Ch.9 Somatic and Special Senses
Which of the following cranial nerves is not involved in conveying taste signals to the brain?
CN V (trigeminal)
The middle, pigmented layer of the eye is the___.
Choroid
Ocular cones are concentrated in what part of the eye?
Fovea centralis
Tears are produced in the ___.
Lacrimal Gland
Which of the following muscles is not one of the eye muscles?
Lateral oblique
The ossicle of the ear that is in contact with the tympanic membrane is the
Malleus
The "blind spot" is also called the___.
Optic disk
An analgesic is used to treat
Pain
What is the medical name for the organ of hearing on either side of your head?
Pinna
Which of the following senses is a general sense?
Proprioception
If you hold your arm motionless in the air, which receptors are most important in informing you of your hand position?
Proprioceptors
Cerumen is
The waxy secretion of glands in the auditory canal
The medical term for the eardrum is the:
Tympanic membrane
The iris is part of the______
Vascular tunic
The VIIIth cranial nerve is named the:
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
The receptors for vision are the ___.
rods and cones
The eye muscle that circles the bottom part of the eyeball is the ___.
Inferior Oblique
A ray of light hitting the eye follows which of the following pathways?
Cornea>aqueous humor>iris>lens>vitreous humor>retina
If you had to find a crista ampullaris, where would you look?
In the semicircular canals
Rhodopsin is the pigment found in the ___.
Rods
Olfactory epithelium is involved in the sense of ____.
Smell
The semicircular canals detect ___.
Spinning movements
In what sensory modality are axon dendrites suspended in a mucus layer?
Taste
Which of the following senses is a special sense?
Taste
Tightening of the suspensory ligaments of the eye causes
The lens to flatten