampullaris
What does taste allow us to do?
Chemically test our food before swallowing
What is used to examine the external ear canal?
Otoscope
What is the name of the medical practice that focuses of the eye?
What is the Olfactory Epithelium?
Something used for sniffing
What happens when a person spins?
The semicircular ducts
What are the five "primary" taste sensations?
Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Unami (savory), and salty
What is a middle ear infection called?
Otitis media
What is the outer coat of the eyeball called?
Fibrous layer
What happens in the Olfactory Pathway?
When too much smell gets in the nose, it forms mucus
What does the vestile contribute to?
The boney labyrinth
What is another name for tastebuds?
Chemoreceptors
What is perilymph?
A fluid that surrounds the inner ear
What are the two types of eye muscles?
Extrinsic and intrinsic
What do basal cells replace?
Chemoreceptors
Where are semicircular canals found?
The temporal bone
What does the sense of taste depend on?
The creation of a receptor in gustatory cells
Where is the Basilar Membrane located?
The floor of the Cochlear gult
Where are lacrimal canals located?
Above and below each caruncle