Question 1

What type of exteroceptors are located in the ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors 
B)  chemoreceptors 
C)  photoreceptors 
D)  thermoreceptors 
E)  none of these 
A)  mechanoreceptors 
B)  chemoreceptors 
C)  photoreceptors 
D)  thermoreceptors 
E)  none of these

Question 2

Which part of the brain is involved in sensory adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  ventricles 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  medulla oblongata 
D)  pons 
E)  thalamus 
A)  ventricles 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  medulla oblongata 
D)  pons 
E)  thalamus

Question 3

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 4

Which of the following is a genetic mutation that affects males more than females?

Accepted Answer

A)  astigmatism 
B)  farsightedness 
C)  nearsightedness 
D)  red green color blindness 
E)  blindness 
A)  astigmatism 
B)  farsightedness 
C)  nearsightedness 
D)  red green color blindness 
E)  blindness

Question 5

List in order the structures that are responsible for hearing, starting with the external structures and moving toward the brain.

Accepted Answer

Sound is collected by the pinna and dire

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the correct order of cells within the retina starting in the posterior compartment and ending in the choroid?

Accepted Answer

A)  rod and cone cell layer, bipolar cell layer, ganglion cell layer 
B)  sclera, rod and cone cell layer, ganglion cell layer 
C)  bipolar cell layer, rod and cone cell layer, sclera 
D)  ganglion cell layer, bipolar cell layer, rod and cone cell layer 
E)  ganglion cell layer, rod and cone cell layer, sclera 
A)  rod and cone cell layer, bipolar cell layer, ganglion cell layer 
B)  sclera, rod and cone cell layer, ganglion cell layer 
C)  bipolar cell layer, rod and cone cell layer, sclera 
D)  ganglion cell layer, bipolar cell layer, rod and cone cell layer 
E)  ganglion cell layer, rod and cone cell layer, sclera

Question 9

Which receptors are associated with the sense of equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors 
B)  chemoreceptors 
C)  photoreceptors 
D)  thermoreceptors 
E)  nociceptors 
A)  mechanoreceptors 
B)  chemoreceptors 
C)  photoreceptors 
D)  thermoreceptors 
E)  nociceptors

Question 10

In farsightedness,

Accepted Answer

A)  the cornea is uneven. 
B)  rays do not focus evenly. 
C)  rays focus in front of the retina. 
D)  the eyeball is shorter than normal. 
E)  a concave lens corrects vision. 
A)  the cornea is uneven. 
B)  rays do not focus evenly. 
C)  rays focus in front of the retina. 
D)  the eyeball is shorter than normal. 
E)  a concave lens corrects vision.

Question 11

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 12

Nociceptors are sensitive to mechanical, thermal, or electrical stimuli, or toxic substances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Taste buds

Accepted Answer

A)  are located on the tongue, hard palate, pharynx, and epiglottis. 
B)  are responsible for 100% of what we perceive as "taste." 
C)  respond to over 100 different types of taste. 
D)  are actually naked nerve endings. 
E)  have a direct connection with the limbic system and its centers for emotion and memory. 
A)  are located on the tongue, hard palate, pharynx, and epiglottis. 
B)  are responsible for 100% of what we perceive as "taste." 
C)  respond to over 100 different types of taste. 
D)  are actually naked nerve endings. 
E)  have a direct connection with the limbic system and its centers for emotion and memory.

Question 15

Golgi tendon organs are a type of cutaneous receptor for touch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of exteroceptors are located in the ear?

Which part of the brain is involved in sensory adaptation?

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

Which of the following is a genetic mutation that affects males more than females?

List in order the structures that are responsible for hearing, starting with the external structures and moving toward the brain.

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

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

What is the correct order of cells within the retina starting in the posterior compartment and ending in the choroid?

Which receptors are associated with the sense of equilibrium?

In farsightedness,

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

Nociceptors are sensitive to mechanical, thermal, or electrical stimuli, or toxic substances.

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

Taste buds

Golgi tendon organs are a type of cutaneous receptor for touch.

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Exam 14: Senses

What type of exteroceptors are located in the ear?

Which part of the brain is involved in sensory adaptation?

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

Which of the following is a genetic mutation that affects males more than females?

List in order the structures that are responsible for hearing, starting with the external structures and moving toward the brain.

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

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

What is the correct order of cells within the retina starting in the posterior compartment and ending in the choroid?

Which receptors are associated with the sense of equilibrium?

In farsightedness,

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

Nociceptors are sensitive to mechanical, thermal, or electrical stimuli, or toxic substances.

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

Taste buds

Golgi tendon organs are a type of cutaneous receptor for touch.

Exploring Life and Science

Chemistry of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Organization and Regulation of Body Systems

Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Cardiovascular System: Blood

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Digestive System and Nutrition

Respiratory System

Urinary System

Skeletal System

Muscular System

Nervous System

Endocrine System

Reproductive System

Human Development and Aging

Patterns of Chromosome Inheritance

Cancer

Patterns of Genetic Inheritance

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