Special Senses

vascular layer of the eye located between the sclera and retina

• fovea

• choroid

• pupil

• tear ducts

tympan/o

• temporary

• ear drum

• nostril

• temperature

cartilage wall separating the nostril cavities

• septum

• ethmoid bone

• taste buds

• eustachian tube

separates the nose from the brain and serves as the support structure for the nasal cavity

• ethmoid

• septum

• nostrils

• tympanic membrane

openings found on the nose, which allows air and smells to enter the body

• nostrils

• septum

• ethmoid

• cilia

staped/o

• stapes/stirrup

• warm

• external ear

• tiny hairs

labrynth/o

• liquid

• music

• maze

• cave

small organ composed of tiny canals and spaces which are lined with tiny hairs and filled with liquid

• hyperopia

• fovea

• oval window

• vestibule

spiral shaped structure within the inner ear, which is responsible for transmitting sound vibrations into neural messages for the brain

• cochlea

• vestibule

• auricle

• myopia

thin membrane which separates the external ear from the middle ear and vibrates as sound waves reach it after travelling through the external acoustic meatus

• cornea

• iris

• eustachian tube

• tympanic membrane