Smell & Taste
This sense detects odor molecules dissolved in mucus
olfaction
The structure that vibrates when sound waves hit it
tympanic membrane
Photoreceptors responsible for color vision
cones
Structure responsible for balance
vestibular apparatus
Clouding of the lens
cataract
These cells detect taste chemicals in food
gustatory cells
The three bones of the middle ear
malleus, incus, and stapes
Structure that focuses light onto the retina
lens
Detects rotational movement of the head
semicircular canals
Age-related loss of near vision
presbyopia
Cranial nerves responsible for taste
CN VII and CN IX
The sensory organ for hearing in the cochlea
spiral organ (organ of Corti)
Area of sharpest vision in the retina
fovea centralis
Detects head position and gravity
utricle and saccule
Loss or distortion of taste
dysgeusia
This taste is associated with amino acids and savory foods
umami
Cranial nerve responsible for hearing
CN VIII
Cranial nerve responsible for vision
CN II
Sensory structure found in semicircular canals
crista ampullaris
Hearing loss due to blocked sound conduction
conductive deafness
Loss of smell is called this
anosmia
Type of hearing loss caused by hair cell damage
sensorineural deafness
Condition where distant objects are hard to see
myopia
Type of equilibrium when the head is still
static equilibrium
Vision problem caused by uneven curvature of the eye
astigmatism