Question 1

Which eye is the best at detecting motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  compound eye 
B)  single-lens eye 
C)  ocellus 
D)  ommatidia 
E)  photoreceptor 
A)  compound eye 
B)  single-lens eye 
C)  ocellus 
D)  ommatidia 
E)  photoreceptor

Question 2

In the dark, when rhodopsin is ____, rods ____ glutamate.

Accepted Answer

A)  active; release 
B)  inactive; inhibit release of 
C)  active; inhibit release of 
D)  inactive; release 
E)  inactive; inhibit synthesis of 
A)  active; release 
B)  inactive; inhibit release of 
C)  active; inhibit release of 
D)  inactive; release 
E)  inactive; inhibit synthesis of

Question 3

Why might you purposely yawn when you descend to land while flying in an airplane?

Accepted Answer

Eustachian tubes protect the tympanic me

Question 4

A sensillum is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a hollow sensory bristle that contains chemoreceptors 
B)  located on the antennae, foot, or mouthparts of aquatic insects 
C)  a specialized olfactory receptor in invertebrates 
D)  common to earthworms, insects, and cnidarians 
E)  a type of taste receptor in vertebrates 
A)  a hollow sensory bristle that contains chemoreceptors 
B)  located on the antennae, foot, or mouthparts of aquatic insects 
C)  a specialized olfactory receptor in invertebrates 
D)  common to earthworms, insects, and cnidarians 
E)  a type of taste receptor in vertebrates

Question 5

If a stimulus is outside the temperature range of the known thermoreceptors, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  no action potential is generated 
B)  a continuous action potential is generated 
C)  the action potential has the highest frequency possible 
D)  the neural signal is perceived as pain 
E)  the neural signal is the same as its closest receptor 
A)  no action potential is generated 
B)  a continuous action potential is generated 
C)  the action potential has the highest frequency possible 
D)  the neural signal is perceived as pain 
E)  the neural signal is the same as its closest receptor

Question 6

What is an otolith?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory hair 
B)  proprioceptor 
C)  small microvilli 
D)  gelatinous structure 
E)  calcium carbonate crystal 
A)  sensory hair 
B)  proprioceptor 
C)  small microvilli 
D)  gelatinous structure 
E)  calcium carbonate crystal

Question 7

Figure 41.9 
-Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Which number identifies the location where the organ of Corti is found?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  10 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
E)  10

Exam 41: Sensory Systems

Which eye is the best at detecting motion?

In the dark, when rhodopsin is ____, rods ____ glutamate.

Why might you purposely yawn when you descend to land while flying in an airplane?

A sensillum is ____.

If a stimulus is outside the temperature range of the known thermoreceptors, ____.

What is an otolith?

Figure 41.9 -Answer the question using the accompanying figure. Which number identifies the location where the organ of Corti is found?

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