Eye
Genetic disorder that is carried by female and transmitted to males, usually have difficulty distinguishing between reds, greens and occasionally blues.
What is color blindness.
The stapes becomes hardened and immovable. Common cause of deafness in young adults.
What is Otosclerosis.
The sense of smell comes from the olfactory region of...
What is the Nasal Cavity.
Mass of muscle tissue.
What is the tongue.
Sensory organ with the ability to perceive many sensations.
What is skin.
Lens of eyes gradually becomes cloudy causes a painful, gradual blurring and loss of vision.
What are cataracts.
Cavity in the temporal bone.
What is the middle ear.
Small, hair-like projections that trap larger dust particles entering the nose.
What is Cilia.
Bumps on the surface of the tongue that contain the taste buds.
What is Papillae.
Contain specialized sensory nerve structures that detect touch, surface temperature, and pain.
What is the epidermis, dermis, and the hypodermis.
Emergency situation where the retina pulls away from the layer of blood vessels that provides it with oxygen and nutrients.
What is a detached retina.
Lined with glands that secrete a wax-like substance called cerumen that protects the ear. The canal leads to the tympanic membrane.
What is the Auditory canal.
Growths in the nasal cavity associated with rhinitis.
What is Nasal polyps.
Taste buds send stimuli through 3 cranial nerves to the cerebral cortex for interpretation.
What is Receptors.
Pressure, pain, temperature, position, movement, and vibration.
What are examples of touch.
Sensitive to dim light.
What is rods.
Sounds to the inner ear are blocked by ear wax, fluid in the middle ear, or abnormal bone growth.
What is Conductive hearing loss.
Inflammation of the lining of the nose causing nasal congestion; nasal drainage, sneezing or itching.
What is Rhinitis.
Inflammation of the tongue.
What is Glossitis.
Allows us to receive information about our internal and external environments.
What is touch.
Excessive intraocular pressure causing destruction of the retina and atrophy of the optic nerve, caused by overproduction of aqueous humor, lack of drainage, or aging.
What is glaucoma.
Spiral shaped organ of hearing that contains the cochlear duct.
What is Cochlea (Inner Ear).
Partition that divides the nose into right and left sides.
What is a Septum.
Swollen, red bumpy tongue with enlarged taste buds.
What is Strawberry tongue.
The neurons that transform touch stimuli at the skin surface into electrical impulses – the currency of the nervous system.
What is mechanoreceptors (motor).