Sensory System Key Terms Quiz
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A lighted instrument used to examine the ear.
A. Otoscope
B. Ophthalmoscope
C. Ishihara tests
D. Myringotomy
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
A. Rhinitis
B. Pinna
C. Cerumen
D. Nasal septum
Inflammation of the tongue
A. Cerumen
B. Glossitis
C. Rhinitis
D. Vertigo
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
Balance
A. Pinna
B. Equilibrium
C. Vertigo
D. Cerumen
Ear wax
A. Equilibrium
B. Rhinitis
C. Ossicles
D. Cerumen
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 lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye.
A. Ishihara test
B. Myringotomy
C. Otoscope
D. Ophthalmoscope
Projections on the tongue that contain taste buds
A. equilibrium
B. cones
C. ossicles
D. papillae
Cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light.
A. Rods
B. Cones
Color blindness test
A. Stapedectomy
B. Snellen Chart
C. Otoscope
D. Ishihara test
Small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear.
A. Stapes
B. Rods
C. Incus
D. Malleus
Eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity
A. Ishihara test
B. Snellen Eye Chart
C. Stapedectomy
D. Vertigo
Canal that connects middle ear to back of the nose and throat
A. Vitreous humor
B. Aqueous humor
C. Equilibrium
D. Eustachian tube
A small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus.
A. stapes
B. malleus
C. papillae
D. cerumen
To contract or shrink; become smaller
A. Constrict
B. Dilate
Become wider, larger or more open
A. Dilate
B. Constrict
Bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball.
A. Eustachian tube
B. Vitreous humor
C. Nasal septum
D. Orbital cavity
Small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes
A. cones
B. rods
C. incus
D. pinna
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
Surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in ear to drain fluids.
A. Malleus
B. Ossicles
C. Myringotomy
D. Glossitis
External part of the ear; also called the auricle.
A. Incus
B. Pinna
C. Otoscope
D. Papillae
Clear fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye.
A. Aqueous humor
B. Vitreous humor
Three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea.
A. Eustachian tube
B. Rods
C. Ossicles
D. Pinna
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
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