Exam 11: Senses

You are able to touch your nose because of the proprioceptors in your body.

Match each of the following disorders of the eye or ear with its corresponding definition or description. -A chronic ear disease of unknown cause that is characterized by nerve deafness and vertigo

Aqueous humor is found in the anterior chamber of the eye and is constantly replenished by the lacrimal gland.

Match each structure of the ear to its corresponding function or description. -Watery fluid that fills the bony labyrinth

Match each structure of the ear to its corresponding function or description. -Part of the inner ear that is responsible for the sense of balance

Explain myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism and what means are used to correct these vision disorders.

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

If you feel dizzy when you come off of an amusement park ride, it is because your semicircular canals are doing their job.

Give an example of a photoreceptor, a chemoreceptor, a pain receptor, and a mechanoreceptor.

The organ of Corti is the organ of hearing.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of permanent blindness in the elderly.

Match each of the following disorders of the eye or ear with its corresponding definition or description. -"Nearsightedness"

The sense of touch can be considered a

One of the late symptoms of glaucoma is the loss of vision in the center of the visual field, which then progresses out toward the edge of the visual field.

There are more rods in the eye than cones.

Match each structure of the ear to its corresponding function or description. -Structure that separates the outer ear from the middle ear; also called the "eardrum"

People with vision in only one eye would have difficulty driving because of the loss of depth perception.

Match each structure of the eye with its corresponding description or function. -The blind spot, where the optic nerve leaves the eye

A general sense organ can respond to many different stimuli; a special sense organ can respond to only one.

A sense organ that responds to touch is most likely a special sense organ.