Structure of the
Eye
Eye
Tears are formed in this gland
What are lacrimal glands
Receptors for red, blue, and green color vision
What is cones
Thin, water humor of the eye
What is aqueous
Snail-shaped structure of the inner ear
What is cochlea
The specific mechanoreceptor for balance is the
What is crista ampullaris
Hole in the iris that lets light in
What is the pupil
Ciliary muscles pull on this to help the eye focus
What is lens
Tube connecting the middle ear and the throat
What is the auditory tube
The organ of hearing
The gustatory cells are involved with the sense of
Receptors for night or dim light vision
What are rods
Dark pigmented middle layer of the eye that prevents the scattering of incoming lights
What is choroid
Watery fluid that fills the bony labyrinth
What is perilymph
Collective name for malleus, incus and stapes
What is ossicles
Six primary kinds of taste sensations that result from the stimulation of the taste buds are
Tough, white outer layer of the eye
What is the sclera
Transparent part of the outer eye layer, the window of the eye
What is the cornea
Another term for eardrum
Tympanic membraine
Taste and smell receptors can be classified as
What is chemoreceptor
Taste buds can be found on much larger structures on the tongue called
What is papillae
Thick jellylike fluid or humor of the eye
What is vitreous
Colored front part of the middle eye layer
What is the iris
Thick clear fluid in the membranous labyrinth
What is the endolymph
Tendon organs and muscle spindles can be classified as
What is proprioceptor
The chemoreceptors responsible for the sense of smell are the
What are olfactory receptors