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 |