Biology 2
Human Anatomy & Physiology
1. _________________ secrete a mucus that captures and dissolves airborne
odor molecules.
2. We can distinguish about ___________ different smells.
3. The olfactory bulb and olfactory hairs are connected by __________________.
4. Chemicals (food) must be dissolved in saliva and touch the _______________
for taste to occur.
5. ____________ items are best detected by the back of the tongue.
6. ____________ secrete a salty solution that forms tears.
7. Lacrimal secretion is spread across the eye by the _______________.
8. The white, outer layer of the eye is the __________.
9. Taste is detected by ____________.
10. The clear outside layer in front of the eye is the ______________.
11. Sound travels through the ext. auditory canal and directly strikes
the _____________.
12. Earwax is produced by the _____________ glands.
13. The nerve endings which register light are located in the _____________.
14. The ossicles (ear bones) are located in the _________________.
15. The external ear, made of cartilage, is also known as the _____________.
16. The external auditory canal is about ________ long by _________
in diameter.
17. _____________ pick up color, while ____________ pick up black and
white.
18. The posterior chamber of the eye is filled with a clear, gelatinous
substance known as ______.
19. The ____________________________ focuses light onto the retina.
20. ____________ results when something prevents sound vibrations from
getting to the inner ear.
21. The pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube connects the nasopharynx to
the _____________.
22. Otosclerosis affects the _____________.
23. There are ___________ semicircular canals.
24. Loud noises can cause __________________.
LABEL the eye.
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_____ optic nerve _____ lens _____ ciliary bodies _____ aqueous humor _____ blind spot _____ sclera _____ iris _____ cornea _____ pupil _____ vitreous humor _____ retina _____ choroid |
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Old (longer) version of the test
I. TASTE
1. Taste is detected by ____________.
2. ____________ items are best detected by the back of the tongue.
3. Most of the taste buds are located _______________.
4. Chemicals (food) must be dissolved in saliva and touch the _______________ for taste to occur.
II. SMELL
5. We can distinguish about ___________ different smells.
6. The olfactory bulb is located _______________________.
7. The olfactory bulb and olfactory hairs are connected by __________________.
8. _________________ secrete a mucus that captures and dissolves airborne odor molecules.
III. VISION
9. The __________ help to keep sweat out of the eyes.
10. Lacrimal secretions enter the lacrimal ducts through holes called _________________.
11. Eye movement is controlled by _______________.
12. The small, jerky movements of the eye are called _________________.
13. The white, outer layer of the eye is the __________.
14. The ______________, the middle layer of the posterior of the eye, is dark brown and vascular.
15. The nerve endings which register light are located in the _____________.
16. _____________ pick up color, while ____________ pick up black and white.
17. ____________ secrete a salty solution that forms tears.
18. Lacrimal secretion is spread across the eye by the _______________.
19. Lacrimal secretion flows into the lacrimal sacs and is deposited in the ____________.
20. The retina merges into the optic nerve at the ____________.
21. The clear outside layer in front of the eye is the ______________.
22. The clear, gelatinous material between the cornea and the lens is the _________________.
23. The ____________________________ focuses light onto the retina.
24. The _____________ hold the lens in place and change its shape for proper focusing.
25. ________________ eyes focus objects in front of the retina; it's corrected with a concave lens.
26. ________________ eyes, also known as hyperopic, can be corrected with a convex lens.
27. The posterior chamber of the eye is filled with a clear, gelatinous substance known as ______.
IV. HEARING
28. The external ear, made of cartilage, is also known as the _____________.
29. Earwax is produced by the _____________ glands.
30. Sound travels through the ext. auditory canal and directly strikes the _____________.
31. The _____________, also called the tympanic cavity, is filled with air and lined with mucus.
32. The pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube connects the nasopharynx to the _____________.
33. The ossicles (ear bones) are located in the _________________.
34. The tympanic membrane passes sound vibrations directly to the ______________.
35. The oval window receives sound vibrations directly from the _______________.
36. The central part of the bony labyrinth is the ________________.
37. The organ of Corti is found in the ____________.
38. The external auditory canal is about ________ long by _________ in diameter.
39. Vibrations of cochlear fluid stimulate the ___________, which send nerve impulses to the brain.
40. ____________ results when something prevents sound vibrations from getting to the inner ear.
41. A side effect of some medications can be _________________.
42. Loud noises can cause __________________.
43. Otosclerosis affects the _____________.
44. The equilibrium receptors of the inner ear are called the _________________.
45. The receptors for _________________ are the maculae of the saccule and utricle.
46. The maculae consists of __________________ in an overlying otolithic membrane.
47. Dynamic equilibrium is detected in the _______________.
48. The crista ampullaris consists of hair cells embedded in the jelly-like _____________.
49. _____________ equilibrium results from responding to angular or rotary movement.
50. There are ___________ semicircular canals.