Special Senses

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

• Nutrition
• Lubrication
• Protection
• Excretion

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

• Iris
• Pupil
• Sclera
• Retina

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

• Tears
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Aqueous humor
• Mucus

What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?

• Sclera
• Cornea
• Choroid coat
• Conjunctiva

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

• Pupil
• Retina
• Optic nerve
• Lens

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What is the largest structure of the ear?

• Malleus
• Cochlea
• Pinna
• Tympanic membrane

Where would you find cerumen?

• Eustachian tube
• External auditory canal
• Semicircular canals
• Cochlea

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