Exam 15: The Special Senses

Select the statement below that is NOT true with regards to the process of light adaptation.

What is the pharyngotympanic tube and what is its purpose?

Explain why your nose runs during and immediately after a good cry.

Explain the role of the endolymph of the semicircular canals in activating the receptors during angular motion.

What is the primary function of cerumen?

The quality of a sound is based on the atmospheric pressure at the time the sound is generated.

In a person who is color-blind, which of the following would you most expect to see?

The structure that allows equalization of the pressure in the middle ear with the atmospheric pressure is the external auditory meatus.

The fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth is called perilymph.

Static equilibrium involves the sensation of linear acceleration as well as changes in head rotation.

Baby Susie's pediatrician notices that one of her eyes rotates outward and that she does not appear to be using it for vision. What is her condition and what does the pediatrician recommend?

Which statement about malnutrition-induced night blindness is most accurate?

Tinnitus, vertigo, and gradual hearing loss typify the disorder called .

As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of Corti), .

A 60-year-old woman is experiencing vertigo. She ignores the symptoms initially, but now her attacks are accompanied by severe nausea and vomiting. Following an attack, she hears a roaring in her ears that causes temporary deafness for some time after. What do you think her problem is, and what is its suspected cause?

Visual inputs to the serve to synchronize biorhythms with natural light and dark.

Tom is a 45-year-old male that has lost his ability to hear high frequency sounds. The most likely explanation for this would be .

The synapse of the olfactory nerves with the mitral cells is called a(n) .

Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the .

The middle ossicle in the ear is the .