Question 1

Where is the primary gustatory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe 
B) prefrontal cortex 
C) temporal lobe 
D) insula 
A) postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe 
B) prefrontal cortex 
C) temporal lobe 
D) insula

Question 2

The tip region of the photoreceptor cells are removed by cells of the retinal pigment epithelium by

Accepted Answer

A) apoptosis. 
B) phagocytosis. 
C) opsin. 
D) the bleaching reaction. 
A) apoptosis. 
B) phagocytosis. 
C) opsin. 
D) the bleaching reaction.

Question 3

Photoreceptors have the enzyme to re-isomerize the all-trans retinal back to the 11-cis form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What new procedure is used by many people to correct refractive problems?

Accepted Answer

A) lens replacement 
B) LASIK 
C) corrective lenses 
D) refractometry 
A) lens replacement 
B) LASIK 
C) corrective lenses 
D) refractometry

Question 5

What structure connects the scala vestibuli with the scala tympani?

Accepted Answer

A) round window 
B) helicotrema 
C) oval window 
D) cochlear duct 
A) round window 
B) helicotrema 
C) oval window 
D) cochlear duct

Question 6

Which taste modality involves membrane receptors that are coupled to G-proteins?

Accepted Answer

A) umami 
B) salty 
C) sour 
D) All apply. 
A) umami 
B) salty 
C) sour 
D) All apply.

Question 7

What structure holds the lens in place?

Accepted Answer

A) canal of Schlemm 
B) suspensory ligament 
C) choroid 
D) iris 
A) canal of Schlemm 
B) suspensory ligament 
C) choroid 
D) iris

Question 8

The law of specific nerve energies can be used to explain

Accepted Answer

A) phantom limbs. 
B) paradoxical cold. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) lateral inhibition. 
A) phantom limbs. 
B) paradoxical cold. 
C) sensory adaptation. 
D) lateral inhibition.

Question 9

The wavelengths of light a photoreceptor responds to is determined by the opsin in the photoreceptor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The magnitude of the generator potential is directly proportional to the frequency of the action potentials being produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Where do the tracts carrying impulses of proprioception and pressure cross?

Accepted Answer

A) in the spinal cord at the level the axons enter the cord 
B) in the medulla oblongata 
C) in the thalamus 
D) the axons do not cross 
A) in the spinal cord at the level the axons enter the cord 
B) in the medulla oblongata 
C) in the thalamus 
D) the axons do not cross

Question 12

As the endolymph in the semicircular canals bends the cupula,the stereocilia are stimulated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What type of G-proteins are associated with the visual cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) transducins 
B) gustducins 
C) roducins 
D) None apply. 
A) transducins 
B) gustducins 
C) roducins 
D) None apply.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear?

Accepted Answer

A) cochlea 
B) utricle 
C) semicircular canals 
D) saccule 
A) cochlea 
B) utricle 
C) semicircular canals 
D) saccule

Question 15

Which of the following is a special sense?

Accepted Answer

A) touch 
B) vision 
C) pain 
D) All apply. 
A) touch 
B) vision 
C) pain 
D) All apply.

Question 16

Gustducin

Accepted Answer

A) is an olfactory G-protein. 
B) is related to transducin of the eye. 
C) activates second-messenger systems that hyperpolarize the receptor cell. 
D) All apply. 
A) is an olfactory G-protein. 
B) is related to transducin of the eye. 
C) activates second-messenger systems that hyperpolarize the receptor cell. 
D) All apply.

Question 17

The function of the inner hair cells of the organ of Corti is to amplify low sound intensities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Vertigo occurs due to activation of the

Accepted Answer

A) utricle. 
B) semicircular canals. 
C) saccule. 
D) cochlea. 
A) utricle. 
B) semicircular canals. 
C) saccule. 
D) cochlea.

Question 19

Pupil diameter would be increased by

Accepted Answer

A) contraction of the circular muscles. 
B) contraction of the ciliary body. 
C) contraction of the superior rectus muscle. 
D) contraction of the radial muscles. 
A) contraction of the circular muscles. 
B) contraction of the ciliary body. 
C) contraction of the superior rectus muscle. 
D) contraction of the radial muscles.

Question 20

The receptive field affected by cones is much smaller than the receptive field of rods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Where is the primary gustatory cortex?

The tip region of the photoreceptor cells are removed by cells of the retinal pigment epithelium by

Photoreceptors have the enzyme to re-isomerize the all-trans retinal back to the 11-cis form.

What new procedure is used by many people to correct refractive problems?

What structure connects the scala vestibuli with the scala tympani?

Which taste modality involves membrane receptors that are coupled to G-proteins?

What structure holds the lens in place?

The law of specific nerve energies can be used to explain

The wavelengths of light a photoreceptor responds to is determined by the opsin in the photoreceptor.

The magnitude of the generator potential is directly proportional to the frequency of the action potentials being produced.

Where do the tracts carrying impulses of proprioception and pressure cross?

As the endolymph in the semicircular canals bends the cupula,the stereocilia are stimulated.

What type of G-proteins are associated with the visual cycle?

Which of the following is NOT part of the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear?

Which of the following is a special sense?

Gustducin

The function of the inner hair cells of the organ of Corti is to amplify low sound intensities.

Vertigo occurs due to activation of the

Pupil diameter would be increased by

The receptive field affected by cones is much smaller than the receptive field of rods.

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Exam 10: Sensory Physiology

Where is the primary gustatory cortex?

The tip region of the photoreceptor cells are removed by cells of the retinal pigment epithelium by

Photoreceptors have the enzyme to re-isomerize the all-trans retinal back to the 11-cis form.

What new procedure is used by many people to correct refractive problems?

What structure connects the scala vestibuli with the scala tympani?

Which taste modality involves membrane receptors that are coupled to G-proteins?

What structure holds the lens in place?

The law of specific nerve energies can be used to explain

The wavelengths of light a photoreceptor responds to is determined by the opsin in the photoreceptor.

The magnitude of the generator potential is directly proportional to the frequency of the action potentials being produced.

Where do the tracts carrying impulses of proprioception and pressure cross?

As the endolymph in the semicircular canals bends the cupula,the stereocilia are stimulated.

What type of G-proteins are associated with the visual cycle?

Which of the following is NOT part of the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear?

Which of the following is a special sense?

Gustducin

The function of the inner hair cells of the organ of Corti is to amplify low sound intensities.

Vertigo occurs due to activation of the

Pupil diameter would be increased by

The receptive field affected by cones is much smaller than the receptive field of rods.

The Study of Body Function

Chemical Composition of the Body

Cell Structure and Genetic Control

Enzymes and Energy

Cell Respiration and Metabolism

Interactions Between Cells and the Extracellular Environment

The Nervous System: Neurons and Synapses

The Central Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System

Endocrine Glands: Secretion and Action of Hormones

Muscle: Mechanisms of Contraction and Neural Control

Blood,Heart and Circulation

Cardiac Output,Blood Flow,and Blood Pressure

The Immune System

Respiratory Physiology

Physiology of the Kidneys

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Regulation and Metabolism

Reproduction

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