Exam 10: Senses

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -General sense organ that responds to pain and temperature

Most of the free nerve endings are found in the epithelial layers of the body.

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -Receptor that responds to light

General sense organs can be found in the highest concentration in

General sense organs are found throughout the body but are most concentrated in the internal organs.

The "farsightedness" of old age is called

Astigmatism is caused by an eyeball that is too elongated.

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -Hole in the eye that lets light in

Much of our sense of taste is actually our sense of smell.

The olfactory receptors

The "blind spot" of the eye is also called the

The external auditory canal connects the throat to the middle ear and can allow the spread of infection from the throat to the middle ear.

The eardrum is

The cells responsible for the sense of taste are the

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -Example of a proprioceptor

There are three kinds of cones,each sensitive to a different color: red,yellow,or blue.

Match each of the following terms with its function or description. -Chemoreceptor for the sense of smell

Describe the functioning of the sense of taste.

This is a functional characteristic of all sense organs

The sense of balance occurs in the