Sensory System Key Terms Quiz
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Tiny hairs that move mucous and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose.
A. Cilia
B. Cerumen
C. Pinna
D. Papillae
Become wider, larger or more open
A. Dilate
B. Constrict
Ear wax
A. Equilibrium
B. Rhinitis
C. Ossicles
D. Cerumen
To contract or shrink; become smaller
A. Constrict
B. Dilate
Color blindness test
A. Stapedectomy
B. Snellen Chart
C. Otoscope
D. Ishihara test
Jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber.
A. Vitreous humor
B. Aqueous humor
Eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity
A. Ishihara test
B. Snellen Eye Chart
C. Stapedectomy
D. Vertigo
A sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person.
A. Aqueous humor
B. Equilibrium
C. Vertigo
D. Ossicles
A type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision)
A. Rods
B. Cones
A lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye.
A. Ishihara test
B. Myringotomy
C. Otoscope
D. Ophthalmoscope
The bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils.
A. Nasal septum
B. Eustachian tube
C. Ossicles
D. Pinna
Small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear.
A. Stapes
B. Rods
C. Incus
D. Malleus
Cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light.
A. Rods
B. Cones
Projections on the tongue that contain taste buds
A. equilibrium
B. cones
C. ossicles
D. papillae
A lighted instrument used to examine the ear.
A. Otoscope
B. Ophthalmoscope
C. Ishihara tests
D. Myringotomy