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Hearing/Balance
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Taste/Smell
100
The eye wall is composed of ___________ tunics
3
100
Photoreceptors for color vision are called _________, while photoreceptors for gray tones are called ________.
Cones, rods
100
The organ of corti senses _____________
Sound/vibrations
100
What kind of taste bud is for a savory flavor?
Umami
100
Chemicals for taste are dissolved in __________
Saliva
200
When you hear "lacrimal", you should think of __________
Tears
200
Why can the cornea be transplanted with less fear of rejection?
No blood supply to cornea
200
What section of the ear (outer, middle, inner) is used for both hearing AND balance?
Inner
200
What do we call the area on our retina that has many cones and allows acute sight?
Fovea centralis
200
The receptors for taste are called _____________ cells
Gustatory
300
The name of the eye accessory that secretes mucus for lubrication.
Conjunctiva
300
Draw something that would be considered biconvex
()
300
What is the job of the pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube? Bonus: give an example of when it can come in handy
Equalize pressure between the outer and middle ear
300
Which humor is behind the lens, aqueous or vitreous?
Vitreous humor
300
Where are the olfactory receptors located?
The roof of the nasal canal
400
Where do the extrinsic eye muscles attach to the eye?
To the outer layer (sclera)
400
What is the role of the ciliary body?
To adjust the lens
400
What transfers sound from the eardrum to the cochlea?
Ossicles (hammer, anvil, stirrup)
400
What organ of the ear is involved with static equilibrium? Dynamic equilibrium?
Vestibule, semicircular canals
400
The chemicals for smell must be _____________ in order to be detected
Dissolved in mucus
500
What two things make up the fibrous tunic?
Sclera, cornea
500
If you can only read the top line on the Snellen eye test chart (70), what does that mean about your vision compared to a normal person's vision?
What you can see at 70 feet is as good as what a normal person can see at only 20 feet away
500
Unequal pressure between the outer and inner ear causes hearing to __________.
Decrease, lessen, muffle, etc.
500
What is the name of the area where the ossicles connect to the bony labyrinth?
Oval window
500
Taste buds are located in three regions of the mouth. What are they?
Tongue, soft palate, cheeks