Question 1

The transparent anterior portion of the eye is the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) cornea 
B) sclera 
C) iris 
D) ciliary body 
E) fovea ​ 
A) cornea 
B) sclera 
C) iris 
D) ciliary body 
E) fovea ​

Question 2

The visual deficit related to a misshapen cornea is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) red-green color blindness 
B) astigmatism 
C) hyperopia 
D) myopia 
E) cataracts ​ 
A) red-green color blindness 
B) astigmatism 
C) hyperopia 
D) myopia 
E) cataracts ​

Question 3

Which inner ear structure determines pitch selection? ​

Accepted Answer

A) tectorial membrane 
B) ear drum 
C) scala tympani 
D) middle ear bone 
E) basilar membrane ​ 
A) tectorial membrane 
B) ear drum 
C) scala tympani 
D) middle ear bone 
E) basilar membrane ​

Question 4

Which receptor is involved in detecting changes in body position? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Pacinian corpuscle 
B) free nerve endings 
C) muscle spindle 
D) Merkel's discs 
E) Meissner's corpuscle ​ 
A) Pacinian corpuscle 
B) free nerve endings 
C) muscle spindle 
D) Merkel's discs 
E) Meissner's corpuscle ​

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: eardrum 
connected to scala vestibuli 
serves as a release valve 
carries auditory information away from ear 
frequency selection 
houses the organ of Corti 
connects middle ear to pharynx 
connected directly to eardrum 
hair cell cilia embedded within 
auditory cells

Accepted Answer

The Answer of basilar membrane and tympanic membrane and Eustachian is...

Question 6

Which body part is most sensitive to somatosensory stimuli? ​

Accepted Answer

A) arm 
B) palm of hand 
C) cheeks 
D) back of hand 
E) tip of tongue ​ 
A) arm 
B) palm of hand 
C) cheeks 
D) back of hand 
E) tip of tongue ​

Question 7

Night blindness results from a deficiency in ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) rhodamine 
B) cytochromes 
C) phytochromes 
D) retinal 
E) vitamin A ​ 
A) rhodamine 
B) cytochromes 
C) phytochromes 
D) retinal 
E) vitamin A ​

Question 8

As sound waves begin at the oval window the pressure wave next travels in the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) middle ear 
B) semicircular canals 
C) cochlear duct 
D) scala tympani 
E) scala vestibuli 
A) middle ear 
B) semicircular canals 
C) cochlear duct 
D) scala tympani 
E) scala vestibuli

Question 9

Resting on top of the basilar membrane is the ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) organ of Corti 
B) semicircular canals 
C) cochlear duct 
D) scala tympani 
E) scala vestibuli ​ 
A) organ of Corti 
B) semicircular canals 
C) cochlear duct 
D) scala tympani 
E) scala vestibuli ​

Question 10

The understanding of the significance of a stimulus is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) perception 
E) action potential 
A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) perception 
E) action potential

Question 11

Children with short Eustachian tubes are susceptible to ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) otitis media 
B) tinnitus 
C) congenital deafness 
D) vertigo 
E) nerve deafness ​ 
A) otitis media 
B) tinnitus 
C) congenital deafness 
D) vertigo 
E) nerve deafness ​

Question 12

Match between columns
                        Premises: cancer of the retina 
eye is too short 
increased aqueous humor pressure 
lens is too strong 
uneven cornea 
loss of cells in retina producing blind spot 
inflammation of membrane covering the sclera 
lens becomes cloudy 
cancer of the choroid layer

Accepted Answer

The Answer of malignant melanoma and conjunctivitis and hyperopia and is...

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of both taste and smell receptors? ​

Accepted Answer

A) respond to airborne chemicals 
B) receptors constantly replaced 
C) information passes through thalamus 
D) perception occurs in cerebral cortex 
E) information integrated with emotional states ​ 
A) respond to airborne chemicals 
B) receptors constantly replaced 
C) information passes through thalamus 
D) perception occurs in cerebral cortex 
E) information integrated with emotional states ​

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: connected directly to oval window 
pain receptor 
light touch 
deep pressure and vibrations 
pressure and touch 
steady touch 
body position

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Meissner's corpuscle and Merkel's disc and Ruffini is...

Question 15

The most common inherited visual abnormality is ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) red-green color blindness 
B) astigmatism 
C) hyperopia 
D) myopia 
E) cataracts ​ 
A) red-green color blindness 
B) astigmatism 
C) hyperopia 
D) myopia 
E) cataracts ​

Question 16

Spinal cord neurons processing pain information release ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) substance P 
B) bradykinins 
C) prostaglandins 
D) histamine 
E) acetylcholine ​ 
A) substance P 
B) bradykinins 
C) prostaglandins 
D) histamine 
E) acetylcholine ​

Question 17

Which term refers to a form of energy that activates receptor endings of sensory neurons?

Accepted Answer

A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) stimulus 
E) action potential 
A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) stimulus 
E) action potential

Question 18

Taste buds ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) interact directly with taste stimuli 
B) are found on the tip of the tongue 
C) send axons directly to the cerebral cortex 
D) house cells that contain axons 
E) contain taste receptor cells ​ 
A) interact directly with taste stimuli 
B) are found on the tip of the tongue 
C) send axons directly to the cerebral cortex 
D) house cells that contain axons 
E) contain taste receptor cells ​

Question 19

The conscious awareness of a stimulus is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) perception 
E) action potential 
A) threshold 
B) sensation 
C) transduction 
D) perception 
E) action potential

Question 20

Which of the following cells are NOT part of the retina? ​

Accepted Answer

A) amacrine cells 
B) horizontal cells 
C) bipolar cells 
D) vertical cells 
E) ganglion cells ​ 
A) amacrine cells 
B) horizontal cells 
C) bipolar cells 
D) vertical cells 
E) ganglion cells ​

Exam 14: Sensory Systems

The transparent anterior portion of the eye is the ____. ​

The visual deficit related to a misshapen cornea is ____. ​

Which inner ear structure determines pitch selection? ​

Which receptor is involved in detecting changes in body position? ​

Which body part is most sensitive to somatosensory stimuli? ​

Night blindness results from a deficiency in ____. ​

As sound waves begin at the oval window the pressure wave next travels in the ____. ​

Resting on top of the basilar membrane is the ____. ​

The understanding of the significance of a stimulus is ____.

Children with short Eustachian tubes are susceptible to ____. ​

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of both taste and smell receptors? ​

The most common inherited visual abnormality is ____. ​

Spinal cord neurons processing pain information release ____. ​

Which term refers to a form of energy that activates receptor endings of sensory neurons?

Taste buds ____. ​

The conscious awareness of a stimulus is ____.

Which of the following cells are NOT part of the retina? ​

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The transparent anterior portion of the eye is the ____.

The visual deficit related to a misshapen cornea is ____.

Which inner ear structure determines pitch selection?

Which receptor is involved in detecting changes in body position?

Which body part is most sensitive to somatosensory stimuli?

Night blindness results from a deficiency in ____.

As sound waves begin at the oval window the pressure wave next travels in the ____.

Resting on top of the basilar membrane is the ____.

Children with short Eustachian tubes are susceptible to ____.

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of both taste and smell receptors?

The most common inherited visual abnormality is ____.

Spinal cord neurons processing pain information release ____.

Taste buds ____.

Which of the following cells are NOT part of the retina?