Eye muscles
Middle/inner ear structures
Receptor cells and sensory tissues
Miscellaneous vision questions
Miscellaneous hearing & equilibrium questions
100
What muscles are innervated by the trochlear nerve ?
Superior oblique
100
The name of this group of bones.
Ossicles.
100
What are the names the two types of photoreceptors found in the retina?
Rods and cones
100
What two structures do the fibers of the suspensory ligament connect?
It connects the ciliary body with the lens.
100
What is the technical term for ear canal?
External auditory meatus
200
What does the lateral rectus do ?
Abducts the eyeball
200
What structure serves as the boundary between the outer ear and middle ear?
Tympanic membrane
200
What is the macula lutea?
They are located in the retina and are responsible for detailed central vision and it contains a high amount of cones.
200
What is the main function of the cornea?
It functions as a lens, it controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye.
200
These ring-like structures on the left side of the image are partly responsible for our sense of equilibrium.
Semicircular canals.
300
What is the ciliary muscle ?
Its a muscle thats contractions control the lens
300
What are the three components of the organ of Corti
Basilar membrane
Tectorial membrane
Stereocilla
300
What does the lacrimal gland produce ?
tears
300
The technical term for our "blind spot".
Optic disc.
300
What is the function of the auricle?
To collect, amplify, and direct sound waves into the external auditory canal
400
This muscle contracts in response to bright light.
Radial muscle(s) of the iris.
400
What is the tympanic membrane
eardrum
400
Where is the anterior chamber located ?
Between the posterior surface of cornea and the iris
400
What produces aqueous humor
ciliary body
400
What duct is filled with endolymph ?
Scala media
500
What is the name of the hole/opening that’s size is controlled by the iris muscles?
Pupil
500
What bones make up the ossicles ?
Incus, stapes, malleus
500
The name of the "hairs" that bend to facilitate hearing and equilibrium.
Stereocilia.
500
What color does the retina not detect ?
Red
500
What part of the ear contributes most to equilibrium
Inner ear