Exam 10: Special Senses

Loud noise heard for too long will damage your hearing by overstimulating the delicate hair cells of the organ of Corti.

Fill in the missing structures to complete the pathway of vision: Images in light > cornea > ____________________ > lens > light rays are bent or refracted > ____________________ > rods and cones pick up stimulus > optic nerve > optic chiasma > optic tracts > occipital lobe.

The stirrup bone of the middle ear is also called the ____________________.

The change in the number of olfactory neurons as we age increases the detection of warning smells.

Match the condition with its descriptor. -irregular curvature of the cornea or lens