Dunn S23 Honors Unit 6 Special Senses Test

_________________ receptors are stimulated by changes in pressure or movement

• Thermoreceptors
• Pain receptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Chemoreceptors

Receptors that are responsible for taste and smell by are called ______________.

• Thermoreceptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Chemoreceptors
• Photoreceptors

The highly contagious bacterial infection known as "pinkeye" is caused by bacterial or viral irritation of the:

• conjunctiva
• cornea
• retina
• cochlea

The fibrous outermost tunic seen anteriorly as the "white of the eye" is the:

• choroid
• sclera
• fovea centralis
• cochlea

Which layer of the eye contains rods and cones:

• sclera
• retina
• optic nerve
• cochlea

The pigmented portion of the eye that has a rounded opening through which light passes is the:

• iris
• lens
• cornea
• cochlea

The gel-like substance that reinforces the eyeball and prevents it from collapsing inward is the:

• aqueous humor
• ciliary body
• vitreous humor
• cytoplasm

What structure of the eye focuses light on the retina:

• iris
• lens
• choroid
• cochlea

The inability to see distant objects is termed "nearsighted" or:

• hyperopia
• myopia
• presbyopia
• blindness

Letter "ae" is referring to...

• lingual tonsil
• epiglottis
• taste bud
• glottis