UNIT 3: SENSE ORGANS

1. What are sensory receptors?

2. List the five general categories of sensory receptors.

3. Which category of sensory receptors are sensitive to touch, sound, and motion?

Vision
4. Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about the structures of the eye.
a. Light enters the eye through the cornea.
b. The chamber behind the cornea is filled with vitreous humor.
c. The pupil changes in size to let more or less light enter the eye.
d. The lens focuses light on the retina.

5. Is the following sentence true or false? The function of the iris is to adjust the size of the
pupil

6. Where are the photoreceptors located in the eye?

7. What do photoreceptors do?

8. Is the following sentence true or false? Cones are extremely sensitive to light, but they
do not distinguish different colors

9. How do impulses travel from the eyes to the brain?

10. What are the two types of photoreceptors?

11. Label the various parts of the eye below by using the given words
 lens, retina, fovea (yellow spot), pupil, iris, sclera, cornea, ciliary body, choroid layer,
optic nerve
1 6.
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2 7.
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3 8.
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4 9.
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5 10.
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12. What is the name of the tough white protective layer?

13. Why is there also a black layer and which part of the eye provides this black layer?

14. List (in order) structures or substances that light passes through, on its way from the
front to the back:

15. Which parts “bend (eğmek, bükmek)" the light as it passes through them?

16. What is so special about the yellow spot?

17. What cells is the retina composed of, and what are their functions?

18. At the blind spot, what structures are missing, and what is there instead?

19. Match the following parts of the eye to their function and/or description.
 optic nerve, retina, cornea, vitreous humor, iris, lens, pupil, ciliary body, aqueous
humor, sclera
 a. _________________ a white cord on the back of the eye carries messages between
the eye & brain.
b. _______________ this is the tough, white outer coat of the eye that extends
completely around the back & sides of the eye.
c. _______________ a clear covering over the front of the eye that allows light to come
into the eye (preservative often makes this appear cloudy).
d. _______________ round black tissue through the cornea that controls the amount of
light that enters the inner part of the eye (may be colored in humans).
e. ________________ the round opening in the center of the eye that allows light to
enter and whose size is controlled by the iris.
f. _______________ fluid in front the eye that runs out when the eye is cut.
g. _______________ located on the back of the iris that has muscle fibers to change the
shape of the lens.
h. _______________ can be seen through the pupil.
i. _______________ fluid inside the back cavity of the eye behind the lens.
j. _______________ tissue in the back of the eye where light is focused; connects to
the optic nerve.

Hearing and Balance

20. List the two sensory functions of the ear.

21. Label each of the following structures in the drawing of the ear:
 semicircular canals, tympanic membrane, pinna, cochlea, auditory canal
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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22. Is the following sentence true or false? The tympanum (tympanic membrane / eardrum)
sends nerve impulses to the brain

23. Complete the flowchart

Vibrations enter the ear through the ____________
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 The vibrations cause the ______________ to vibrate.
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The vibrations are picked up by three tiny bones, called the_________, ________ and
_________

The last bone transmit the vibrations to the _________ creating pressure waves in the
________
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Tiny hair cells inside the __________ produce nerve impulses that are sent to the brain
through the _____________________

24. What is the role of hair cells in the cochlea?

25. How do the semicircular canals help maintain balance?

Smell and Taste

26. Is the following sentence true or false? Your sense of smell is actually an ability to detect
pressure

27. How does the body detect smell?

28. Is the following sentence true or false? Much of what we commonly call the "taste" of
food and drink is actually smell

The skin

29. The most important function of the skin is ______________

30. List the four functions of the integumentary system (skin).

31. The outer layer of skin is called the _____________

32. Is the following sentence true or false? The inner layer of the epidermis is made up of
dead cells _______________

33. Label the structures of the skin

 sweat gland, dermis, oil gland, epidermis, adipose tissue, hair follicle

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