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?