BIO 24 - Chapter 9

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The receptors for vision are located in which part of the ey?

Retina
The receptors for hearing and equilibrium are located in the?

Inner ear
The receptors for touch and pressure are?

Encapsulated nerve ending in the dermis
When holding a pencil, you exeperience the touch of it in the hand. This is an example of?

Projection
Bacterial growth on the front of the eyeball is inhibited by the?

Lysozyme in tears
The lens and cornea have no capillaries and are nourished by the what?

Aqueous humor
The chemoreceptors that detect vaporized chemicals are the?

Olfactory receptors in the upper nasal cavities
The part of a sensory pathway that detects changes is the?

receptor
The shape of the lens of the eye is changed by the?

Ciliary muscle
The pain of a heart attack may be felt in the left shoulder; this is an example of?

Referred pain
Which of these cranial nerves is not involved in movement of the eyball?

Optic nerve
Becoming unaware of a continuing stimulus is called?

Adaptation
The receptors that detect movement of the body are located inthe?

Semicirular canals
The receptors for hearing are part of what?

Organ of Corti
The organ of Corti is within the what?

Cochlea
The visual receptors that detect colors are the?

Cones
The first part of the eye that refracts light rays is the?

Cornea
The receptors for muscle sense are the?

proprioceptors
The muscle sense are proprioceptors that detect what?

Stretching
The receptors for thirst are located in the what?

Hypothalamus
The receptors for thirst is located in the hypotalamus which detects what?

Changes in body water content
The retina is kept in place by what?

Vitreous humor
Keeping dust off the front of the eyeball is a function of the?

eyelids and eyelashes
The size of the pupil is regulated by the?

Iris
The adjustable part of the light refraction pathway is the?

Lens
The part of a sensory pathway that feels the sensation is the what?

Cerebral cortex
The first part of the ear to vibrate with sound waves is the what?

Eardrum
Otoliths that are pulled by gravity and bend hair cells are found in the what?

Utricle and saccule
The eyelids are lined by the?

Conjunctiva
Unconscious muscle sense is used by the ______ to regulate coordination?

Cerebellum
The part of the retina that contains only cones is the?

Fovea
Aqueous humor is reabsorbed into the what?

Canal of Schlemm
The optic nerve is made of what?

Ganglion neurons

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BIO 24 - Chapter 9

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