Exam 9: The Senses

Being aware of a sensation even after the stimulus has stopped is called:

The fovea differs from the rest of the retina because there are no ____________________ present.

The fovea of the eye:

The receptors that detect motion are located in this part of the ear:

The parts of the eye that refract (focus)light rays are: 1) vitreous humor 2) aqueous humor 3) lens 4) cornea The correct sequence in which light rays pass through them is:

The choroid layer of the eye:

Muscle sense depends on the brain creating a ____________________ of the body.

The photoreceptors that detect the presence of light are the ____________________.

Pain that originates in an internal organ but is felt as cutaneous pain is called ____________________.

The utricle and saccule have receptors called ____________________,which are embedded in a gel with crystals called ____________________.

The cranial nerves that are sensory for the circulatory and respiratory reflexes are the:

Arterial pressoreceptors and chemoreceptors are located in these arteries:

The optic nerve passes through the eyeball at a site called the ____________________.

The cornea of the eye:

The sensory area for the sense of smell is in the ____________________ lobe.

The sensory area for the sense of smell is in the ____ lobes of the cerebrum.

The size of the pupil of the eye is regulated by the ____________________.

The receptors in the retina that detect color are the:

The anterior cavity of the eye contains ____________________ and the posterior cavity contains ____________________.

Constriction of the pupils in bright light is brought about by impulses carried by the ____________________ nerves.