Exam 34: Special Senses

Which of the following structures is on the medial aspect of each eye and drains tears into the nose?

The white of the eye, called the ________, is the tough, outermost layer of the eye and covers all except the front of the eye.

The ____ is the area between the semicircular canals and the cochlea that helps detect balance of the body.

-The ________, shown at letter H in the figure, contains hearing receptors, including the organ of Corti.

The ____ is the middle layer of the eye, which contains most of the eye's blood vessels.

Visual accessory organs assist and protect the eyeball and include the orbits, eyebrows, eyelids and eyelashes, conjunctivas, ________ apparatus, and extrinsic eye muscles.

The sclera of the eye gives way to the cornea in an area known as the ________, or corneal-scleral junction.

The membrane indicated by letter G, which separates the middle ear from the inner ear, is the ________.

The clear, circular disk located just posterior to the iris that helps the eye focus is the ________, which is shown at letter F in the figure.

When the tympanic membrane vibrates, it causes the ossicles to vibrate and hit a membrane called the ________.

The ________, also called the anvil, is indicated by letter C in the figure.

The muscle in the eyelid called the ________ is responsible for blinking and squinting.

There are six ____ that function together to move the eyeball.

The flap of skin and cartilage that hangs off the side of the head and collects sound waves is the ________ or pinna.

The ________, shown at letter I in the figure, controls the amount of light that enters the eye.

The ducts that are located on the medial aspect of each eyeball and drain tears into the nose are the _______ ducts.

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

The ____ is a wedge-shaped thickening in the middle layer of the eyeball that controls the shape of the lens.

Which of these is in the posterior chamber of the eye?

The ____ is a transparent area on the front of the eye that allows light to enter the eye.