Question 1

Which of the following correctly describes receptors in the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini endings, and Krause end bulbs detect pain. 
B)  Meissner corpuscles and Merkel disks detect fine touch. 
C)  One type of nerve cell detects both hot and cold. 
D)  All receptor types are spread uniformly throughout dermal tissue. 
E)  Temperature receptors are free nerve endings in the dermis. 
A)  Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini endings, and Krause end bulbs detect pain. 
B)  Meissner corpuscles and Merkel disks detect fine touch. 
C)  One type of nerve cell detects both hot and cold. 
D)  All receptor types are spread uniformly throughout dermal tissue. 
E)  Temperature receptors are free nerve endings in the dermis.

Question 2

Deafness due to injury to the auditory center of the brain could be alleviated by the use of a hearing aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the location of the sensory receptors associated with the sense of smell?

Accepted Answer

A)  roof of the nasal cavity 
B)  tongue 
C)  back of the pharynx 
D)  inferior portion of the nasal cavity 
E)  frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere 
A)  roof of the nasal cavity 
B)  tongue 
C)  back of the pharynx 
D)  inferior portion of the nasal cavity 
E)  frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere

Question 4

List the function of the sclera, ciliary body, pupil, rods and optic nerve.

Accepted Answer

The sclera protects and supports the eye

Question 5

Vertigo would most likely result from

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous stimulation of the tympanic membrane. 
B)  bipolar cells stimulating the retina. 
C)  the formation of particles in the semicircular canals. 
D)  increased vibrations in the basilar membrane. 
E)  lack of red or green cones. 
A)  continuous stimulation of the tympanic membrane. 
B)  bipolar cells stimulating the retina. 
C)  the formation of particles in the semicircular canals. 
D)  increased vibrations in the basilar membrane. 
E)  lack of red or green cones.

Question 6

When a stimulus is continuous but we no longer respond to it, the process is called

Accepted Answer

A)  integration. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  somatic sensing. 
D)  countersensation. 
E)  sensory adaptation. 
A)  integration. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  somatic sensing. 
D)  countersensation. 
E)  sensory adaptation.

Question 7

When you look at an image, it is inverted on the back of the retina and yet appears right-side-up when we perceive it. What part of the body is responsible for inverting the image?

Accepted Answer

A)  the retina 
B)  the rods and cones 
C)  the optic nerve 
D)  the brain 
E)  the lens 
A)  the retina 
B)  the rods and cones 
C)  the optic nerve 
D)  the brain 
E)  the lens

Exam 18: Senses

Which of the following correctly describes receptors in the skin?

Deafness due to injury to the auditory center of the brain could be alleviated by the use of a hearing aid.

What is the location of the sensory receptors associated with the sense of smell?

List the function of the sclera, ciliary body, pupil, rods and optic nerve.

Vertigo would most likely result from

When a stimulus is continuous but we no longer respond to it, the process is called

When you look at an image, it is inverted on the back of the retina and yet appears right-side-up when we perceive it. What part of the body is responsible for inverting the image?

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