Vision
There are two types of eye muscle, extrinsic and ___
Intrinsic
Brain lobe that is primarily responsible for processing auditory information
Temporal
What is an odorant?
An odor given off by organisms
What are taste buds?
The organs on your tongue that respond to taste stimuli
Where are the organs involved in the sense of balance located?
The ear
Brain lobe that is primarily responsible for processing vision
Occipital
The inner ear contains the smallest ___ in the entire body
Bone
What is Olfaction?
The sense of smell
There are five primary taste sensations: Salty, sweet, bitter, savory, and ____.
Sour
This sport requires tremendous skill in balance and is demonstrated in titles like The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Ballet
The black, circular opening in the center of the Iris that shrinks or expands depending on the amount of light which it is receiving.
The pupil
Bruising of the ear’s Auricle may result in an accumulation of blood and tissue fluid between the skin and underlying cartilage, resulting in this sometimes permanent, food-named condition commonly happening to wrestlers?
Cauliflower Ear
Humans can distinguish between alteast 700 different odors. True or false?
True
Each taste bud contains 50 to 125 chemoreceptors, called gustatory ____.
Cells
What are the two types of equilibrium regarding balance?
Static and dynamic
This nerve which protrudes from the back of the eyeball which is primarily responsible for transmitting visual information to the brain.
Optic
The unappealing and often hearing-disruptive substance known as cerumen is more commonly known as what?
Ear Wax
What’s the purpose of the mucus layer?
to capture odorants so the cilia could detect them
There are four different types of papillae, or small, elevated projections, on the tongue. What makes each type different from one another?
Their structures
Our sense of balance is highly dependent on the inner ___’s vestibular system
ear
The incomplete innermost coat of the eyeball.
Retina
This section of the ear, known more technically as the tympanic cavity, contains the 3 auditory ossicles called the hammer, anvil, and stirrup
Middle Ear
What do the cilia connect to?
the Olfactory sensory neuron
Where are tastants found?
In the saliva
Inside of the ear, there is a region called the macula. Movements of the macula provide what kind of information to the brain?
Head position or acceleration