Sensory System Key Terms:

The canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat is...

Three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea

What are 1. The external part of the ear; also called auricle 2. Projections on the tongue that contain taste buds

What is the cerumen?

A small stirrup-shape bone that transmits sound vibrations to the oval window of the ear is...

A small anvil shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes is...

What does the term "dilate" mean?

The term "constrict" means...

What is the malleus?

What is the aqueous humor?

A surgical opening made in the plasma membrane is called a myringotomy

What is a jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber?

Bony cavity in the skull that house and protects the eyeball

1. An eye chart that can be used to measure visual activity 2. A lighted instrument for inspecting the retina

The nasal septum is the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into two nostrils.

What is a stapedectomy?

What are cilia?

Glossitis is...

A sensation of spinning dizziness, as the surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person is...

A type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision

A small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibrations to the mucus is the malleus

A lighted instrument used to examine the ear

The inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose

What is the Ishihara test?

What does the term "equilibrium" mean?