Eye Anatomy
round opening of the eye through which light passes
pupil
tube or chamber carved into the skull where sound waves enter
auditory canal
sensory organ for taste
taste bud
small
static equilibrium positions the body according to _____.
the pull of gravity
biconvex, crystal-like structure of the eye that focuses light
lens
auditory ossicle that is in contact with the ear drum
hammer
flap of cartilage that cover the "wind pipe" while swallowing to prevent food from entering
epiglottis
allows for vision in dim light
rods
nerve that sends impulses from ear to brain for balance
vestibular nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve
auditory nerve
sensory layer of the eye where light hits
retina
auditory ossicle that is in the middle of the hammer and stirrup
anvil
gustatory cells
the iris adjusts the pupil according to the amount of _____.
light
receptor used in static equilibrium
maculae
nerve that transmits signals for vision from the eye to the brain
optic nerve
shell shaped structure in the ear that functions in hearing
cochlea
long microvilli that are a part of gustatory cells
gustatory hairs
the ciliary body adjusts the lens to see at different _____.
distances
stones that are a part of maculae that pull according to gravity
otolotihs
gel-like substance that fills the eye posterior to the lens
vitreous humor
area of cochlea where the stirrup contacts while vibrating
oval window
where gustatory hairs protrude out of
taste pores
rods and cones
photoreceptors
jellylike mass of the maculae
otolithic membrane