A&P Chapter 15

Information from balance (equilibrium) receptors is processed in __________.

Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________.

Receptors for hearing are located in the ________.

Visible light fits between ________.

Which of the following is true about gustatory receptors?

Information from balance receptors goes directly to the ________.

The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________.

What structure regulates the amount of light passing to the visual receptors of the eye?

Which of the following is true about light and vision?

Which of the following could not be seen as one looks into the eye with an ophthalmoscope?

The first vestiges of eyes in the embryo are called ________.

Farsightedness is more properly called ________.

Which structure is NOT matched with its function?

As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of Corti), ________.

Ear stones.

Connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx.

Separates external acoustic meatus from the middle ear.

Contains utricle and saccule.

Detects linear acceleration.

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?

Theoretically, an individual born without a middle ear would be able to hear by bone conduction with a hearing aid.

Ciliary muscles are a type of skeletal muscle.

The anterior chamber of the eye is filled with vitreous humor.

Chemically sensitive cilia are found in this structure.

Hair cells receptive to changes in static equilibrium are found in this structure.

Hair cells receptive to changes in dynamic equilibrium are found in this structure.

Chemically sensitive microvilli found in this structure.

What structure helps us localize sound?

The fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth is called perilymph.

The photoreceptor cells are sensitive to damage from light.

Which pairing of terms is incorrectly related?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of olfactory receptor cells?

What is the main function of the rods in the eye?

Which of the follow types of neurons are replaced throughout adult life?

Another name for the primary visual cortex is ________.

Aqueous humor forms during capillary filtration in the __________?

How are the olfactory receptors activated?

An essential part of the maculae involved in static equilibrium is (are) the ________.

Dark adaptation ________.

In the visual pathways to the brain, the optic radiations project to the ________.

Which accessory eye structure is NOT correctly matched with its function?

Which of the following is true about photoreceptors?

Visual processing in the thalamus does not contribute significantly to ________.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for something to be tasted?

The tarsal plate of the eyelid ________.

How many ossicles are found in the ear?

Loss of hearing resulting from prolonged exposure to high-intensity sounds.

Can result from the fusion of the auditory ossicles.

A possible side effect of medications such as aspirin.

One of the most common results of otitis media.

Can result from impacted cerumen.

The semicircular canals are adapted to detect static equilibrium.

Houses the spiral organ (of Corti.)

The receptor organ for hearing.

The central part of the bony labyrinth.

A membrane that transmits sound vibrations to the auditory ossicles.

Ordinarily, it is not possible to transplant tissues from one person to another, yet corneas can be transplanted without tissue rejection. This is because the cornea ________.

The first "way station" in the visual pathway from the eye, after there has been partial crossover of the fibers in the optic chiasma, is the ________.

The only special sense not fully functional at birth is the sense of ________.

Ceruminous glands are ________.

As light hits the retina, the first structure the light encounters is a rod or a cone.

There are three layers of neurons in the retina. The axons of which of these neuron layers form the optic nerves?

Odorants must be volatile to be smelled.

As the ciliary muscle relaxes, the suspensory ligaments tighten and stretch the lens, allowing for distance vision.

Sound is generally perceived in the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex.

The receptor for static equilibrium is the ________.

Which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it?

The mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and is reflected over the anterior surface of the eyeball is the conjunctiva.

The cells of the retina in which action potentials are generated are the ________.

The sensory layer of the eye.

The structure most responsible for focusing light rays that enter the eye.

Helps maintain the intraocular pressure; located in the anterior part of the eye

Area of greatest visual acuity.

The bending of light rays is called reflection.

The eye muscle that elevates and turns the eye laterally is the ________.

Conscious perception of vision probably reflects activity in the ________.

Light passes through the following structures in which order?

Select the correct statement about equilibrium.

Which of the following is true of receptors for dynamic equilibrium?

Select the correct statement about olfaction.

A condition that can result from a deficiency of vitamin A.

A condition of deafness that may result from otosclerosis.

An inflammation of the lining of the middle ear.

A condition often leading to blindness due to increased intraocular pressure.

Choose the correctly paired terms.

The blind spot of the eye is where ________.