Question 1

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 2

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. 
E) The heart will close off the blood supply to the arteries that supply the left arm,leading to the pain. 
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. 
E) The heart will close off the blood supply to the arteries that supply the left arm,leading to the pain.

Question 3

One third of the cerebral cortex takes part in processing visual information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The summing up of nerve signals by _____________________ is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) the reticular activating system,perception 
B) the cerebral cortex,sensation 
C) sensory receptors,sensation 
D) the cerebral cortex,perception 
E) sensory receptors,integration 
A) the reticular activating system,perception 
B) the cerebral cortex,sensation 
C) sensory receptors,sensation 
D) the cerebral cortex,perception 
E) sensory receptors,integration

Question 5

Which of the following cutaneous receptor is mismatched with its function?

Accepted Answer

A) Pacinian corpuscles,fine touch 
B) Meissner corpuscles,fine touch 
C) Krause end bulbs,fine touch 
D) Ruffini endings,pressure 
E) free nerve endings,temperature 
A) Pacinian corpuscles,fine touch 
B) Meissner corpuscles,fine touch 
C) Krause end bulbs,fine touch 
D) Ruffini endings,pressure 
E) free nerve endings,temperature

Question 6

Which disorder of the eye is due to the cornea or lens being uneven resulting in a fuzzy image?

Accepted Answer

A) astigmatism 
B) glaucoma 
C) color blindness 
D) nearsightedness 
E) farsightedness 
A) astigmatism 
B) glaucoma 
C) color blindness 
D) nearsightedness 
E) farsightedness

Question 7

When the ciliary muscle is relaxed,the suspensory ligament is

Accepted Answer

A) taut and the lens is flattened. 
B) relaxed and the lens is flattened. 
C) taut and the lens is rounded. 
D) relaxed and the lens is roundeD. 
E) taut and the lens is oval. 
A) taut and the lens is flattened. 
B) relaxed and the lens is flattened. 
C) taut and the lens is rounded. 
D) relaxed and the lens is roundeD. 
E) taut and the lens is oval.

Question 8

The receptor proteins for odor molecules are actually located on cilia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mechanoreceptors located in the auditory tubes are responsible for determining rotational equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In what way are the senses of taste and smell different?

Accepted Answer

A) Taste buds are modified neurons and olfactory cells contain a pore with supporting cells and elongated cells. 
B) Taste buds contain cilia while olfactory cells contain microvilli. 
C) Taste depends on a "weighted average" of all the taste messages while smell depends on the signature of olfactory cells stimulated. 
D) There are hundreds of different tastes while only 5 different smell families. 
E) The sensation of taste occurs in the spinal cord while the sensation of smell occurs in the cerebral cortex. 
A) Taste buds are modified neurons and olfactory cells contain a pore with supporting cells and elongated cells. 
B) Taste buds contain cilia while olfactory cells contain microvilli. 
C) Taste depends on a "weighted average" of all the taste messages while smell depends on the signature of olfactory cells stimulated. 
D) There are hundreds of different tastes while only 5 different smell families. 
E) The sensation of taste occurs in the spinal cord while the sensation of smell occurs in the cerebral cortex.

Question 11

Papillae occur along the walls of the taste buds on the tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

If stereocilia move toward the kinocilium,which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) Nerve impulses increase in the vestibular nerve. 
B) The cupula begins to move in the same direction. 
C) Fluid within the semicircular canal flows over and displaces the cupula. 
D) The otoliths in the utricle return to their resting position. 
E) The data is sent to the medulla oblongata for processing. 
A) Nerve impulses increase in the vestibular nerve. 
B) The cupula begins to move in the same direction. 
C) Fluid within the semicircular canal flows over and displaces the cupula. 
D) The otoliths in the utricle return to their resting position. 
E) The data is sent to the medulla oblongata for processing.

Question 14

What percentage of what we perceive as taste is due to smell?

Accepted Answer

A) 80 - 90% 
B) 100% 
C) 40 - 50% 
D) 10 - 20% 
E) 0% 
A) 80 - 90% 
B) 100% 
C) 40 - 50% 
D) 10 - 20% 
E) 0%

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

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

One third of the cerebral cortex takes part in processing visual information.

The summing up of nerve signals by ___ is called .

Which of the following cutaneous receptor is mismatched with its function?

Which disorder of the eye is due to the cornea or lens being uneven resulting in a fuzzy image?

When the ciliary muscle is relaxed,the suspensory ligament is

The receptor proteins for odor molecules are actually located on cilia.

Mechanoreceptors located in the auditory tubes are responsible for determining rotational equilibrium.

In what way are the senses of taste and smell different?

Papillae occur along the walls of the taste buds on the tongue.

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?

If stereocilia move toward the kinocilium,which of the following occurs?

What percentage of what we perceive as taste is due to smell?

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

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

One third of the cerebral cortex takes part in processing visual information.

The summing up of nerve signals by _____________________ is called __________________.

Which of the following cutaneous receptor is mismatched with its function?

Which disorder of the eye is due to the cornea or lens being uneven resulting in a fuzzy image?

When the ciliary muscle is relaxed,the suspensory ligament is

The receptor proteins for odor molecules are actually located on cilia.

Mechanoreceptors located in the auditory tubes are responsible for determining rotational equilibrium.

In what way are the senses of taste and smell different?

Papillae occur along the walls of the taste buds on the tongue.

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?

If stereocilia move toward the kinocilium,which of the following occurs?

What percentage of what we perceive as taste is due to smell?

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Cardiovascular System: Blood

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Digestive System and Nutrition

Respiratory System

Urinary System

Skeletal System

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The summing up of nerve signals by ___ is called .