Anatomy Chapter 09: The Special Senses

What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?

• Nutrition
• Lubrication
• Protection
• Excretion

When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?

• Tears
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Aqueous humor
• Mucus

When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?

• Iris
• Pupil
• Sclera
• Retina

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

• Pupil
• Retina
• Optic nerve
• Lens

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

What statement about the sense of taste is true?

• Taste is influences by the sense of smell
• Taste buds are called lacteals
• There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
• There are two main tastes, sweet and salty

Olfactory receptors can be found:

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

The "color" of someone's eye is actually the color of the ______.

• lens
• sclera
• cornea
• iris

The "bumps" on your tongue are 

• taste buds
• gustatory nerve endings
• papillae
• palpebra