Question 1

The extent to which a particular perception is produced is mainly due to the

Accepted Answer

A) sensitivity of the receptors. 
B) speed of nerve transmission. 
C) brain area devoted to interpretation. 
D) transmitter substances at the synapses. 
E) amount of stimulus. 
A) sensitivity of the receptors. 
B) speed of nerve transmission. 
C) brain area devoted to interpretation. 
D) transmitter substances at the synapses. 
E) amount of stimulus.

Question 2

The sense with which amplitude and frequency are detected with some accuracy is

Accepted Answer

A) sight. 
B) hearing. 
C) balance. 
D) taste. 
E) smell. 
A) sight. 
B) hearing. 
C) balance. 
D) taste. 
E) smell.

Question 3

Vertigo

Accepted Answer

A) is a sensation that the world is spinning. 
B) can be caused by an ear infection. 
C) can be caused by a stroke. 
D) can be caused by conflicting visual signals and vestibular signals. 
E) includes all of these. 
A) is a sensation that the world is spinning. 
B) can be caused by an ear infection. 
C) can be caused by a stroke. 
D) can be caused by conflicting visual signals and vestibular signals. 
E) includes all of these.

Question 4

The utricle and saccule are functional parts of the

Accepted Answer

A) eye. 
B) Pacinian corpuscle. 
C) vestibular apparatus. 
D) nasal epithelium. 
E) vomeronasal organ. 
A) eye. 
B) Pacinian corpuscle. 
C) vestibular apparatus. 
D) nasal epithelium. 
E) vomeronasal organ.

Question 5

The organ of Corti is located in the

Accepted Answer

A) brain stem. 
B) inner ear. 
C) abdominal cavity. 
D) middle ear. 
E) semicircular canals. 
A) brain stem. 
B) inner ear. 
C) abdominal cavity. 
D) middle ear. 
E) semicircular canals.

Question 6

The organ of Corti

Accepted Answer

A) functions in the awareness of motion and the sense of equilibrium. 
B) controls the sense of depth perception. 
C) converts sound vibrations into impulses that enable hearing. 
D) secretes cerebrospinal fluid. 
E) detects light energy. 
A) functions in the awareness of motion and the sense of equilibrium. 
B) controls the sense of depth perception. 
C) converts sound vibrations into impulses that enable hearing. 
D) secretes cerebrospinal fluid. 
E) detects light energy.

Question 7

Receptors in the human nose are

Accepted Answer

A) chemoreceptors. 
B) mechanoreceptors. 
C) photoreceptors. 
D) nociceptors. 
E) none of these. 
A) chemoreceptors. 
B) mechanoreceptors. 
C) photoreceptors. 
D) nociceptors. 
E) none of these.

Question 8

Most sensory systems involve

Accepted Answer

A) sensory neurons. 
B) specific nerve pathways. 
C) specialized brain regions. 
D) sensory neurons and specialized brain regions. 
E) all of the above. 
A) sensory neurons. 
B) specific nerve pathways. 
C) specialized brain regions. 
D) sensory neurons and specialized brain regions. 
E) all of the above.

Question 9

The utricle and saccule

Accepted Answer

A) each contain an organ of dynamic equilibrium. 
B) detect rotation of the head. 
C) detect how the head is oriented relative to the ground. 
D) are semicircular canals. 
E) organs use the auditory nerve to send information to the brain. 
A) each contain an organ of dynamic equilibrium. 
B) detect rotation of the head. 
C) detect how the head is oriented relative to the ground. 
D) are semicircular canals. 
E) organs use the auditory nerve to send information to the brain.

Question 10

The above figure shows areas of referred pain that indicate an internal organ is damaged.Which letter corresponds to heart damage?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) none of these 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) none of these

Question 11

Which of the following is false regarding the properties of sound?

Accepted Answer

A) The amplitude of a sound corresponds to loudness. 
B) The frequency of a sound is the number of wave cycles per second. 
C) Every ten-decibel increase in loudness represents a tenfold increase in intensity. 
D) A soft sound has a greater amplitude than a loud sound. 
E) A high note and a low note with the same amplitude are equally loud. 
A) The amplitude of a sound corresponds to loudness. 
B) The frequency of a sound is the number of wave cycles per second. 
C) Every ten-decibel increase in loudness represents a tenfold increase in intensity. 
D) A soft sound has a greater amplitude than a loud sound. 
E) A high note and a low note with the same amplitude are equally loud.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) Some sensory receptors are activated only by chemicals. 
B) Nerve impulses mediating each of the senses are essentially the same. 
C) Sensory neuron activity follows the all-or-none law. 
D) All organisms use the same sense organs to perceive their environments. 
E) All sensory receptors transduce stimulus energy into action potentials. 
A) Some sensory receptors are activated only by chemicals. 
B) Nerve impulses mediating each of the senses are essentially the same. 
C) Sensory neuron activity follows the all-or-none law. 
D) All organisms use the same sense organs to perceive their environments. 
E) All sensory receptors transduce stimulus energy into action potentials.

Question 13

Use the figure above to answer questions 
  
-Bones that amplify sound reaching the eardrum are indicated by

Accepted Answer

A) A and B. 
B) A, B, and C. 
C) B and C. 
D) C and D. 
E) none of these. 
A) A and B. 
B) A, B, and C. 
C) B and C. 
D) C and D. 
E) none of these.

Question 14

Sense receptors for "taste" are variously located

Accepted Answer

A) on insect legs. 
B) on octopus tentacles. 
C) on arthropod antennae. 
D) inside the mouth. 
E) in all of these places. 
A) on insect legs. 
B) on octopus tentacles. 
C) on arthropod antennae. 
D) inside the mouth. 
E) in all of these places.

Question 15

Image formation requires information about __________ visual stimuli in addition to photoreceptors.

Accepted Answer

A) the positions of 
B) the shapes of 
C) the brightness of 
D) the movements of 
E) all of these 
A) the positions of 
B) the shapes of 
C) the brightness of 
D) the movements of 
E) all of these

Question 16

The receptors that detect the amount of salt in an animal's blood are

Accepted Answer

A) mechanoreceptors. 
B) pain receptors. 
C) thermoreceptors. 
D) osmoreceptors. 
E) all EXCEPT "osmoreceptors." 
A) mechanoreceptors. 
B) pain receptors. 
C) thermoreceptors. 
D) osmoreceptors. 
E) all EXCEPT "osmoreceptors."

Question 17

Which of the following is true? The somatic senses

Accepted Answer

A) use receptors near the body surface, in skeletal muscles, and in joints. 
B) reside in certain receptor organs located at a few specific locations. 
C) are exemplified by ears and eyes. 
D) are most highly developed in fishes and amphibians. 
E) include all of these descriptions. 
A) use receptors near the body surface, in skeletal muscles, and in joints. 
B) reside in certain receptor organs located at a few specific locations. 
C) are exemplified by ears and eyes. 
D) are most highly developed in fishes and amphibians. 
E) include all of these descriptions.

Question 18

Female silk moths secrete a pheromone as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) way to gather young when they scatter. 
B) message to stay close to the cocoon. 
C) alarm signal. 
D) sex attractant. 
E) territory marker. 
A) way to gather young when they scatter. 
B) message to stay close to the cocoon. 
C) alarm signal. 
D) sex attractant. 
E) territory marker.

Question 19

Insects have

Accepted Answer

A) simple eyes. 
B) ocelli. 
C) ciliary eyes. 
D) compound eyes. 
E) "camera" eyes. 
A) simple eyes. 
B) ocelli. 
C) ciliary eyes. 
D) compound eyes. 
E) "camera" eyes.

Question 20

What provides the greatest visual acuity (the precise discrimination between adjacent points in space) in the human eye?

Accepted Answer

A) photoreceptors in the sclera 
B) photoreceptors in the fovea 
C) protein filaments in the lens 
D) photoreceptors in the optic nerve 
E) none of these 
A) photoreceptors in the sclera 
B) photoreceptors in the fovea 
C) protein filaments in the lens 
D) photoreceptors in the optic nerve 
E) none of these

Exam 34: Sensory Perception

The extent to which a particular perception is produced is mainly due to the

The sense with which amplitude and frequency are detected with some accuracy is

Vertigo

The utricle and saccule are functional parts of the

The organ of Corti is located in the

The organ of Corti

Receptors in the human nose are

Most sensory systems involve

The utricle and saccule

The above figure shows areas of referred pain that indicate an internal organ is damaged.Which letter corresponds to heart damage?

Which of the following is false regarding the properties of sound?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of sensation?

Use the figure above to answer questions -Bones that amplify sound reaching the eardrum are indicated by

Sense receptors for "taste" are variously located

Image formation requires information about __________ visual stimuli in addition to photoreceptors.

The receptors that detect the amount of salt in an animal's blood are

Which of the following is true? The somatic senses

Female silk moths secrete a pheromone as a(n)

Insects have

What provides the greatest visual acuity (the precise discrimination between adjacent points in space) in the human eye?

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