Question 1

Cerumen is

Accepted Answer

A) earwax. 
B) inner ear fluid. 
C) fluid that bends the organ of Corti. 
D) inner ear fluid that stimulates the balance receptors in the semicircular canals. 
A) earwax. 
B) inner ear fluid. 
C) fluid that bends the organ of Corti. 
D) inner ear fluid that stimulates the balance receptors in the semicircular canals. A

Question 2

Which of the following is most related to the stapes?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerumen 
B) Semicircular canal 
C) Organ of Corti 
D) Middle ear ossicle 
A) Cerumen 
B) Semicircular canal 
C) Organ of Corti 
D) Middle ear ossicle D

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of referred pain?

Accepted Answer

A) A person has an abscessed tooth and is complaining of severe pain in the same jaw. 
B) A person with a history of gallbladder disease eats a high-fat meal.She complains of midepigastric pain and pain beneath her right scapula. 
C) A person stubs his right great toe and is observed hopping along on his left leg. 
D) A football wide receiver pulls a hamstring and must be supported while walking off the field obviously favoring the affected leg. 
A) A person has an abscessed tooth and is complaining of severe pain in the same jaw. 
B) A person with a history of gallbladder disease eats a high-fat meal.She complains of midepigastric pain and pain beneath her right scapula. 
C) A person stubs his right great toe and is observed hopping along on his left leg. 
D) A football wide receiver pulls a hamstring and must be supported while walking off the field obviously favoring the affected leg. B

Question 4

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Tunics of the eyeball: sclera,choroid,retina 
B) General senses: pain,temperature,touch,pressure,proprioception 
C) Special senses: hearing,sight,smell,taste,balance 
D) Errors of refraction: myopia,farsightedness,astigmatism,glaucoma 
A) Tunics of the eyeball: sclera,choroid,retina 
B) General senses: pain,temperature,touch,pressure,proprioception 
C) Special senses: hearing,sight,smell,taste,balance 
D) Errors of refraction: myopia,farsightedness,astigmatism,glaucoma

Question 5

Which ossicle sits in the oval window?

Accepted Answer

A) Malleus 
B) Hammer 
C) Stapes 
D) Incus 
A) Malleus 
B) Hammer 
C) Stapes 
D) Incus

Question 6

Which cerebral lobe is concerned primarily with hearing?

Accepted Answer

A) Occipital 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Corpus callosum 
D) Temporal 
A) Occipital 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Corpus callosum 
D) Temporal

Question 7

Retrolental fibroplasia or the retinopathy of prematurity is

Accepted Answer

A) synonymous with congenital cataracts. 
B) caused by continuous high doses of oxygen administered in an attempt to relieve hypoxemia. 
C) caused by corneal scarring sustained during the birth process. 
D) induced by an elevation of intracranial pressure and compression of the primary visual cortex. 
A) synonymous with congenital cataracts. 
B) caused by continuous high doses of oxygen administered in an attempt to relieve hypoxemia. 
C) caused by corneal scarring sustained during the birth process. 
D) induced by an elevation of intracranial pressure and compression of the primary visual cortex.

Question 8

The tympanic membrane

Accepted Answer

A) separates the external ear from the middle ear. 
B) separates the cochlea from the vestibule. 
C) separates the external ear from the internal ear. 
D) separates two compartments that contain endolymph. 
A) separates the external ear from the middle ear. 
B) separates the cochlea from the vestibule. 
C) separates the external ear from the internal ear. 
D) separates two compartments that contain endolymph.

Question 9

What is the location of the semicircular canals and the cochlea?

Accepted Answer

A) Inner ear 
B) Middle ear 
C) Outer ear 
D) Pharynx 
A) Inner ear 
B) Middle ear 
C) Outer ear 
D) Pharynx

Question 10

The optic disc

Accepted Answer

A) is densely populated with cones. 
B) is densely populated with rods. 
C) refracts light. 
D) contains no photoreceptors; it is the blind spot. 
A) is densely populated with cones. 
B) is densely populated with rods. 
C) refracts light. 
D) contains no photoreceptors; it is the blind spot.

Question 11

The ciliary muscles

Accepted Answer

A) move the eyeball. 
B) change the shape of the lens. 
C) regulate pupillary response to light. 
D) cause blinking and tearing as the motor response of the corneal reflex. 
A) move the eyeball. 
B) change the shape of the lens. 
C) regulate pupillary response to light. 
D) cause blinking and tearing as the motor response of the corneal reflex.

Question 12

Which of the following is considered the blind spot?

Accepted Answer

A) Macula lutea 
B) Optic chiasm 
C) Fovea centralis 
D) Optic disc 
A) Macula lutea 
B) Optic chiasm 
C) Fovea centralis 
D) Optic disc

Question 13

Adaptation occurs

Accepted Answer

A) when sensory receptors send fewer signals when continuously stimulated. 
B) because of amputation. 
C) as a result of projection of pain. 
D) in order to maintain homeostasis. 
A) when sensory receptors send fewer signals when continuously stimulated. 
B) because of amputation. 
C) as a result of projection of pain. 
D) in order to maintain homeostasis.

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding the corneal reflex?

Accepted Answer

A) The trigeminal nerve is its motor arm,carrying pain information. 
B) CN VII is the motor arm of the reflex causing tearing and blinking. 
C) The facial nerve is the sensory arm of the reflex. 
D) CN VII carries pain signals from the cornea to the brain. 
A) The trigeminal nerve is its motor arm,carrying pain information. 
B) CN VII is the motor arm of the reflex causing tearing and blinking. 
C) The facial nerve is the sensory arm of the reflex. 
D) CN VII carries pain signals from the cornea to the brain.

Question 15

Which of the following groups is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Photoreceptors: rods,cones 
B) Mechanoreceptors: blood concentrations of glucose and H+ 
C) Light: photoreceptors 
D) Mechanoreceptors: bending,distortion 
A) Photoreceptors: rods,cones 
B) Mechanoreceptors: blood concentrations of glucose and H+ 
C) Light: photoreceptors 
D) Mechanoreceptors: bending,distortion

Question 16

The malleus,incus,and stapes are called (the)

Accepted Answer

A) organ of Corti. 
B) hearing receptors. 
C) ossicles. 
D) cartilage. 
A) organ of Corti. 
B) hearing receptors. 
C) ossicles. 
D) cartilage.

Question 17

Rhodopsin

Accepted Answer

A) requires vitamin a. 
B) is a requirement for color vision only. 
C) is synthesized within the occipital lobe. 
D) is necessary for the refraction of light by the lens. 
A) requires vitamin a. 
B) is a requirement for color vision only. 
C) is synthesized within the occipital lobe. 
D) is necessary for the refraction of light by the lens.

Question 18

What happens at the optic chiasm?

Accepted Answer

A) Fibers from CN III and the optic nerve join together and travel to the primary visual cortex. 
B) Fibers of the optic nerve cross to the opposite side of the brain. 
C) Light is refracted. 
D) Muscle contraction moves the eyeball in its socket. 
A) Fibers from CN III and the optic nerve join together and travel to the primary visual cortex. 
B) Fibers of the optic nerve cross to the opposite side of the brain. 
C) Light is refracted. 
D) Muscle contraction moves the eyeball in its socket.

Question 19

Which cerebral lobe is concerned primarily with vision?

Accepted Answer

A) Precentral gyrus 
B) Postcentral gyrus 
C) Occipital 
D) Corpus callosum 
A) Precentral gyrus 
B) Postcentral gyrus 
C) Occipital 
D) Corpus callosum

Question 20

Select the word that means the ability of the eyes to refract light without the assistance of correctives lenses.

Accepted Answer

A) Emmetropia 
B) Presbyopia 
C) Accommodation 
D) Myopia 
A) Emmetropia 
B) Presbyopia 
C) Accommodation 
D) Myopia

Exam 13: Sensory System

Cerumen is

Which of the following is most related to the stapes?

Which of the following is the best example of referred pain?

Which group is incorrect?

Which ossicle sits in the oval window?

Which cerebral lobe is concerned primarily with hearing?

Retrolental fibroplasia or the retinopathy of prematurity is

The tympanic membrane

What is the location of the semicircular canals and the cochlea?

The optic disc

The ciliary muscles

Which of the following is considered the blind spot?

Adaptation occurs

Which of the following is true regarding the corneal reflex?

Which of the following groups is incorrect?

The malleus,incus,and stapes are called (the)

Rhodopsin

What happens at the optic chiasm?

Which cerebral lobe is concerned primarily with vision?

Select the word that means the ability of the eyes to refract light without the assistance of correctives lenses.

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