Question 1

The knee-jerk reflex used by physicians to check nerve response is based on

Accepted Answer

A) muscle spindles. 
B) stretch receptors. 
C) spinal cord synapses. 
D) muscle spindles and stretch receptors. 
E) all of these. 
A) muscle spindles. 
B) stretch receptors. 
C) spinal cord synapses. 
D) muscle spindles and stretch receptors. 
E) all of these.

Question 2

Use the figure above to answer questions 
  
-The oval window is indicated by

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) D. 
D) E. 
E) F. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) D. 
D) E. 
E) F.

Question 3

The dark middle layer of the eye that prevents the scattering of light is the

Accepted Answer

A) fovea. 
B) retina. 
C) sclera. 
D) choroid. 
E) cornea. 
A) fovea. 
B) retina. 
C) sclera. 
D) choroid. 
E) cornea.

Question 4

The ciliary muscle

Accepted Answer

A) controls the eardrum. 
B) controls the shape of the lens to allow focusing. 
C) holds the bones of the middle ear in place. 
D) enables the eyeball to move so that a person may see an object without moving the head. 
E) is responsible for the size of the pupil in different light intensities. 
A) controls the eardrum. 
B) controls the shape of the lens to allow focusing. 
C) holds the bones of the middle ear in place. 
D) enables the eyeball to move so that a person may see an object without moving the head. 
E) is responsible for the size of the pupil in different light intensities.

Question 5

"Perception" differs from "sensation" when referring to a stimulus in

Accepted Answer

A) the type of receptor stimulated. 
B) understanding the significance of the stimulus. 
C) the number of receptors that depolarize. 
D) feeling exactly what is happening at the site. 
E) responding to the stimulus. 
A) the type of receptor stimulated. 
B) understanding the significance of the stimulus. 
C) the number of receptors that depolarize. 
D) feeling exactly what is happening at the site. 
E) responding to the stimulus.

Question 6

Sensory pathways of smell and taste

Accepted Answer

A) begin with chemoreceptors 
B) end up in the cerebral cortex. 
C) reach the limbic system. 
D) are integrated with stored memories. 
E) include all of these. 
A) begin with chemoreceptors 
B) end up in the cerebral cortex. 
C) reach the limbic system. 
D) are integrated with stored memories. 
E) include all of these.

Question 7

Eyes 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

Canadian researchers found that loud noise had which of the following effects on a local songbird?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% reduction in weight gain 
B) 15% fewer offspring 
C) 10% increase in external parasites 
D) 39% more male offspring 
E) none of these 
A) 20% reduction in weight gain 
B) 15% fewer offspring 
C) 10% increase in external parasites 
D) 39% more male offspring 
E) none of these

Question 9

Use the figure above to answer questions 
  
-The tectorial and basilar membranes are located within

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) E. 
E) another unlabeled region of this figure. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) E. 
E) another unlabeled region of this figure.

Question 10

Oceanic noise pollution from commercial shipping

Accepted Answer

A) results from large tankers generating low-frequency sounds. 
B) may frighten whales. 
C) may drown out whales' acoustical signals. 
D) is a dilemma with no solution that is both easy and inexpensive. 
E) includes all of these. 
A) results from large tankers generating low-frequency sounds. 
B) may frighten whales. 
C) may drown out whales' acoustical signals. 
D) is a dilemma with no solution that is both easy and inexpensive. 
E) includes all of these.

Question 11

Rods and cones are located in the

Accepted Answer

A) lens. 
B) cornea. 
C) pupil. 
D) iris. 
E) retina. 
A) lens. 
B) cornea. 
C) pupil. 
D) iris. 
E) retina.

Question 12

The layer of the eye where photoreceptors are located is the

Accepted Answer

A) lens. 
B) cornea. 
C) pupil. 
D) iris. 
E) retina. 
A) lens. 
B) cornea. 
C) pupil. 
D) iris. 
E) retina.

Question 13

Differences in intensity of a stimulus

Accepted Answer

A) affect the wave form of the transmitted excitation. 
B) are encoded by the number of neurons activated. 
C) control the part of the brain that receives the stimulus. 
D) are encoded by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon. 
E) are encoded by the number of neurons activated and by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon. 
A) affect the wave form of the transmitted excitation. 
B) are encoded by the number of neurons activated. 
C) control the part of the brain that receives the stimulus. 
D) are encoded by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon. 
E) are encoded by the number of neurons activated and by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon.

Question 14

The primary somatosensory cortex

Accepted Answer

A) maps the distribution of somatic receptors on the body. 
B) consists of white matter. 
C) contains interneurons. 
D) devotes the largest region to body parts with the greatest sensory acuity. 
E) includes all EXCEPT "consists of white matter." 
A) maps the distribution of somatic receptors on the body. 
B) consists of white matter. 
C) contains interneurons. 
D) devotes the largest region to body parts with the greatest sensory acuity. 
E) includes all EXCEPT "consists of white matter."

Question 15

The repeating units of a compound eye are called

Accepted Answer

A) ocelli. 
B) lenses. 
C) rhabdomeres. 
D) ommatidia. 
E) pupils. 
A) ocelli. 
B) lenses. 
C) rhabdomeres. 
D) ommatidia. 
E) pupils.

Exam 34: Sensory Perception

The knee-jerk reflex used by physicians to check nerve response is based on

Use the figure above to answer questions -The oval window is indicated by

The dark middle layer of the eye that prevents the scattering of light is the

The ciliary muscle

"Perception" differs from "sensation" when referring to a stimulus in

Sensory pathways of smell and taste

Eyes are

Canadian researchers found that loud noise had which of the following effects on a local songbird?

Use the figure above to answer questions -The tectorial and basilar membranes are located within

Oceanic noise pollution from commercial shipping

Rods and cones are located in the

The layer of the eye where photoreceptors are located is the

Differences in intensity of a stimulus

The primary somatosensory cortex

The repeating units of a compound eye are called

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