Question | Answer |
The vitreous body... | helps to stabilize the eye and give physical support to the retina. |
The frequency of a sound is indicated to the nervous system by the... | region of the organ of Corti that is stimulated. |
When viewing an object close to you, your lens should be more... | rounded |
Damage to the fovea of the eye would interfere with the ability to... | see color |
The sense of hearing is provided by receptors of the... | inner ear |
Night blindness can be treated by administering... | vitamin A |
The pigmented portion of the eye is the... | iris |
The central opening in the eye through which light passes is the... | pupil |
What we perceive as the pitch of a sound is our sensory response to its... | frequency |
The structure that separates the cochlear duct from the tympanic duct is the... | basilar membrane |
The lens focuses light on the photoreceptor cells by... | changing shape |
The three different types of cones, each one sensitive to a different color wavelength of light, are... | red, blue, and green |
An area of the retina that contains only cones and is the site of sharpest vision is the... | fovea |
A blind spot in the retina occurs where... | the optic nerve attaches to the retina |
Sound waves are converted into mechanical movements by the... | tympanic membrane |
A structure that allows the middle ear to communicate with the nasopharynx is the... | auditory tube |
The basic receptors in the inner ear are the... | hair cells |
The structure that overlies the organ of Corti is the... | tectorial membrane |
The ciliary muscle helps to... | control the shape of the lens. |