Lab Handout 13: Special Senses

The choroid of the eye will appear _____ with _____.

Dark; vessels

The suspensory ligaments help hold the _____ in place.

Lens

The anterior cavity is found in front of the _____ and is filled with _____.

Lens; aqueous humor

The posterior cavity is found behind the _____ and is filled with _____.

Lens; vitreous humor

The retina is the _____ layer of the eye and will appear _____ on the models.

Innermost; beige

The ora serrata represents the edge of the _____.

Ciliary body

All of the rectus muscles on the eye will be relatively _____, while the oblique muscles will be relatively _____.

Straight; angled

The inferior oblique runs _____ to _____, which can help you distinguish between the left and right eye.

Lateral; medial

The malleus is directly attached to the _____.

Tympanic membrane

The vestibule represents the base of the _____.

Semicircular canal

The scala vestibuli is found _____ the vestibular membrane.

Above

The scala media is found _____ the vestibular membrane.

Below

The tectorial membrane is found _____ the vestibular membrane.

Below

The basilar membrane represents the _____ of the hair cells in the ear and is found _____ the scala tympani.

Base; above

The spiral organ spans the _____ to the _____.

Tectorial membrane; basilar membrane

Filiform papillae are found along the _____ of the tongue and will be more _____.

Midline; pointy

Fungiform papillae are found along the _____ of the tongue and will be more _____.

Side; rounded

Vallate papillae look like _____ towards the _____ of the tongue.

Mushroom caps; back

Tactile corpuscles are relatively _____ corpuscles.

Smaller

Pacinian corpuscles look like the mid-section of an _____.

Onion