Special Senses Anatomy and Physiology

2. The ability of the eye to focus specifically on near objects is called
3. The shell-shaped structure that surrounds the opening of the auditory canal is called?
5. what layer has three regions that can be differentiated into the choroid, ciliary body, and iris.
10. The membranous labyrinth itself contains a thicker fluid called
12. Within the ampulla, a swollen region at the base of each membranous semicircular canal is a receptor region called crista
15. Light entering the eye is focused on the retina by
16. Lacrimal secretions also contain antibodies and also?
17. Long fibers that emerge from the cell body and act as a pathway for carrying electrical signals to other nerve cells are called?
19. Specific cells that respond to chemicals dissolved in saliva are cells
20. The bony labyrinth is filled with a plasma-like fluid called

1. Within the membrane sacs of the vestibule are receptors called?
4. The clear outer layer of the eye is called
6. The outer pigmented layer of the retina consists of pigmented cells that are shaped like?
7. of all the sensory receptors in the body 70% are
8. When the eyes are suddenly exposed to bright light, the pupils immediately constrict, this is a reflex
9. poor visual acuity or inability to focus due to an inflexible lens which can start from the age of 40 is called
11. Elders over age 65 start having gradual loss of hearing, a condition called
13. thick, shiny, white connective tissue, visible anteriorly as the “white of the eye” is the definition of
14. The modified sebaceous glands associated with the edges of the eyelids are glands
18. The optic tract fibers synapse with neurons in the