Exam 11: Senses

The part of the body that is least able to distinguish a one-point stimulus from a two-point stimulus is the

The fovea is a small depression in the macula.

What is glaucoma, and what are some of its signs and symptoms?

Which of the following is sometimes called the "window" of the eye?

Match each of the following disorders of the eye or ear with its corresponding definition or description. -Caused by excessive intraocular pressure

If a person has brown eyes, it is because the cornea is brown.

What parts of the body are most and least sensitive to two-point discrimination? Explain your answer.

The last part of the visual pathway exists in the brain, not in the eye.

Give the location and function of the muscle spindles and the Golgi tendon receptors.

Explain why looking directly at something in a very dark room makes what you are looking at more difficult to see.

Match each of the following disorders of the eye or ear with its corresponding definition or description. -Caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens of the eye

Distinguish between a general sense organ and a special sense organ.

The handle of the malleus attaches to the inside of the tympanic membrane and moves when the tympanic membrane vibrates.

The external ear ends at the

If the eyeball is too short from front to back, it causes which of the following conditions?

Astigmatism, myopia, hyperopia, and presbyopia can all be corrected by glasses.

Which condition is also called "night blindness"?

The ear can be considered a special sense that is a mechanoreceptor.

The vitreous body is found in the posterior chamber of the eye.

Which of the following is not a classification of sense organs?