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Taste and smell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The specific receptors for the sense of taste are | Taste buds |
| Long microvilli called ______ prtrude through the taste pore | Gustatory |
| Most olfactory disorders or _____ result from head injuries, nasal cavity inflammation | Anosmias |
| The olfactory nerve conducts the impulses to the _____ of the brain | Olfactory cortex |
| Long cilia called the _____ protrude from the nasal epithelium and are bathed by mucus secreted by underlaying glands | Olfactory hairs |
| _____ are replaced every seven to ten days by Basel cells | Taste buds |
| Modified sebaceous glands associated with the eyelid edges are the _____ glands | Tarsal |
| A delicate membrane lines the eyelids and covers part of the outer surface of the eye ball | Conjunctiva |
| The eyeball is a hollow sphere | Humors |
| The white of the eye | Sclera |
| _____ is an enzyme that destroys bacteria | Lysozyme |
| The pigmented part of the eye | Iris |
| The opening of the eye which light passes is the | Pupil |
| The light sensitive layer of the eye | Retina |
| Rods and cones are called ____ because they respond to light | Photoreceptors |
| The cones allow us to see the details of our world in | Color |
| ______ is common cause of blindness in the elderly | Glaucoma |
| Light entering the eye is focused on the retina by the | Lens |
| The _____ is what most people call the ear the shell shaped structure | Auricle |
| The middle ear or ______ _____ is a small air filled mucosa lined cavity within the temporal bone | Tympanic cavity |
| The three smallest bones in the body are the ____ | Ossicles |
| The excite the hair cells or hearing receptors in the ___ in the inner ear sound wave vibrations must pass through air membranes bone and fluid | Spiral organ of corti |
| The ___ is a cavity of the inner ear resembling a snail shell | Cochlea |
| The inner ear or ___ consists of the cochlea | Bony labyrinth |
| A sensation of spinning caused by increased pressure of the inner ear fluids | Vertigo |
| Hearing loss of any degree | Deafness |
| The receptors for taste and olfaction are classified as | Chemoreceptors |
| The dorsal tongue is covered with small peg like projections or _____ | Papillae |
| The sense of taste depends heavily on stimulation of our ____ receptors by aromas | Olfactory |
| The liking for sugar will satisfy the body's need for ____ | Carbohydrates |
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