Eye Muscles
Eye Structures
Eye Functions
Ear Structures
Ear Functions
Smelly
Tasty
100
Allows you to look straight up
Superior rectus
100
The first structure that light passes through
Cornea
100
Cells that absorb light best in low light intensity
Rods
100
The most lateral portion of the ear
Pinna or auricle
100
The first structure that physically moves in the process of hearing.
Tympanic membrane (Ear drum)
100
Where is the specialized membrane of smell found
Nose
100
How many tastes are there
five
200
Allows you to look straight down
Inferior rectus
200
Deepest layer of the back of the eye
Retina
200
Cells that allow us to see colors
Cones
200
The ear drum
Tympanic membrane
200
The stapes pushes on this to transfer the energy to the inner ear
Oval window
200
What is the scientific term for the sense of smell?
Olfaction
200
The taste buds are actually located on these projections on the tongue
Papillae
300
Muscle of the left eye that allows you to look directly right
Medial rectus
300
Eye sphincter
Iris
300
The actual proteins that absorb light in the retina
Rhodopsin
300
The "first" ossicle (latin name)
Malleus
300
These specialized cells are responsible for hearing and balance
Hair cells
300
OLfactory receptor cells are actually modified __________ (type of cell)
Neuron
300
What does a ripe banana taste like?
sweet
400
Muscles that change the shape of the lens
Ciliary muscle
400
The area lacking receptors where the optic nerve attaches
Blind spot
400
The purpose of the lens
Focusing
400
The coiled sensory tubule of hearing
Cochlea
400
In order to dampen the wave at the "end" of the cochlea, this structure bulges
Round window
400
The olfactory receptors connect to the olfactory __________
What is bulb?
400
Which taste is primarily found in the pharynx rather than on the tongue
Umami
500
superior oblique
500
Area with the greatest concentration of photoreceptors
Fovea (centralis)
500
The enzyme in tears that kills bacteria
Lysozyme
500
The location of the sensory cells of balance
Semi-circular canals
500
There are two nerves from the ear that combine to form this one larger nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve
500
The loss of the sense of smell due to covid is due to the virus infecting which cells?
Support cells
500
Acids trigger which taste?
Sour