Special Senses

When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:

• Pupil
• Retina
• Optic nerve
• Lens

If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:

• Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
• Maintain your sense of balance
• Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
• Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum

Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?

• Organ of Corti
• Cochlea
• Stapes
• Tympanic membrane

What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?

• Vestibule
• Cochlea
• Organ of Corti
• Semicircular canals

Olfactory receptors can be found:

• on the tongue
• in the nose
• in the ear
• in the skin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:

• auditory nerve damage
• an infection in the semicircular canals
• a ruptured tympanic membrane
• damage to the cochlea

The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the

• cochlea
• otoliths
• semicircular canals
• ossicles

What is this?

• Cochlea
• Vestibule 
• Semicircular Canals

The type of receptor that detects substances dissolved in fluids (important in smell and taste)

• chemoreceptor
• photoreceptor
• mechanoreceptor
• tastebud

smell, taste, vision, equilibrium, and hearing

• special senses
• somatic senses
• thermoreceptors
• chemoreceptors