Chapter 16 Connect
chemoreceptors
______________ are receptors that detect chemicals
optic disc
a lack of photoreceptors in this structure creates the "blind spot"
chemoreceptors
gustatory cells are ___________
gustatory
in a taste bud, the basal cells replace the ____________ cells
A: eyelashes B: lacrimal caruncle C: medial palpebral commissure D: palpebral fissure
match the letter and structure
A: olfactory tract B: cribriform plate C: basal cell D: olfactory receptor cell
match the letter and the structure
A: malleus B: incus C: stapes
match the letter with the structure
tracts
neurons in the olfactory bulb travel through the olfactory ____________ to the brain
1. malleus 2. incus 3. stapes
place the auditory ossicles in the order that they occur from lateral to medial
1. iris 2. ciliary body 3. choroid
place the structures of the vascular tunic in order from anterior to posterior
1. external ear 2. middle ear 3. inner ear
place the three regions of the ear in order from later to medial
basal
taste buds are made of gustatory cells, and _______________ cells
pupil, iris
the black hole in the eye is called the __________ and it is surrounded by the colorful __________
smooth
the ciliary muscles are made of _________ muscle
lens
the suspensory ligaments connect the __________ capsule to the ciliary muscles
air
the tympanic cavity is filled with:
humor
the vitreous body is also called the vitreous ____________
thousands
we have the ability to distinguish one odor among _________ of different ones
auditory tube, eustachian tube, pharyngotympanic tube
what are correct names for the tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?
transmit sound waves to inner ear, amplify sound
what are the functions of the auditory ossicles?
vallate, follate, fungiform, filiform
what are types of papillae?
sclera, cornea
what is a part of the fibrous tunic?
choroid
what is the largest structure of the vascular tunic?
cochlea
what is the name of the "snail-shaped" structure of the inner ear?
posterior cavity
what is the space behind the lens called?
vallate
what type of papillae is largest and least numerous?
contracts, dilates
when light hits the eye, the pupil __________ in bright light or ________ in dim light
ear, skin
where are mechanoreceptors found?
in the neural layer of the retina
where are photoreceptors located?
stapes
which auditory ossicle contacts the oval window?
umami
which taste sensation translates as "delicious flavor" and is perceived as a meaty flavor?