Sight and Hearing Vocab

This is the lining of the back of the eye, and contains light-sensitive cells.

• Cochlea

• Lens

• Cornea

• Retina

This is the opening through which light enters the eye.

• Cornea

• Pupil

• Iris

• Retina

This is a condition in which people see distant objects clearly but not nearby objects.

• Nearsightedness

• Farsightedness

• Blindness

• Concave Lens

A flexible structure that focuses light.

• Cornea

• Iris

• Lens

• Pupil

Structures in the inner ear that help your central nervous system maintain your balance.

• Auditory Nerve

• Eardrum

• Cochlea

• Semicircular Canals

The clear tissue that covers the front of the eye.

• Retina

• Cornea

• Lens

• Iris

A circular structure that surrounds the pupil and regulates how much light enters the eye.

• Iris

• Lens

• Cornea

• Pupil

A snail-shaped tube lined with sound receptor cells.

• Stirrup

• Eardrum

• Semicircular Canals

• Cochlea

A condition in which people see nearby objects clearly but not distant objects.

• Farsightedness

• Nearsightedness

• Blindness

• Convex Lens

A membrane that vibrates when sound waves strike it.

• Cochlea

• Eardrum

• Semicircular Canals

• Hammer