Exam 9: Sensory System

The auditory ossicle attached to the tympanic membrane is the malleus.

The region of the basilar membrane near the base of the cochlea vibrates in response to high frequency sound waves.

Tears are produced by the

The photoreceptors for color vision are concentrated in the

Proprioception is

The passageway between the throat and the middle ear is the

Contraction of ciliary muscles causes the lens to flatten for distance vision.

Sensory adaptation to repeated stimuli involves a(n)

Which of the following is INCORRECT about the sense of pain?

What is the term for the structure that rests on the basilar membrane and contains the hair cells for hearing?

In the eye,the first structure that refracts light in the visual pathway is the

What are the two special senses that depend on chemoreceptors?

Special senses

Rods are most numerous in the fovea centralis where vision is sharpest.

The portion of the middle tunic that regulates the amount of light passing to the visual receptors of the eye is the