A&p 1, Ch 15

Front 1

Tarsal glands

Back 1

Accessory glands that produce an oily secretion

Front 2

Sclera

Back 2

The portion of the fibrous layer of the eye that is white and opaque

Front 3

What is the sequence of the normal route for the flow of tears from the eyes into the nasal cavity?

Back 3

Lacrimal gland to the lacrimal canaliculi to the lacrimal sacs to the nasolacrimal ducts

Front 4

Activation of what nervous system causes contraction of the dilator pupillae muscles?

Back 4

Sympathetic nervous system

Front 5

Damage to the medial rectus muscles would probably affect convergence

Back 5

True

Front 6

The phenomenon of dark adaption is best explained by the fact that rods exposed to intense light need time to generate rhodopsin

Back 6

True

Front 7

Blockage of the scleral venous sinus might result in what?

Back 7

Glaucoma

Front 8

Of the neurons in the retina the axons of which of these form the optic nerve?

Back 8

Ganglion cells

Front 9

Nearsightedness is more properly called what?

Back 9

Myopia

Front 10

Which reactions occur when a person looks at a distant object?

Back 10

Pupils dilate, ciliary zonule becomes taught, lenses become less convex

Front 11

The blind spot of the eye is where the optic nerve leaves the eye

Back 11

Also known as optic disc

Front 12

Olfactory tract damage would probably affect what sense?

Back 12

Smell

Front 13

Sensory impulses transmitted over the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves are involved in what sensation?

Back 13

Taste

Front 14

Where are taste buds found?

Back 14

1. Anterior part of the tongue

2. Posterior part of the tongue.

3. Palate

Front 15

How are gustatory epithelial cells stimulated?

Back 15

By Substances in solution

Front 16

Mitral cells

Back 16

Cells in the olfactory bulb that act as local integrators of olfactory inputs

Front 17

Where are olfactory nerve filaments found?

Back 17

Passing through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

Front 18

How does conduction of sound from the middle ear to the internal ear occur?

Back 18

Via vibration of the stapes in the oval window

Front 19

How does the transmission of sound vibrations through the internal ear occur?

Back 19

Chiefly through fluid

Front 20

Spiral organ or organ of Corti

Back 20

1. Sounds of high frequency stimulate hair cells at the basal end

2. The hairs of the receptor cells are embedded in the tectorial membrane

3. The basilar membrane acts as a resonator

Front 21

Pitch is to frequency of sound as loudness is to what?

Back 21

Intensity

Front 22

What is the structure that allows pressure in the middle ear to be equalized with atmospheric pressure

Back 22

Pharyngotympanic tube

Front 23

What is important in maintaining the balance of the body?

Back 23

1. Visual cues

2. Semicircular canals

3. The saccule

4. Proprioceptors

Front 24

Equilibrium receptors that report the position of the head in space relative to the pull of gravity are what?

Back 24

Maculae

Front 25

What are possible causes of conduction deafness?

Back 25

1. Impacted cerumen

2. Middle ear infection

3. Otosclerosis

Front 26

What are the intrinsic eye muscles?

Back 26

Smooth muscles of the iris and ciliary body

Front 27

Otoliths or ear stones are important in equilibrium

Back 27

True

Front 28

Rod's respond to low intensity light and provide night and peripheral vision

Back 28

True

Front 29

Cones are bright light, High discrimination receptors that provide color vision

Back 29

True

Front 30

Anything that must be viewed precisely is focused on the cone rich fovea centralis

Back 30

True