Exam 11: The Senses: the Sights and Sounds

The signals from the eye are carried on the cranial nerve known as __________________.

Light passes to the eye through what opening?

____________ is the name given for the distinct taste of glutamates.

Lazy eye is called ____________.

Ciliary muscles surround the lens in the eye.

________ (farsightedness) occurs when the eye cannot focus properly on nearby objects.

The signal is carried from the ear to the brain by the optic nerve.

The sense of smell is called gustatory.

Tactile corpuscles is the name given to the receptors for which sense?

An inflammation of the thin, transparent membrane covering the visible portion of the sclera and lining the inside of the eyelids results in ________.

Continued sensory stimulation causes some sensors to desensitize in an interesting phenomenon called ________.

Follow the path of sound from air to the brain.

The malleus is the outer ear.

The eye receives most of its nourishment from the vessels within the ____________.

________ is caused by increased pressure in the fluid of the eye, which interferes with optic nerve functioning.

A chronic disease of the inner ear marked by a recurring syndrome of vertigo, tinnitus, and progressive hearing loss is called ________.

All of the following are symptoms of otitis media except ________.

Skin is the location of receptors for your sense of _________________.

________ is an inflammation of the inner ear and is usually caused by infections.

Clouding of the eye lens caused by protein clumping is called ________.