Exam 15: The Special Senses

Figure 15.1Using Figure 15.1, match the following: -The rocks found in one's head (calcium carbonate crystals) are called .

Figure 15.1Using Figure 15.1, match the following: -Rod.

The receptor for static equilibrium is the .

In the visual pathways to the brain, the optic radiations project to the _.

Figure 15.3Using Figure 15.3, match the following: -After head trauma from an automobile accident, a man has anosmia. Define anosmia. Why is this condition fairly common after such injuries and in cases of severe nasal cavity inflammation?

Figure 15.3Using Figure 15.3, match the following: -Acts as a reflexively activated diaphragm to vary pupil size.

Sour taste receptors are stimulated by hydrogen ions of acidic food substances.

Visual processing in the thalamus does not contribute significantly to .

Which of the following could not be seen as one looks into the eye with an ophthalmoscope?

Ciliary muscles are a type of skeletal muscle.

Figure 15.3Using Figure 15.3, match the following: -Controls lens shape.

Light passes through the entire thickness of the neural layer of the retina to excite the photoreceptors.

The optic disc is the location where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball.

Which of the following is true about light and vision?

Figure 15.1Using Figure 15.1, match the following: -Ganglion cells.

Figure 15.2Using Figure 15.2, match the following: -Taste sensation also involves chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, and .

Without a functioning crista ampullaris, the semicircular canals would not function.

The bending of light rays is called reflection.

Receptors for hearing are located in the .

Figure 15.1Using Figure 15.1, match the following: -Explain the role of the endolymph of the semicircular canals in activating the receptors during angular motion.