Ear Structures
Give the two names of the external ear structure that contains C-shaped curves allowing for sound to travel into our ears
What is auricle and pinna
What mechanoreceptor is responsible for sensing head movement, position, and our bodies in motion?
What is hair cell with sterocillia
Name the muscles located at the four cardinal points of the eye
What is superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, and lateral rectus
What is fovea centralis
What is tinnitus
Name the three bones that comprise the middle ear along with their Latin translation
What is malleus(hammer), incus(anvil), and stapes(stirrups)
What structure moves over the macula based on the direction of gravity?
What is otolithic membrane
What is the structure that covers most of our eyes and separates us from species by having so much of it?
What is sclera "white of the eye"
What are cone photopigments called and what three pigments do humans perviece?
What is opsins and red, green, and blue
What dysfunction is caused by dizziness even while still that could stem from head trauma, medications, inner ear pressure, multiple sclerosis, and alcohol or drugs
What is vertigo
What is another word for the tympanic membrane and what structure does it connect to?
What is ear drum and connects to the malleus bone
How is the exact position of the head calculated by the brain?
What is pattern of hair cell depolarization
Name the structures that produce tears followed by allowing flow to the medial corner and ending with tears emptying into nasal cavity
What is lacrimal gland (produce tear), lacrimal duct, and nasolacrimal sac
What is it called when opsins cannot respond to light energy due retinal becoming all-trans-retinal and processing opposing visual information?
What is bleaching
What are the symptoms of anosmia and ageusia?
What structures travel above and below the cochlear duct? (state which structure travels above and below)
What is scala vestibuli(above) and scala tympani(below)
What is the process known by endolymph moving around and stimulating the crista ampullaris even when a person is still?
This structure contains the choroid, ciliary body, suspensory ligaments, lens, and iris
What is tunica vasculosa
True or false: rods are sensitive in low light conditions whereas cones are sensitive in brighter conditions?
What is true
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What is organs of corti and located on top of basilar membrane
What is the ring-like extensions of the vestibule and name their orientation?
What is semicircular canals and one is orientated in horizontal plane and other two orientated vertical plane
What is aqueous humor (anterior) and vitreous body (posterior)
What is the result of photoisomerization?
What is 11-cis-retinal switching from a double bond chain to a straight hydrocarbon chain (trans-conformation)
Name the causes of hyperopia and myopia as well as their common referred terms
What is hyperopia being caused by eyeball too short referred as "farsightedness" and myopia being caused by eyeball too long referred to as "nearsightedness"