Special Senses

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Across
  1. 4. secretion of vitreous fluid
  2. 7. choroid/o
  3. 9. medical physician specialist in eye pathologies
  4. 12. kerat/o
  5. 15. pain receptor
  6. 16. study of the senses
  7. 18. protection
  8. 20. dark circular structure in the center of the eye
  9. 25. specialized nerve endings in your skin respond to pressure, touch, and pain
  10. 28. colored portion of the eye (blue, green, brown, gray, etc.)
  11. 29. chrom/o
  12. 31. a person will see different shades but will not distinguish between red and green
  13. 32. the organ primarily responsible for taste
  14. 33. tough, white, opaque membrane that covers the eyeball
  15. 34. transform optic signals into nerve impulses
  16. 35. auricul/o
  17. 36. loss of ability to feel pain
  18. 37. taste receptors and send signals to this organ
  19. 40. nerves that carry touch sensations to the brain
Down
  1. 1. branch of medicine involving skin and touch receptors
  2. 2. noise in the ears
  3. 3. sense of smell
  4. 5. layer of skin containing touch receptors
  5. 6. blood supply
  6. 8. presby/o
  7. 10. acoust/o
  8. 11. adenoid/o
  9. 13. what sound intensity is measured in
  10. 14. inflammation of the taste buds
  11. 17. sense of taste
  12. 19. the outer layer of the skin
  13. 21. touch sensations associated with heat or cold
  14. 22. tear secretion
  15. 23. inflammation of the tongue
  16. 24. loss of touch sensation
  17. 26. sense of hearing and the involved organs
  18. 27. refraction of light
  19. 30. transmits visual info to the brain
  20. 31. inflammation of the skin
  21. 38. sense responsible for identifying flavors and chemicals
  22. 39. myring/o