Question 1

If you get seasick,the rotational equilibrium pathway is confused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Memories are often elicited by smell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What structures,in order,are responsible for hearing,starting with a sound wave?

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea 
B)  cochlea, tympanic membrane, auditory canal, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window 
C)  tympanic membrane, incus, stapes, malleus, oval window, cochlea, auditory canal 
D)  auditory canal, oval window, stapes, incus, malleus, tympanic membrane, cochlea 
E)  tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, auditory canal, cochlea, oval window 
A)  auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window, cochlea 
B)  cochlea, tympanic membrane, auditory canal, malleus, incus, stapes, oval window 
C)  tympanic membrane, incus, stapes, malleus, oval window, cochlea, auditory canal 
D)  auditory canal, oval window, stapes, incus, malleus, tympanic membrane, cochlea 
E)  tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, auditory canal, cochlea, oval window

Question 4

Taste and smell are similar in that both respond to some sort of pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

It is just a myth that eating carrots will improve your night vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is part of the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  pinna 
B)  auditory canal 
C)  malleus 
D)  cochlea 
E)  semicircular canals 
A)  pinna 
B)  auditory canal 
C)  malleus 
D)  cochlea 
E)  semicircular canals

Question 7

The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  sclera 
B)  choroid 
C)  retina 
A)  sclera 
B)  choroid 
C)  retina

Question 8

All of the parts of the inner ear are concerned with equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nerve signals from taste buds go primarily to the __________ while those for olfactory cells go primarily to the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus, thalamus 
B)  thalamus, hypothalamus 
C)  temporal lobe, parietal lobe 
D)  spinal cord, cerebral cortex 
E)  parietal lobe, temporal lobe 
A)  hypothalamus, thalamus 
B)  thalamus, hypothalamus 
C)  temporal lobe, parietal lobe 
D)  spinal cord, cerebral cortex 
E)  parietal lobe, temporal lobe

Question 10

As you try to focus on a far away object,the lens of the eye becomes round and thick.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What type of receptor is involved in reflex actions that maintain muscle tone and,thereby,the body's equilibrium and posture?

Accepted Answer

A)  proprioceptors 
B)  cutaneous receptors 
C)  pain receptors 
D)  chemoreceptors 
E)  nociceptors 
A)  proprioceptors 
B)  cutaneous receptors 
C)  pain receptors 
D)  chemoreceptors 
E)  nociceptors

Question 12

When blood pressure increases,what type of sensory receptor detects this?

Accepted Answer

A)  an exteroceptor called a chemoreceptor 
B)  an exteroceptor called a osmoreceptor 
C)  an exteroceptor called a nociceptor 
D)  an interoceptor called a baroreceptor 
E)  an interoceptor called a chemoreceptor 
A)  an exteroceptor called a chemoreceptor 
B)  an exteroceptor called a osmoreceptor 
C)  an exteroceptor called a nociceptor 
D)  an interoceptor called a baroreceptor 
E)  an interoceptor called a chemoreceptor

Question 13

The brain receives input from the proprioceptors,the eyes,and the vestibular nerve to help maintain our equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many rod cells share one bipolar cell but cone cells do not.Certain cone cells synapse with only one ganglion cell.What are the consequences of this arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rod cells distinguish color better than cone cells. 
B)  Cone cells are better up close, while rod cells are better far away. 
C)  Rod cells are better up close, while cone cells are better far away. 
D)  Rod cells distinguish more detail than cone cells. 
E)  Cone cells distinguish more detail than rod cells. 
A)  Rod cells distinguish color better than cone cells. 
B)  Cone cells are better up close, while rod cells are better far away. 
C)  Rod cells are better up close, while cone cells are better far away. 
D)  Rod cells distinguish more detail than cone cells. 
E)  Cone cells distinguish more detail than rod cells.

Question 15

There are many more olfactory cells than there are taste buds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not a type of cutaneous receptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merkel disks 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Krause end bulbs 
D)  Pacinian corpuscles 
E)  Golgi tendon organs 
A)  Merkel disks 
B)  Meissner corpuscles 
C)  Krause end bulbs 
D)  Pacinian corpuscles 
E)  Golgi tendon organs

Question 18

Why does a heart attack radiate pain in the left shoulder and arm?

Accepted Answer

A)  The left shoulder and arm are the first to lose their blood supply and begin to hurt. 
B)  Sometimes, stimulation of internal pain receptors is felt as pain from the skin. 
C)  The nerves that innervate the heart go through the left shoulder and arm before going to the spinal cord. 
D)  Damage to the heart muscle results in a flood of inflammatory products carried by the blood stream to the left shoulder and arm first. 
A)  The left shoulder and arm are the first to lose their blood supply and begin to hurt. 
B)  Sometimes, stimulation of internal pain receptors is felt as pain from the skin. 
C)  The nerves that innervate the heart go through the left shoulder and arm before going to the spinal cord. 
D)  Damage to the heart muscle results in a flood of inflammatory products carried by the blood stream to the left shoulder and arm first.

Question 19

Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sensory receptors of the skin are very distinct--each one has its own function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Senses

If you get seasick,the rotational equilibrium pathway is confused.

Memories are often elicited by smell.

What structures,in order,are responsible for hearing,starting with a sound wave?

Taste and smell are similar in that both respond to some sort of pressure.

It is just a myth that eating carrots will improve your night vision.

Which of the following is part of the middle ear?

The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

All of the parts of the inner ear are concerned with equilibrium.

Nerve signals from taste buds go primarily to the __________ while those for olfactory cells go primarily to the ___________.

As you try to focus on a far away object,the lens of the eye becomes round and thick.

What type of receptor is involved in reflex actions that maintain muscle tone and,thereby,the body's equilibrium and posture?

When blood pressure increases,what type of sensory receptor detects this?

The brain receives input from the proprioceptors,the eyes,and the vestibular nerve to help maintain our equilibrium.

Many rod cells share one bipolar cell but cone cells do not.Certain cone cells synapse with only one ganglion cell.What are the consequences of this arrangement?

There are many more olfactory cells than there are taste buds.

The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

Which of the following is not a type of cutaneous receptor?

Why does a heart attack radiate pain in the left shoulder and arm?

Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

Sensory receptors of the skin are very distinct--each one has its own function.

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