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Special Senses Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are receptors sensitive to various chemicals in solution.

a)

cerumen

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

palpebrae

d)

olfactory

2.

Small bone of inner ear also known as the stirrup.

a)

stapes

b)

auricle

c)

incus

d)

malleus

3.

This term means smell

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

gustation

c)

olfactory

d)

palpebrae

4.

The spot on the retina that contains no rods or cones. The place of attachment for the optic nerve.

a)

lobule

b)

blind spot

c)

auricle

d)

conjunctiva

5.

Another name for the eardrum.

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

vitreous humor

c)

palpebrae

d)

lacrimal gland

6.

The jelly-like fluid that keeps the correct pressure inside the eyeball.

a)

conjunctiva

b)

cerumen

c)

aqueous humor

d)

vitreous humor

7.

Structure in the eyes that produce tears.

a)

retina

b)

cerumen

c)

lacrimal gland

d)

lobule

8.

Peg-like projections on the tongue.

a)

papillae

b)

cones

c)

taste buds

d)

palpebrae

9.

Small bone of the inner ear also known as the anvil.

a)

incus

b)

stapes

c)

malleus

d)

auricle

10.

Small bone of the inner ear also known as the hammer.

a)

stapes

b)

incus

c)

malleus

d)

auricle

11.

Another name for eyelids.

a)

taste buds

b)

palpebrae

c)

papillae

d)

lobule

12.

This is the transparent mucous membrane covering the eye.

a)

conjunctiva

b)

cerumen

c)

lens

d)

chemoreceptors

13.

Sensory receptor organs for taste.

a)

papillae

b)

palpebrae

c)

olfactory

d)

taste buds

14.

Dim light and peripheral vision receptors for the eye.

a)

lens

b)

cones

c)

rods

d)

retina

15.

Biconvex transparent structure that can change shape to allow for precise focusing of light on the retina.

a)

lens

b)

auricle

c)

palpebrae

d)

conjunctiva

16.

Receptors in the eye that allow us to see color.

a)

stapes

b)

cones

c)

rods

d)

lobule

17.

The reflective lining that lines the back of the eyeball.

a)

retina

b)

conjunctiva

c)

blind spot

d)

auricle

18.

The outer ear structure.

a)

malleus

b)

lobule

c)

auricle

d)

cerumen

19.

Another name for earwax.

a)

vitreous humor

b)

cerumen

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

lobule

20.

Another name for the earlobe.

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

lobule

c)

auricle

d)

cerumen