Review of the Special Senses

What is the structure of the eye that controls the amount of light that enters the eye?

• pupil

• iris

• lens

• sclera

What structure in brain receives stimulus from the olfactory nerve?

• conchae

• microvilli

• olfactory bulb

• sinus cavity

What term refers to the white part of the eyes?

• sclera

• iris

• vitreous humor

• retina

What is the covering of the eye that allows light to enter it?

• retina

• vitreous humor

• aqueous humor

• cornea

When a person suffers from myopia, what do they have a difficulty seeing?

• things far away

• things that are near

• things that are small

• things that are large

What is another name for tympanic membrane?

• esophagus

• eardrum

• ear wax

• auditory tube

What does the semicircular canals help with?

• transferring soundwaves

• balancing air pressure

• maintaining balance and equilibrium

• sending stimulii to brain

What term refers to the anvil, stapes and hammer?

• auditory canals

• pinna

• semicircular canals

• ossicles

What is the cell inside a taste bud that collects the stimulus and passes to a nerve?

• gustatory cell

• basal cell

• microvilli

• papillae

When metal ions such as sodium are in foods, what taste will it trigger?

• sweet

• bitter

• umami

• salty