Sensory System Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Aqueous humor | clear liquid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye |
| Cerumen | ear wax |
| Cilia | tiny hairs that move mucous and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose |
| Cones | cells within the retina that are responsible for color and vision and function best in bright light |
| Constrict | to contract or shrink; become smaller |
| Dilate | become wider, larger or more open |
| Equilibrium | balance |
| Eustachian tube | canal that connects the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes |
| Glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| Incus | a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes |
| Ishihara test | color blindness test |
| Malleus | a small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus |
| Myringotomy | surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in the ear to drain fluids |
| Nasal septum | the bones and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into two nostrils |
| Ophthalmoscope | a lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye |
| Orbital cavity | bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball |
| Ossicles | three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sound to the cochlea |
| Otoscope | a lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye |
| Papillae | projections on the tongue that contain taste buds |
| Pinna | external part of the ear; also called the auricle |
| Rhinitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose |
| Rods | a type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light only (night vision) |
| Snellen Chart | eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity |
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