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Sensations
Smell/Taste
This and That
Hearing
Sight
100
detect changes in the environment and stimulate neurons to send nerve impulses to the brain.
What is Sensory receptors
100
operate together to aid in food selection.
What is Smell and Taste
100
a build-up of aqueous humor causing increased pressure.
What is Glaucoma
100
Another word for the tympanic membrane
What is Eardrum
100
mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and folds back to cover the anterior surface of the eyeball
What is conjunctiva
200
Receptors sensitive to changes in chemical concentration
What is chemoreceptors
200
bipolar neurons with hair-like cilia covering the dendrites. The cilia project into the mucous membrane of the upper nasal cavity.
What is olfactory receptor cells
200
receptors occur along the lateral edges of the tongue.
What is Sour
200
smallest bone in the body
What is Stapes
200
The ability of the lens to adjust shape to facilitate focusing
What is Accommodation
300
is the awareness that occurs when the brain receives sensory impulses.
What is sensation
300
the organs of taste and are located within papillae of the tongue and are scattered throughout the mouth and pharynx
What is Taste buds
300
a thin, pigmented smooth muscle that adjusts the amount of light entering the pupil, a hole in its center.
What is iris
300
an air-filled space housing the auditory ossicles.
What is middle ear (tympanic cavity)
300
produces tears that lubricate and cleanse the eye
What is lacrimal apparatus
400
sensory nerve fibers in the epithelial tissues are associated with itching.
What is Free nerve endings
400
five types of taste cells
What is sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami
400
Chemicals must be dissolved in _____ in order to be tasted
What is Saliva
400
a state of physical balance.
What is Equilibrium
400
fluid-filled hollow sphere with three distinct layers.
What is Eye
500
when visceral pain is felt in another body area, occurs because of the common nerve pathways leading from skin and internal organs.
What is Referred pain
500
receptors responds to certain amino acid derivatives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) and are widespread
What is Umami
500
provide sharp images in bright light and enable us to see in color.
What is Cones
500
What part of the ear carries a message about the sound to the brain?
What is auditory nerve
500
attach to the sclera and move the eye in all directions.
What is extrinsic muscles