Biology 30 Special Senses

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

• lens
• sclera
• cornea
• iris

olfaction involves

• smell

• taste

• hearing

• sight

The white of the eye that provides structure and support is called the

• sclera

• lens

• cornea
• fovea

The anterior chamber of the eye (between the cornea and lens) is filled with 

• aqueous humor
• vitreous humor
• air
• tears

The shape of the lens is regulated by 

• the ciliary body muscles

• the retina
• the choroid
• the cornea

The layer of the eye that transports blood is 

• the ciliary body

• the sclera
• the choroid
• the retina

the point of sharpest visual acuity is the 

• optic nerve
• retina
• fovea
• lens

the boundary between the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye

• iris
• sclera
• choroid

• ciliary body

The point at the back of the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the 

• fovea
• blind spot

• choroid
• tapetum

The part of the nervous system that detects stimuli

• motor neurons

• effector organs

• sensory neurons

• sensory receptors