3.5.3 Eye & Ear FMQuiz Homework

Name: ______

Q. What is the function of the semi-circular canals?

A. ______

Q. What is the function of the cochlea?

A. ______

Q. What is connected to the middle ear by the Eustachian tube?

A. ______

Q. What surrounds the bones in the middle ear?

A. ______

Q. Name two sense organs, other than the ear and the eye, in the human body.

A. ______

Q. What is the function of the lens of the eye?

A. ______

Q. What is the function of the retina of the eye?

A. ______

Q. Outline the role of the suspensory ligaments in vision.

A. ______

Q. Outline the role of the cones in vision.

A. ______

Q. Outline the role of the optic nerve in vision.

A. ______

Q. Outline the role of the brain in vision.

A. ______

Q. Explain how the iris works.

A. ______

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Q. Suggest a reason why two eyes are better than one.

A. ______

Q. In which part of the ear are nerve impulses generated?

A. ______

Q. In which part of the eye are nerve impulses generated?

A. ______

Q. Suggest one way by which the ear may be protected.

A. ______

Q. The hammer (malleus) is a very small bone located in the ...

A. ______

Q. Which is present in the middle ear, gas or liquid?

A. ______

Q. In which part of the eye would you find rods and cones?

A. ______

Q. What is the function of the Eustachian tube?

A. ______

Q. TRUE or FALSE. The semi-circular canals in the ear are involved in balance.

A. ______

Q. Name the coloured part of the eye.

A. ______

Q. What is the function of the pupil in the eye?

A. ______

Q. Name the type of chemical that carries messages between two neurons.

A. ______

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