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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The part of the nervous system that detects a stimulus is the | receptor |
| The bending of light rays as they pass from air to uid is called | refraction |
| Nerve impulses are carried from the ear to the brain by the ______ nerve. | vestibulocochlear |
| A receptor that senses knee joint position is a _ | proprioceptor |
| A receptor’s ability to decrease its sensitivity to a con-tinuous stimulus is called | sensory adaptation |
| Contains ciliated receptors sensitive to vibration | spiral organ |
| Contains receptors sensitive to light | retina |
| An equilibrium receptor | macula |
| A touch receptor | tactile corpuscle |
| A pain receptor | free nerve ending |
| Which sense is not categorized as special | pain |
| From superficial to deep, what is the order of the eyeball's tunics | fibrous, vascular, nervous |
| Which eye structure is most responsible for light refraction | cornea |
| Which nerve carries sensory signals from the retina | optic nerve |
| What do receptors in the vestibule sense | acceleration |
| Which receptor responds to light | photoreceptor |
| Which relates to the sense of touch | tactile |
| What process alters the lens' shape to allow for near or far vision | accommodation |
| Which secretion is involved in the process of lacrimation | tears |
| which bone is in contact with the tympanic membrane | malleus |
| which is the transparent part of the fibrous tunic | cornea |
| Which is the receptor for hearing | sprial organ |
| which structure detects temperature | free nerve ending |
| which is a component of the eye's vascular tunic | choroid |
| which structure is involved in sensing gravity | otoliths |
| The glands that secrete earwax are called | ceruminous glands |
| the receptors that aid in judging position and changes in location of body parts are | proprioceptors |
| The sense of position is partially governed by equilibrium receptors in the internal ear including two small chambers inthe vestibule and the three | semicircular canals |
| The ciliated cells that function in hearing and equilibrium are called | hair cells |
| The nervous tunic of the eye is the | retina |
| the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens are called | ciliary muscles |
| The lens of the eye adjustes for | near or distant vision |
| Rhodopsin is the _____ _______ in the retina | rod pigment |
| The ____ ____ carries visual impulses to the brain from the rods and cones | Optic nerve |
| _____ contains light-sensitive receptors | Retina |
| The ___________ lines the inner surface of the eyelids | conjunctiva |
| Rods and cones are located in the | Retina |
| One of the three small bones of the middle ear | Ossicle |
| _____ aids in refraction | Cornea |
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