Exam 34: Special Senses

Taste cells with receptors that respond to a savory meaty sensation are called ________.

The ________ in the eye converts light into nerve impulses, which are then transmitted along the optic nerve to the brain.

An abnormal ringing in the ears is called ________.

The area shown at letter A in the figure is the ________, or blind spot, which contains no sensory receptors.

The ______ are responsible for blinking and squinting.

Taste buds are found mostly on the ______ or "bumps" on the tongue.

When educating a patient on maintaining eye safety in the home, patients should be reminded to ____.

At what age should infants begin to babble at people talking to them?

Which of the following defines hearing loss?

Smell receptors send information to the ________ nerves.

The alternative pathway for sound that bypasses the external and middle ears is called bone ________.

The eye sockets, or ________, form a protective shell around the eyes.

Smell receptors and taste cells are both a special type of receptor called a(n) _____.

The ________, a fibrous partition that separates the external ear from the middle ear, is shown at letter F in the figure.

At what age should infants respond to the instruction "No" and quickly turn to the sound of their name?

The three tiny bones called ear ossicles are the malleus, incus, and ________.

Letter A in the figure indicates the pinna, or ________, which is part of the external ear.

The ____ controls the amount of light entering the eye.

Smell receptors are called ________ receptors.

At which age should infants be startled by loud noises and recognize their mother's voice better than others?