Vision, Hearing, & Balance Review

The "blind spot" of the retina, which does not contain photoreceptors but the optic nerve

• optic disc

• central fovea

• macula lutea

• optic chiasm

The ___ gland produces tears.

• sudoriferous

• sebaceous

• lacrimal

• ceruminous

The colored portion of the eyeball is the ____.

• sclera

• iris

• pupil

• conjunctiva

A loss of transparency of the lens is known as ____.

• glaucoma

• trachoma

• cataract

• conjunctivitis

The ability of the lens to change its curvature to focus light is...

• accommodation

• pupillary reflex

• equilibrium

• gustation

The receptors for color vision and bright light are...

• rods

• cones

• bipolar cells

• ganglion cells

The sense of balance and position of the body without movement of the head is called...

• static equilibrium

• dynamic equilibrium

• audition

• accommodation

The hole in the center of the iris is the...

• pupil

• cornea

• sclera

• choroid

Intraocular pressure in the eye is mainly produced by the...

• vitreous body

• aqueous humor

• retina

• conjunctiva

The thin membrane between the external auditory canal and the auditory ossicles is the...

• cochlea

• oval window

• auditory tube

• tympanic membrane