Question | Answer |
The eyeball is also known as | the globe |
the globe keeps it's shape as a result of | PRESSURE |
What is the clear jelly like fluid at the back of the eye called | vitreous humor |
What is the clear fluid in front of the lens called | aqueous humor |
The conjunctiva is kept moist by the fluid produced by what glands | lacrimal glands |
The white of the eye is called | sclera |
The circular muscle and surrounding tissue located behind the cornea is called | the iris |
the opening in the center of the iris that allows light to move to the back of the eye is called | the pupil |
unequal pupil size may indicate serious injury or illness to where | to the brain or eye |
what is the name for taste | gustation |
the large outside portion of the ear, the _____ traps sound waves | auricle |
waves of sound pass through the ____ _____ ___ (ear canal) hitting the ___ ___ (ear drum) Those vibrations are then transmitted to the _____ | external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles |
Vibrations pass to the cochlear duct, through the | oval window |
Movement of the oval window causes fluid within the ______ to vibrate | cochlea |
What system senses movements of the head | kinetic labyrinth system |
Movements of the head cause movement of a fluid inside each ear canal. This fluid is called | endolymph |
What system senses the position of the head realative to gravity or linear acceleration/deceleration | static labyrinth system |
What receptor cells are the first to detect scent | olfactory receptor cells |
The skins touch receptors sense what | pressure, pain, and temperature |
In embryonic life where does the heart and arms originate | in the neck |