Exam 16: The Nervous System: Pathways and Higher-Order Functions

The transparency of the cornea is due to the presence of air -filled corneal epithelial cells.

Which is true about a retinal detachment?

Describe the structure of photoreceptor cells and their arrangement within the retina.

What structure is handled by an ʺeye bankʺ?

The three are bony structures involved in the sense of rotational equilibrium.

Ringing in the ears, vertigo, and gradual loss of hearing typify the disorder called

Receptors for hearing are located in the

Figure 16.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the structure that contains receptors for rotational acceleration.

Figure 16.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Identify the letter that indicates the structure that is important in equalizing air pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Bony labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule.

Lacrimal fluid is produced by the lacrimal sac in the medial canthus of the eye.

Farsightedness is more properly called

Most of the special sensory receptors are free nerve endings.

The scala vestibuli is adjacent to the round window, whereas the scala tympani is adjacent to the oval window.

The superior oblique muscle turns the eye both laterally and

Melanin-containing layer of the eyeʹs vascular tunic.

The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is the

The cone-filled region of the retina surrounding the fovea centralis is called the macula lutea.

Which of the following membranes is not part of the cochlea?

Which cranial nerve does not innervate the extrinsic eye muscles?