Question 1

Which of the following is most related to the sense of hearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  semicircular canals 
B)  first cranial nerve 
C)  organ of Corti 
D)  vestibular nerve 
A)  semicircular canals 
B)  first cranial nerve 
C)  organ of Corti 
D)  vestibular nerve

Question 2

This gel-like substance gently pushes the retina against the choroid and maintains the shape of the eyeball.

Accepted Answer

A)  aqueous humor 
B)  vitreous humor 
C)  lacrimal secretions 
D)  perilymph 
A)  aqueous humor 
B)  vitreous humor 
C)  lacrimal secretions 
D)  perilymph

Question 3

In this condition,the eyelid is not completely raised,thereby making the person appear sleepy.

Accepted Answer

A)  glaucoma 
B)  cataracts 
C)  ptosis of the lid 
D)  lid lag 
A)  glaucoma 
B)  cataracts 
C)  ptosis of the lid 
D)  lid lag

Question 4

Which of the following is least related to the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  rods and cones 
B)  fovea centralis 
C)  cornea 
D)  macula lutea 
A)  rods and cones 
B)  fovea centralis 
C)  cornea 
D)  macula lutea

Question 5

This 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 of the following equipment is used to elicit the photopupillary reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)  hammer 
B)  penlight 
C)  bell 
D)  Snellen chart 
A)  hammer 
B)  penlight 
C)  bell 
D)  Snellen chart

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  cranial nerve II 
B)  sensory nerve 
C)  conveys information from the retina to the occipital lobe 
D)  innervates the extrinsic eye muscles 
A)  cranial nerve II 
B)  sensory nerve 
C)  conveys information from the retina to the occipital lobe 
D)  innervates the extrinsic eye muscles

Question 8

A cataract is a

Accepted Answer

A)  retinal detachment. 
B)  bulging optic disc. 
C)  cloudy lens. 
D)  scarred cornea. 
A)  retinal detachment. 
B)  bulging optic disc. 
C)  cloudy lens. 
D)  scarred cornea.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes pupillary dilation?

Accepted Answer

A)  miosis 
B)  refraction 
C)  amblyopia 
D)  mydriasis 
A)  miosis 
B)  refraction 
C)  amblyopia 
D)  mydriasis

Question 10

Rods and cones are called

Accepted Answer

A)  glial cells. 
B)  refracting structures. 
C)  visual reflexes. 
D)  receptors. 
A)  glial cells. 
B)  refracting structures. 
C)  visual reflexes. 
D)  receptors.

Question 11

Which of the following is located in the posterior cavity of the eyeball?

Accepted Answer

A)  vitreous humor 
B)  cornea 
C)  lens 
D)  ciliary muscle 
A)  vitreous humor 
B)  cornea 
C)  lens 
D)  ciliary muscle

Question 12

Olfaction refers to the sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  vision.
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B)  taste. 
C)  smell. 
D)  equilibrium. 
A)  vision.
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B)  taste. 
C)  smell. 
D)  equilibrium.

Question 13

Which of the following is most related to refraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  rods and cones 
B)  retina 
C)  lens 
D)  light 
A)  rods and cones 
B)  retina 
C)  lens 
D)  light

Question 14

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 15

Bone conduction occurs here.

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 16

Contraction of the radial muscles of the iris causes

Accepted Answer

A)  mydriasis. 
B)  pinpoint pupils. 
C)  both eyeballs to gaze skyward. 
D)  both eyeballs to deviate medially. 
A)  mydriasis. 
B)  pinpoint pupils. 
C)  both eyeballs to gaze skyward. 
D)  both eyeballs to deviate medially.

Question 17

Photoreceptors detect

Accepted Answer

A)  heat. 
B)  acid. 
C)  light. 
D)  tissue distortion. 
A)  heat. 
B)  acid. 
C)  light. 
D)  tissue distortion.

Question 18

Which of the following structures is located outside the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunctiva 
B)  ciliary body 
C)  lens 
D)  vitreous humor 
A)  conjunctiva 
B)  ciliary body 
C)  lens 
D)  vitreous humor

Question 19

The choroid

Accepted Answer

A)  contains the blood vessels that nourish the retina. 
B)  secretes aqueous humor. 
C)  is the window of the eye. 
D)  is avascular. 
A)  contains the blood vessels that nourish the retina. 
B)  secretes aqueous humor. 
C)  is the window of the eye. 
D)  is avascular.

Question 20

What is the name of the venous sinuses that drains the aqueous humor?

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral canthus 
B)  macula lutea 
C)  canal of Schlemm 
D)  pupil 
A)  lateral canthus 
B)  macula lutea 
C)  canal of Schlemm 
D)  pupil

Exam 13: Sensory System

Which of the following is most related to the sense of hearing?

This gel-like substance gently pushes the retina against the choroid and maintains the shape of the eyeball.

In this condition,the eyelid is not completely raised,thereby making the person appear sleepy.

Which of the following is least related to the retina?

This ossicle sits in the oval window.

Which of the following equipment is used to elicit the photopupillary reflex?

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

A cataract is a

Which of the following best describes pupillary dilation?

Rods and cones are called

Which of the following is located in the posterior cavity of the eyeball?

Olfaction refers to the sense of

Which of the following is most related to refraction?

What is another name for the tympanic membrane?

Bone conduction occurs here.

Contraction of the radial muscles of the iris causes

Photoreceptors detect

Which of the following structures is located outside the eye?

The choroid

What is the name of the venous sinuses that drains the aqueous humor?

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