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When reading a book, you look directly at the page because your vision is sharper in the center. Which specific region of the retina, packed with only cone photoreceptors, is responsible for this?

Match all of the terms with their definitions. All of these came from the teams’ Executive Briefs and were common across all teams’ briefs. 

Which of these nerves exclusively carries sensory information?

When you shift your gaze from a distant whiteboard to your phone screen held close to your face, your eyes automatically adjust to bring the nearby text into sharp focus. Which structure contracts to change the shape of the lens during this near-vision accommodation

As you are eating ice cream, which nerve innervates the muscles that move the structure with the star?

The eyeball is organized into three concentric layers (tunics). The middle layer is highly vascularized. Which group of structures belongs to this vascular layer of the eye?

An anatomy instructor asks the class to sort a list of structures into either the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Which of the following structures correctly belongs in the CNS category?

During a soccer game, Kelsey takes a blow to the outer side of the knee. Afterward, she cannot lift her the dorsal surface of her foot when walking and has lost sensation along the lateral aspect of her leg. Which nerve was damaged at the lateral knee? 

During a pelvic anatomy lab, a student must identify the ligament that connects the ovary to the uterus, tethering it in its normal anatomical position. Which structure is this?

Malik has vertigo (dizziness) when rolling over in bed. Which inner ear structures, responsible for detecting angular and rotational head movements, are most likely damaged?