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An infection in the middle ear
What is otitis media?
An increase in pressure inside the eye
What is Glaucoma?
The inner ear is responsible for
What is the sense of hearing and equilibrium?
Hole in the eye that lets light in
What is the pupil?
Colored part of the eye
What is the Iris?
The vitreous humor is found here
What is the posterior chamber?
The "farsightedness" of old age
What is presbyopia?
Long-time exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight may cause the lens to become hard, lose its transparency, and become “milky” in appearance. This condition is called a
What is a cataract?
Sometimes called the window of the eye
What is the cornea?
White of the eye
What is the Sclera?
Another term for the eardrum
What is the Tympanic membrane?
The sense of taste is classified as a
What is a chemoreceptor?
This is where the stapes rests against the oval window
What is the middle ear?
Layer of the eye that keeps light from scattering in the eye
What is the Choroid?
Structures in the retina that are able to respond to color
What is Cones?
This is where Endolymph is located.
What is the vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea?
Scattered throughout the central portion of the retina, these three types of ________ allow us to distinguish between different colors (red, green, or blue) in bright light.
What are cones?
The Golgi tendon receptors can be classified as
What is Proprioceptors?
Innermost layer of the eye
What is the Retina?
Structures in the retina that respond in dim light
What is Rods?
These sensations are generated by a special sense organ
The six primary taste sensations are
What is sweet, salty, bitter, sour, metallic, and umami?
These sensations are generated by a general sense organ
What is pain, touch, pressure, temperature, and proprioception?
Mucous membrane covering part of the sclera
What is the conjunctiva?
Structure that is changed in shape by ciliary muscles to facilitate focus of light
What is the Lens?