Exam 34: Special Senses

-Letter H in the figure indicates the ________, a transparent area on the front of the eye that lets light into the eye.

-The tough, outermost layer of the eye, indicated by the letter E in the figure, is the ________.

The area of the brain that is responsible for interpreting taste sensations is called the _________.

The ________, shown at letter G in the figure, controls the size of the pupil.

One of the smallest bones in the body, the ________ shown at letter B, is shaped like a stirrup.

Which of these is hearing loss due to the aging process?

The posterior chamber of the eyeball is behind the lens and is filled with a very thick, jelly-like fluid called ________ that keeps the retina flat and helps to maintain the shape of the eye.

The gustatory cortex located in the ______ interprets taste sensations.

Parts of the optic nerve fuse together and cross at an x-shaped structure called the ________, located at the base of the brain.

A chemical can stimulate smell receptors for only a limited amount of time because of a process called sensory ________.

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

When the head moves, fluids known as ________ and endolymph in the semicircular canals and vestibule move, activating equilibrium receptors and hearing receptors.