Special Senses Vocab Quiz | The Pennsylvania State University

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Human Anatomy and Physiology Special Senses Vocab Quiz Name: 16 points You may use your Greek and Latin Root Word List for this quiz. No other resources are allowed! Sclera Lacrimal apparatus Optic chiasma Gustatory cells Perilymph Auricle Tympanic membrane Ossicles malleus Stapes Cochlea Aqueous humor Endolymph Otoliths Incus Olfactory receptors Optic chiasma The partial crossover of the nerves leading from the eye to the brain Malleus one of the ear bones. The hammer Perilymph The watery fluid found around the membranous labyrinth of the ear Lacrimal apparatus Parts of the eye that produce tears Incus One of the ear bones. The anvil Tympanic membrane Scientific name for the eardrum Otoliths Small rocks found in the ear, used to detect balance and equlibrium Aqueous humor The watery fluid in the anterior portion of the eye Olfactory receptors cells used to pick up smell stimuli Gustatory cells Cells containing receptors for taste Ossicles Collective name for the three bones in your ear sclera the hard white fibrous outer layer of the eyeball that gives it shape and protection Endolymph Watery fluid found within the membranous labyrinth Cochlea Cavity in the inner ear that looks like a snail shell Auricle Scientific name of what we call "the ear", used for hearing Stapes One of the ear bones. The stirrup

Special Senses Vocab Quiz