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The ______ consists of a connective tissue matrix containing collagen, elastic fibers, and
proteoglycans, with a layer of stratified squamous epithelium covering the outer surface and a
layer of simple squamous epithelium on the inner surface.

The importance of taste lies in the fact that it allows a person to select _____ in accord with
desires

The wide varieties of detectable odours are actually combinations of a smaller number of
______odours.

4. The _____________collects sound waves and directs them into the external acoustic meatus.

5. Food served at the wrong temperature is perceived as______.

6. The posterior portion of the vascular layer, associated with the sclera, is the_____

Each taste cell has several taste hairs extending from its apex into a tiny opening in the
epithelium called the______

8. ___million olfactory neurons are present within the olfactory epithelium.

9. A slight oscillatory movement of the eyes, called _____ occurs.

10. The ______ interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a louder sound.

11. The _____________ is attached to the medial surface of the tympanic membrane.

Olfactory neurons are ______ neurons with dendrites extending to the epithelial surface of
the nasal cavity.

13. Static balance is associated with the ______ and the saccule of the vestibule.

14. The ______ is a set of fluid-filled chambers medial to the middle ear.

15. ____ is distortion of perception of an external stimulus

______ is associated with the vestibule and is involved in evaluating the position of the head
relative to gravity.

17. The tensor tympani and stapedius muscles are attached to ______ ossicles.

18. The brain interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a ______________sound

19. The term _____ refers to the cochlea of the inner ear, which is involved in hearing

20. Each taste cell has several microvilli, called ______

Airborne odorants become dissolved in the mucus on the surface of the epithelium and bind
to molecules on the membranes of the olfactory hairs called______

The cochlear nerve joins the vestibular nerve to become the_____, which traverses the
internal acoustic meatus and enters the cranial cavity.

_____ neurons are bipolar neurons with dendrites extending to the epithelial surface of the
nasal cavity.

24. How many taste buds do adults have?

The ______ is continuous anteriorly with the ciliary body, which consists of an outer ciliary
ring and an inner group of ciliary processes.

26. The sense of balance, or equilibrium, has two components: _____ and____

27. The external ear is the part extending from the outside of the head to the_____

The inner ear consists of interconnecting, fluid-filled tunnels and chambers within the
temporal bone called the______

The ______ ear is the part extending from the outside of the head to the tympanic membrane,
or eardrum.

30. A small superior part of the nasal cavity is lined with______.

31. _____ is mainly a function of the taste buds in the mouth

32. Sound waves travel relatively slowly in air ____________ m/s

33. The inner ear contains the sensory organs for hearing and______.

34. The auricle collects sound waves and directs them into the external_____________.

35. Deflection of the _____ toward the kinocilium results in depolarization of the hair cell.

36. The term ______ refers to the vestibule of the inner ear, which is involved in balance.

37. The brain interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a _____sound.

38. The ____________and stapedius muscles are attached to auditory ossicles.

Each of the 10,000 taste buds on a person’s tongue consists of three major types of
specialised ______cells

40. The fleshy part of the external ear on the outside of the head is called_____

41. The external and middle ears are involved in ______only

42. Taste is mainly a function of the _____ in the mouth

Swallowing, yawning, chewing, and holding the nose and mouth shut while gently trying to
force air out of the lungs are methods used to open the______

44. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about _____ taste cells.

Each of the 10,000 taste buds on a person’s tongue consists of _______ major types of
specialised epithelial cells

Olfactory neurons are bipolar neurons with _____ extending to the epithelial surface of the
nasal cavity.

The _____________ or loudness, of sound is a function of wave amplitude, or height,
measured in decibels.

48. _____ is the least understood of our senses.

49. ______ can produce strong emotional reactions, memories, and other responses

50. _____ consist of taste cells, basilar cells, and supporting cells.