1. Sense organs that monitor muscle contractions and joint movementsare called _______________.

2. Of the two types of pain, which is transmitted by myelinatednerve fibers?

3. _______________ papillae at the rear of the tongue have taste buds sensitiveto bitter chemicals.

4. Axons from the olfactory neurons synapse with the next neurons inthe _______________ of the brain.

5. The pitch of a sound is determined by the _______________ ofvibration.

6. The auditory ossicle attached to the tympanic membrane is the _______________.

7. The transducer for the sense of hearing is a coiled, fluid-filledduct called the _______________.

8. The cupula is a gelatinous membrane that covers the hair cells ofthe _______________.

9. All the organs that produce tears and drain them from the eye arecollectively called the _______________ apparatus.

10. Looking upward without tilting your head employs the _______________ muscles ofthe eyes.

11. If you are walking slowly and then speed up, the accelerationwill be sensed by the _______________ of the inner ear.

12. The _______________ of the ear have V-shaped rows of stereocilia and serve totune the cochlea.

13. The space between the cornea and lens of the eye is filled withfluid called _______________.

14. Rod cells are lacking from an area of the retina called the _______________, and conecells are smallest and most closely spaced here.

15. The absorption of light converts the cis isomer of _______________ to an all-trans isomer.

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