Senses_Biology

The amount of light entering the eye is determined by the size of the

• retina
• cornea
• pupil
• fovea

The cells responsible for color vision in vertebrates are called

• rod cells
• cone cells
• bipolar cells
• cupula cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the

• optic nerve
• transducens nerve
• cornea
• rod and cone cells

The membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear of mammals is called the

• foveal membrane
• basilar membrane
• oval window 
• tympanic membrane

Rod cells and cone cells are located in the

• organ of Corti
• retina
• iris
• cornea

The ear contains ______.

• mechanoreceptors
• photoreceptors
• chemoreceptors
• proprioceptors

The iris __________.

• regulates light entrance through the pupil
• refracts light rays
• absorbs stray light rays
• contains receptors for sight

The ear functions for ___________.

• balance
• hearing
• both balance and hearing

The receptors for hearing and equilibrium are located in the _________ ear.

• inner
• outer
• middle

The small bones located in the middle ear, known collectively as the ossicles, include:

• tympanum, oval and round windows
• pinna, vestibule and eustachian
• malleus, incus, and stapes
• ossicles I, II and III