Question 1

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Magnetoreceptor

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye 
A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye F

Question 2

Polarized light is used by some butterflies to find a mate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the mammalian vestibular apparatus, the ________ are used to detect ________ while the ________ are used to detect ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  semicircular canals; angular acceleration; otolith organs; linear acceleration 
B)  semicircular canals; linear acceleration; otolith organs; angular acceleration 
C)  hair cells; linear acceleration; scale cells; angular acceleration 
D)  hair cells; angular acceleration; scale cells; linear acceleration 
A)  semicircular canals; angular acceleration; otolith organs; linear acceleration 
B)  semicircular canals; linear acceleration; otolith organs; angular acceleration 
C)  hair cells; linear acceleration; scale cells; angular acceleration 
D)  hair cells; angular acceleration; scale cells; linear acceleration A

Question 4

Which of the following pairs is NOT related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sour taste and blocking of K+ channels 
B)  Salty taste and ENaC channels 
C)  Umami taste and amino acids 
D)  Sweet taste and IP3 induced release of calcium 
E)  none of these. 
A)  Sour taste and blocking of K+ channels 
B)  Salty taste and ENaC channels 
C)  Umami taste and amino acids 
D)  Sweet taste and IP3 induced release of calcium 
E)  none of these.

Question 5

The term light adaptation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the changes that occur in the visual pigment system when going from a dark into a light environment. 
B)  the evolutionary changes that enable a species to maintain a diurnal life style. 
C)  the changes that occur in visual pigment system when going from a light into a dark environment. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  the changes that occur in the visual pigment system when going from a dark into a light environment. 
B)  the evolutionary changes that enable a species to maintain a diurnal life style. 
C)  the changes that occur in visual pigment system when going from a light into a dark environment. 
D)  none of these.

Question 6

Accommodation

Accepted Answer

A)  is the processes focusing the visual image on the retina. 
B)  occurs in fish by moving the lens either forward or backward. 
C)  can be accomplished by changing the fluid volume in the optic chamber . 
D)  only two of these. 
E)  all three of these. 
A)  is the processes focusing the visual image on the retina. 
B)  occurs in fish by moving the lens either forward or backward. 
C)  can be accomplished by changing the fluid volume in the optic chamber . 
D)  only two of these. 
E)  all three of these.

Question 7

A receptor cell

Accepted Answer

A)  is involved in converting stimulus energy into action potentials. 
B)  is specialized to respond to a particular sensory modality. 
C)  can often be found in a sense organ grouped with other cells responsive to the same adequate stimulus. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  is involved in converting stimulus energy into action potentials. 
B)  is specialized to respond to a particular sensory modality. 
C)  can often be found in a sense organ grouped with other cells responsive to the same adequate stimulus. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  none of these.

Question 8

Develop an argument that supports the following statement. Salt receptors provided an adaptive advantage to early humans?

Accepted Answer

Salt receptors provided an adaptive adva

Question 9

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Sensory cell

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye 
A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye

Question 10

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Ommatidia

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye 
A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F) Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye

Question 11

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Generator potential

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F)Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye 
A)  Afferent neuron 
B)  Touch 
C)  Taste 
D)  Paramecium 
E)  Electric fields 
F)Magnetic fields
G) Slowly adapting
H) Adequate stimulus
I) Receptor density
J) Compound eye

Question 12

Evolutionary adaptations related to movement have had a significant impact on the size	of the semicircular canals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Information from the medial retina of each eye crosses to the opposite side to join its corresponding lateral visual field at the level of the

Accepted Answer

A)  optic chiasma. 
B)  optic nerve. 
C)  optic tract. 
D)  corpus callosum. 
E)  geniculate nucleus. 
A)  optic chiasma. 
B)  optic nerve. 
C)  optic tract. 
D)  corpus callosum. 
E)  geniculate nucleus.

Question 14

The part of a visual photoreceptor in which the detection of light (signal transduction) is initiated is the

Accepted Answer

A)  outer segment. 
B)  inner segment. 
C)  synaptic terminal. 
D)  nucleus. 
E)  Golgi stacks. 
A)  outer segment. 
B)  inner segment. 
C)  synaptic terminal. 
D)  nucleus. 
E)  Golgi stacks.

Question 15

Due in part to the physical properties of the basilar membrane, the cochlea is tuned so that

Accepted Answer

A)  high amplitude sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
B)  low amplitude sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
C)  high frequency sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
D)  low frequency sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
A)  high amplitude sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
B)  low amplitude sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
C)  high frequency sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window). 
D)  low frequency sounds are perceived optimally at the base of the narrow end of the cochlea (toward the oval window).

Question 16

One can categorize sensory receptors according to sensory modality. Which of the following is NOT a type of receptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  photoreceptor 
B)  intelreceptor 
C)  mechanoreceptor 
D)  chemoreceptor 
E)  thermoreceptor 
A)  photoreceptor 
B)  intelreceptor 
C)  mechanoreceptor 
D)  chemoreceptor 
E)  thermoreceptor

Question 17

Mammals have a cold-gated channel that is structurally similar to the heat-gated channel
 used by pit vipers to locate their prey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Considering how animals adapt through evolution to live in their environment, explain why whales lack blue cones. Would you expect this to reflect the condition of its common ancestor with terrestrial mammals, or would you consider this a derived trait?

Accepted Answer

Whales lack blue cones in their eyes bec

Question 19

Statocysts are sensory organs used to perceive

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness, or state of being. 
B)  an organism's orientation in space. 
C)  surface hardness. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  consciousness, or state of being. 
B)  an organism's orientation in space. 
C)  surface hardness. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 20

Ion currents can be found in all vertebrates (eukaryotes) but not in prokaryotes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Magnetoreceptor

Polarized light is used by some butterflies to find a mate.

In the mammalian vestibular apparatus, the are used to detect while the are used to detect .

Which of the following pairs is NOT related?

The term light adaptation refers to

Accommodation

A receptor cell

Develop an argument that supports the following statement. Salt receptors provided an adaptive advantage to early humans?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Sensory cell

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Ommatidia

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Generator potential

Evolutionary adaptations related to movement have had a significant impact on the size of the semicircular canals.

Information from the medial retina of each eye crosses to the opposite side to join its corresponding lateral visual field at the level of the

The part of a visual photoreceptor in which the detection of light (signal transduction) is initiated is the

Due in part to the physical properties of the basilar membrane, the cochlea is tuned so that

One can categorize sensory receptors according to sensory modality. Which of the following is NOT a type of receptor?

Mammals have a cold-gated channel that is structurally similar to the heat-gated channel used by pit vipers to locate their prey.

Considering how animals adapt through evolution to live in their environment, explain why whales lack blue cones. Would you expect this to reflect the condition of its common ancestor with terrestrial mammals, or would you consider this a derived trait?

Statocysts are sensory organs used to perceive

Ion currents can be found in all vertebrates (eukaryotes) but not in prokaryotes.

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Exam 6: Sensory Physiology

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Magnetoreceptor

Polarized light is used by some butterflies to find a mate.

In the mammalian vestibular apparatus, the ________ are used to detect ________ while the ________ are used to detect ________.

Which of the following pairs is NOT related?

The term light adaptation refers to

Accommodation

A receptor cell

Develop an argument that supports the following statement. Salt receptors provided an adaptive advantage to early humans?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Sensory cell

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Ommatidia

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Generator potential

Evolutionary adaptations related to movement have had a significant impact on the size of the semicircular canals.

Information from the medial retina of each eye crosses to the opposite side to join its corresponding lateral visual field at the level of the

The part of a visual photoreceptor in which the detection of light (signal transduction) is initiated is the

Due in part to the physical properties of the basilar membrane, the cochlea is tuned so that

One can categorize sensory receptors according to sensory modality. Which of the following is NOT a type of receptor?

Mammals have a cold-gated channel that is structurally similar to the heat-gated channel used by pit vipers to locate their prey.

Considering how animals adapt through evolution to live in their environment, explain why whales lack blue cones. Would you expect this to reflect the condition of its common ancestor with terrestrial mammals, or would you consider this a derived trait?

Statocysts are sensory organs used to perceive

Ion currents can be found in all vertebrates (eukaryotes) but not in prokaryotes.

Homeostasis and Integration: The Foundations of Physiology

Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Membrane Physiology

Neuronal Physiology

Nervous Systems

Endocrine Systems

Muscle Physiology

Circulatory Systems

Defense Systems

Respiratory Systems

Excretory Systems

Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

Digestive Systems

Energy Balance and Thermal Physiology

Reproductive Systems

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In the mammalian vestibular apparatus, the are used to detect while the are used to detect .