Exam 15: The Special Senses

Which of the following correctly differentiates endolymph and perilymph? (Check all that apply.)

Vitreous humor

Damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve will result is complete loss of the sense of taste.

Sara is color blind. Her classmates don't believe her and say that color blindness can only occur in males. Which of the following would explain Sara's inheritance of color blindness best to her classmates?

Which of the following does not contribute to the sense of equilibrium?

Match the structure of the eye with the appropriate description. -Iris

Match the structure of the eye with the appropriate description. -Retina

The outermost tunic of the eyeball is the ________.

Match the structure associated with the eye with the appropriate description. -Bulbar conjunctiva

Identify the structures that receive axons from the vestibular nucleus of medulla. (Check all that apply.)

Which of the following special senses is relayed directly to the cerebral cortex without going to the thalamus?

Color vision

To which of the following substances would the taste buds be most sensitive?

Damage to the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve would result in loss of ________.

The main factor affecting depth of focus is ________.

The utricle and saccule are involved in

When you try to focus on the tip of your nose,

Match the term associated with vision with the appropriate description. -Optic chiasma

Ricky's lenses are very round and his pupils are constricted. Ricky is most likely

The optic disc