Special Senses Test

True or False? The lens of the eye focuses images on the cornea.

• True

• False

True or False? The nasolacrimal duct drains tears into the nose.

• True

• False

The structures of the ​ (a)   ear are involved in equilibrium.

• middle
• inner
• outer

________________________ are located on the tongue, the soft palate, and the inner surfaces of the cheeks.

• photoreceptors

• taste buds

• neuroglial cells

• antibodies

In which part of the eye is a person’s eye color shown?

• lens

• aqueous humor

• cornea

• iris

The malleus, incus, and stapes are ____ that transmit the vibratory motion of the eardrum to the fluids of the inner ear.

• nerves

• muscles

• small bones

• tiny blood vessels

Tiny hair cells in the ____ transmit neural impulses to the brain.

• organ of Corti

• tympanic membrane

• semicircular canals

• Eustachian tube

What sense has a person with anosmia lost?

• hearing

• touch

• smell

• taste

What is the medical term for the condition commonly called lazy eye?

• nystagmus

• strabismus

• presbyopia

• amblyopia

Most vitreous floaters are harmless, but they can be a sign of ____.

• retinal detachment

• blepharitis

• dacryocystitis

• glaucoma