Eye muscles
Middle/inner ear structures
Receptor cells and sensory tissues
Miscellaneous vision questions
Miscellaneous hearing & equilibrium questions
100
The muscle in charge of lateral movement of the eye
Inferior rectus
100
The name of this group of bones.
Ossicles.
100
Stimulated by changes in the chemical concentration of substances.
chemoreceptors
100
What is vitreous humor?
Gel that holds the retina in place
100
What is the cochlear nerve related to?
Hearing
200
Muscle in charge of medial rotation of the eye
Superior oblique
200
What redirects sound to the ear canal?
The auricle
200
Stimulated by tissue damage
pain receptors
200
What is the macula lutea?
Part of eye responsible for sharp vision
200
These ring-like structures on the left side of the image are partly responsible for our sense of equilibrium.
Semicircular canals.
300
Muscle that elevates the eyeball
Inferior oblique
300
What structure serves as the boundary between the outer ear and middle ear?
The eardrum
300
Stimulated by changes in pressure or movement
mechanoreceptors
300
The technical term for our "blind spot".
Optic disc.
300
What is the vestibular nerve related to?
Balance
400
This muscle contracts in response to bright light.
Radial muscle(s) of the iris.
400
What is the technical term for your ear canal?
external acoustic meatus
400
Stimulated by changes in temperature
thermoreceptors
400
Why does fovea centralis provide the sharpest vision?
No blood vessels are blocking the cones
400
What are the components of the organ of Corti?
Sensory receptor cells
Supporting cells
Tectorial membrane
500
Muscle that abducts the eyeball
Lateral rectus
500
What is the auditory tube?
It is a tube that connects the throat to the ear
500
The name of the "hairs" that bend to facilitate hearing and equilibrium.
Stereocilia.
500
What are the structures of the fibrous tunic?
Sclera and cornea
500
Receptor stimulated by light energy
photoreceptor