Exam 16: The Special Senses

Endolymph is made

The ________ links the middle ear to the pharynx and is important in equalizing air pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the ciliary body.

The incus bridges the gap between the stapes connected to the oval window and the malleus connected to the tympanic membrane.

The gel-like structure embedded with the tips of cochlear hair cells is called the

Which of these is true regarding the equilibrium pathway?

Transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid.

The oval window of the ear is connected directly to which passageway?

Which of the following structures in the eye are pigmented?

Filaments of the olfactory nerve synapse with these cells of the olfactory tract.

The cochlear duct lies between two ________-filled chambers known as the scala vestibuli and scala tympani.

The crista ampullaris contains the jellylike ________, in which are embedded hair cells.

Transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers.

Describe the structure of photoreceptor cells and their arrangement within the retina.

In cataracts, the lens becomes cloudy and cannot function normally. What would be a consequence of this?

Light entering the eye passes first to the rod and cone cells, then to bipolar cells, and finally to ganglion cells adjacent to the pigmented retina.

The posterior segment of the eye contains ________ humor.

The three ________ are bony structures involved in the sense of rotational equilibrium.

The stapes attaches to a membrane called the

The otic vesicle changes shape and develops into the ________.