Eye Anatomy
Eye Physiology
Taste and Smell
Ear Anatomy
Ear Physiology
100
The fibrous (outermost) layer of the eye contains the ___.
Cornea
100
True or False:
Light adaptation takes much longer than dark adaptation.
False
100
The receptors for taste and smell are classified as _____.
chemoreceptors
100
What is this? (hint: not ear)
The Pinna
100
Sound is transmitted from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear by the _______.
Ossicles
200
The _____ is where the light enters the eye.
Pupil
200
True or false:
Rods are found in the fovea centralis
False
200
Name the five taste bud classifications
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
200
The three middle ear bones are:
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
200
Vibrations of the cochlear duct cause the cilia of the hair cells to bend against which membrane?
Tectorial
300
Rods and Cones are located on the ______.
Retina
300
Presbyopia is the inability of the ______.
lens to accomodate
300
What area of the brain does the olfactory system run through that causes a relation to emotion and memory?
The limbic system
300
The Vestibular Apparatus is made up of what 3 components?
Saccule, Utricle, Semicircular Canals
300
True or False:
Fluid moves in direction opposite that of head rotation.
True
400
What are the three major tissue layers of the human eye?
Sclera, Retina, Choroid
400
What happens to the pupils when looking at near objects?
They constrict.
400
Taste buds are replaced about every _____.
7 to 10 days
400
Hair cells of the cochlear duct rest on the _____.
Basilar Membrane
400
What is the function of the organ of corti?
Transduce fluid pressure waves to hear sound
500
The area where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the _____.
blind spot
500
Define the effect of ciliary muscle contraction on the lens
It releases tension on the ligaments, which causes the lens to thicken.
500
Humans have about how many odorant receptor proteins?
400
500
The stapes connects with the internal ear via the ______.
oval window
500
Which cranial nerve are the semicircular canals located on?
Cranial Nerve VIII