Eye Anatomy
How the eye works
Taste and Smell
Ear Anatomy
How the ear works
100
The external membrane that protects the cornea.
Conjunctiva
100
What opens in weak light or closes when the light is too intense?
Pupil
100
The receptors for taste and smell are classified as _____.
chemoreceptors
100
What is this? (hint: not ear)
The Pinna
100
Sound waves enter the ear through the ________ and are channelled towards the ________, which starts to vibrate.
ear canal, eardrum
200
The _____ is where the light enters the eye.
Pupil
200
What focuses light on the retina by using muscles which tense and relax in order to change its curvature?
Lens
200
Name the five taste bud classifications
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
200
The three middle ossicles are:
Anvil, hammer, and stirrup
200
How are vibrations transmitted through the middle ear?
Through the ossicles
300
Rods and Cones are located on the ______.
Retina
300
What perceive the intensity of the light?
Rods
300
True or false: taste perception is influenced by smell perception.
True
300
What structures make up the inner ear?
Cochlea and semicircular canals
300
The auditory hair cells have _________ which detect the vibrations and transmit them through the auditory nerve towards the brain
cilia
400
What are the three major tissue layers of the human eye?
Sclera, Retina, Choroid
400
What perceive colors?
Cones
400
What happens when olfactory cells are stimulated?
They send nerve impulses through the olfactory nerve to the brain, which interprets the information and identifies the smell.
400
The outer ear is formed by the visible ear, or pinna, and the ___________.
ear canal
400
When our head moves, what moves with it?
The liquid inside the semicircular canals also moves.
500
Protect the eyeball from dryness, sweat and foreign bodies.
Auxiliary structures
500
The rods and cones transmit information through this.
Optic nerve
500
How does tobacco consumption affect the senses of smell and taste?
It can affect the function of the taste buds and irritate the nasal mucosa, reducing the perception capabilities of the taste and smell organs.
500
How are the ossicles connected to the pharynx?
Through the Eustachian tube
500
How do the balance cells transmit information about movement towards the brain?
Through the vestibular nerve.