Special Senses

In which surgical procedure are small incisions used to flatten the cornea, thus correcting nearsightedness?

• Radial keratotomy

• Blepharectomy

• Sclerostomy

• Iridectomy

• Irotomy

What gland produces tears?

• lacrimal

• olfactory bulb

• cones

• gustatory cells

Photoreceptors that detect color

• tears

• olfactory bulb

• cones

• gustatory cells

Our sense of static equilibrium is created by the

• vibration of the tympani membrane

• movement of otoliths along hair cells

• sound waves traveling through the cochlea

• stimulation of hair cells in the organ of Corti

The stirrup bone of the middle ear is also called the

• sclera

• stapes

• malleus

• incus

Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the

            eardrum, also known as the

• semicircular canals

• cochlea

• papillae

• tympanic membrane

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• lens
• sclera
• cornea
• iris

The procedure that involves forming an opening between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space for draining of aqueous humor is called:

• paracentesis

• strabotomy.

• enucleation.

• cyclodialysis.

• phacoemulsification.

An unusual intolerance to light is called:

• papilledema.

• photophobia.

• phototropia.

• photosynthesis.

• photopsia.

The CF vitr/o means:

• eye.

• vision.

• pupil.

• vitreous body (of eye).

• vital.