Senses
This sense allows you to detect and interpret light as images.
What is vision?
The external part of the ear that collects sound waves.
What is the outer ear?
The black circular opening in the center of the iris that regulates light entry.
What is the pupil?
This root word means “hearing.”
What is audi/o?
This combining form refers to the eye.
What is ocul/o?
Your ability to detect odors through chemical molecules in the air.
What is olafaction?
The air-filled chamber with three bones that amplify sound vibrations.
A transparent structure that focuses light on the retina.
What is the lens?
Another term for earwax.
What is cerumen?
A root word that means lens, particularly of the eye.
What is lent/i?
This sense helps you maintain balance and spatial orientation.
What is equilibrium?
This structure contains the cochlea and is essential for hearing and balance.
What is the inner ear?
The “blind spot” where the optic nerve exits the eye—no photoreceptors here.
What is the optic disk?
A root word referring to the snail-shaped structure that converts sound to nerve signals.
What is cochle/o?
Farsightedness; a condition where distant objects are clear but nearby ones are blurry.
What is hyperopia?
This is your sense of taste.
What is gustation?
The collective name for the malleus, incus, and stapes—tiny bones in the middle ear.
What are the ossicles?
The middle, pigmented layer of the eye including the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.
What is the uvea?
This term refers to the Eustachian tube in the ear.
What is salping/o?
Nearsightedness; a condition where close objects are clear but distant ones are blurry.
What is myopia?
The body’s sense of position and movement, even with eyes closed.
What is proprioception?
The complex inner ear structure responsible for hearing and balance.
What is the labyrinth?
This gland produces tears.
What is the lacrimal gland?
A root word referring to the ear.
What is ot/o?
A root word referring to the eyelid.
What is blephar/o?