Question 1

Cerumen collects in the

Accepted Answer

A) middle ear. 
B) inner ear. 
C) outer ear. 
D) eustachian tube. 
A) middle ear. 
B) inner ear. 
C) outer ear. 
D) eustachian tube.

Question 2

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva?

Accepted Answer

A) Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids 
B) Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood 
C) Is composed of circular and radial muscles 
D) Forms the cornea,the window of the eye 
A) Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids 
B) Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood 
C) Is composed of circular and radial muscles 
D) Forms the cornea,the window of the eye

Question 3

Bone conduction occurs in the

Accepted Answer

A) outer ear. 
B) middle ear. 
C) inner ear. 
D) semicircular canals. 
A) outer ear. 
B) middle ear. 
C) inner ear. 
D) semicircular canals.

Question 4

Bone-conduction deafness is

Accepted Answer

A) due to destruction of the organ of Corti. 
B) most often caused by constant loud noise. 
C) most related to the middle ear. 
D) an inner ear disorder. 
A) due to destruction of the organ of Corti. 
B) most often caused by constant loud noise. 
C) most related to the middle ear. 
D) an inner ear disorder.

Question 5

Which of the following is defined as the involuntary rhythmic oscillating movements of the eyes?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following is least related to the vestibulocochlear nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Cranial nerve VIII 
B) Cochlear branch sends information to the temporal lobe 
C) Concerned with both hearing and balance 
D) Classified as a motor nerve 
A) Cranial nerve VIII 
B) Cochlear branch sends information to the temporal lobe 
C) Concerned with both hearing and balance 
D) Classified as a motor nerve

Question 7

What is another name for the tympanic membrane?

Accepted Answer

A) Stirrup 
B) Oval window 
C) Eardrum 
D) Organ of Corti 
A) Stirrup 
B) Oval window 
C) Eardrum 
D) Organ of Corti

Question 8

Movement of the oval window

Accepted Answer

A) moves the endolymph in the inner ear,thereby bending the mechanoreceptors of the organ of Corti. 
B) vibrates the middle ear ossicles and eardrum. 
C) pushes endolymph from the cochlea into the semicircular canals. 
D) pushes perilymph from the semicircular canals into the cochlea. 
A) moves the endolymph in the inner ear,thereby bending the mechanoreceptors of the organ of Corti. 
B) vibrates the middle ear ossicles and eardrum. 
C) pushes endolymph from the cochlea into the semicircular canals. 
D) pushes perilymph from the semicircular canals into the cochlea.

Question 9

Diminished drainage of aqueous humor through the canal of Schlemm

Accepted Answer

A) elevates intraocular pressure causing glaucoma. 
B) causes a choked disc or papilledema. 
C) causes strabismus. 
D) paralyzes the muscles of accommodation. 
A) elevates intraocular pressure causing glaucoma. 
B) causes a choked disc or papilledema. 
C) causes strabismus. 
D) paralyzes the muscles of accommodation.

Question 10

The organ of Corti

Accepted Answer

A) is an exocrine gland that secretes cerumen. 
B) contains mechanoreceptors. 
C) is the receptor for balance or equilibrium. 
D) is a middle ear structure. 
A) is an exocrine gland that secretes cerumen. 
B) contains mechanoreceptors. 
C) is the receptor for balance or equilibrium. 
D) is a middle ear structure.

Question 11

The semicircular canals are concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) the secretion of cerumen. 
B) equalizing pressure across the tympanic membrane. 
C) balance. 
D) smell. 
A) the secretion of cerumen. 
B) equalizing pressure across the tympanic membrane. 
C) balance. 
D) smell.

Question 12

The sclera

Accepted Answer

A) is the outer layer of the eyeball. 
B) contains the rods and cones. 
C) secretes aqueous humor. 
D) is the attachment site for the suspensory ligaments. 
A) is the outer layer of the eyeball. 
B) contains the rods and cones. 
C) secretes aqueous humor. 
D) is the attachment site for the suspensory ligaments.

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the special senses?

Accepted Answer

A) Touch 
B) Pain 
C) Balance 
D) Proprioception 
A) Touch 
B) Pain 
C) Balance 
D) Proprioception

Question 14

Which of the following is not part of the visual pathway?

Accepted Answer

A) Optic chiasm 
B) Optic nerve 
C) Photoreceptors 
D) Vitreous humor 
A) Optic chiasm 
B) Optic nerve 
C) Photoreceptors 
D) Vitreous humor

Exam 13: Sensory System

Cerumen collects in the

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva?

Bone conduction occurs in the

Bone-conduction deafness is

Which of the following is defined as the involuntary rhythmic oscillating movements of the eyes?

Which of the following is least related to the vestibulocochlear nerve?

What is another name for the tympanic membrane?

Movement of the oval window

Diminished drainage of aqueous humor through the canal of Schlemm

The organ of Corti

The semicircular canals are concerned with

The sclera

Which of the following is one of the special senses?

Which of the following is not part of the visual pathway?

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