
Chapt. 8 Special Senses
Quiz by Nate Ritterbush
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The lacrimal glands are located in the frontal bones, produce a slightly acidic secretion and produce __________________________________
White, fibrous outer layer of the eyeball
Which is not one of the 5 taste sensations
Olfactory receptors are what kind of receptors
Inner layer of the eye wall that contains the visual receptors
The fading of a smell after you have been exposed to it for a period of time is called
What is not one of the special senses
What is the pigmented portion of the eye
Adjustment of lens of the eye for close or distant vision
What is the transparent portion of the eye
Where are the hearing receptors located
What is the difference between rods and cones
What creates a blind spot in our vision
Which is not a sensory receptor (chemorectptors, pain, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors)
What is dynamic equilibrium (maintenance of balance when the head and body are suddenly moved)
Touch, pressure, temperature, and pain are what type of senses
Portion of the inner ear that contains hearing receptors
Structure containing numerous hair cells, which serve as sensory receptors
Which is not an ossicle in the middle ear
What is static equilibrium
Tiny stones made of calcium that respond to gravitational pull
Greatest visual acuity
Hearing cells in the organ of corti are
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How does your nose detect smells