Med Term Special Senses

The tube that connects the ear to the pharynx

• esophagus

• Eustachian tube

• palatine

• tympanic

The outermost layer of the eye

• conjunctiva

• sclera

• retina

• Choroid coat

the mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the front of the eye

• sclera

• retina

• cornea

• conjunctiva

the colored portion of the eye

• iris

• cornea

• retina

• pupil

the sense of smell is made possible by

• taste receptors

• nasal receptors

• olfactory receptors

• sense receptors

the tongue is a mass of muscle tissue with projections called

• olfactory receptors

• taste buds

• papillae

• villi

sensors of the black and white shades

• cones

• conjunctiva

• rods

• schlera

What is known as the "blind spot"?

• cornea

• optic disc

• optic nerve

• retina

What is the name of the small bones in the ear?

• auricle

• ossicles

• cochlea

• tympanic membrane

What is D?

• external auditory canal

• cochlea

• Eustachian tube

• stapes