Unit-L Sensory System

Study Guide

  1. Pam tells you she wears glasses because the front of her eye is uneven. She insists she is neither nearsighted nor farsighted. Pam has a/an:
  2. Peter wears contact lenses to see the chalkboard at school. He probably has an eye disorder called:
  3. What part of the eye is removed during cataract surgery?
  4. An ophthalmoscope is used to examine someone complaining of:
  5. What is the medical term for a tiny abscess at the base of any eyelash?
  6. The treatment of glaucoma can be medical or surgical, and involves a goal of:
  7. A condition in which the lens loses elasticity after the age of 40 is:
  8. Your best friend has pinkeye. What might cause you to “catch” her pinkeye?
  9. Otitis media is usually treated with:
  10. Someone with diplopia would be treated by a/an:
  11. The three small bones located in the middle ear are called the:
  12. The tube that connects the middle ear cavity and the throat is the:
  13. The projections of the tongue that contain taste buds are called:
  14. What structure separates the outer and middle ear?
  15. What is the medical term for the spiral-shaped organ of hearing in the inner ear?
  16. The tympanic membrane is also known as the:
  17. The outer part of the ear is known as the:
  18. The nose connects to what cranial nerve?
  19. The organ of Corti is located within the:
  20. What is the function of cerumen?
  21. The black center In the iris is really a hold called the:
  22. Te eyeball has three coats; the sclera, the choroid, and the:
  23. What clear structure is called the “window of the eye”?
  24. Where on the retina do nerve fivers form the optic nerve?
  25. The conjunctiva is a sac that lines:
  26. The iris is the:
  27. The eye is protected by the:
  28. The white of the eye is called the?
  29. Then anterior chamber of the eye is filled with:
  30. The lens of the eye lies directly behind the:
  31. Why does our nose run when we cry?
  32. The crystalline structure behind the pupil that focuses light rays on the retina is the:
  33. What does the pupil do when exposed to bright light?
  34. Extrinsic eye muscles allow for eye movement, and are attached to the:
  35. The size of the iris and pupil is changed by:
  36. The function of the lens is:
  37. The retina contains visual receptors called:
  38. What is the function of vitreous humor?
  39. What is the function of the lachrymal/lacrimal glands?
  40. In which order is the correct pathway of vision?