Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following cutaneous receptors 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 A

Question 3

If the nerves between the eyes and the ears were switched, stimulation of the mechanoreceptors in the ear would result in

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing sounds. 
B)  seeing lights. 
C)  both hearing sounds and seeing lights. 
D)  deafness. 
E)  blindness. 
A)  hearing sounds. 
B)  seeing lights. 
C)  both hearing sounds and seeing lights. 
D)  deafness. 
E)  blindness. B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

List the four categories of sensory receptors and describe what they respond to.

Accepted Answer

Chemoreceptors: respond to chemical subs

Question 6

The receptors involved in our sense of equilibrium are

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanoreceptors. 
B)  chemoreceptors. 
C)  nociceptors. 
D)  thermoreceptors. 
E)  pain receptors. 
A)  mechanoreceptors. 
B)  chemoreceptors. 
C)  nociceptors. 
D)  thermoreceptors. 
E)  pain receptors.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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%

Question 9

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 10

Which disorder of the eye is due to an accumulation of aqueous humor?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What controls the shape of the lens?

Accepted Answer

A)  ciliary muscle 
B)  cornea 
C)  iris 
D)  pupil 
E)  fovea centralis 
A)  ciliary muscle 
B)  cornea 
C)  iris 
D)  pupil 
E)  fovea centralis

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All sensory receptors initiate nerve signals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the steps involved in the action of a muscle spindle.

Accepted Answer

1. A muscle relaxes too much.
2. Muscle

Question 15

Which of the following is involved in rotational equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  otoliths 
B)  saccule 
C)  utricle 
D)  ampulla 
E)  kinocilium 
A)  otoliths 
B)  saccule 
C)  utricle 
D)  ampulla 
E)  kinocilium

Question 16

Where are thermoreceptors located?

Accepted Answer

A)  aorta and vena cava 
B)  muscles, joints, and tendons 
C)  hypothalamus and skin 
D)  nasal cavity and tongue 
E)  semicircular canals of the ear 
A)  aorta and vena cava 
B)  muscles, joints, and tendons 
C)  hypothalamus and skin 
D)  nasal cavity and tongue 
E)  semicircular canals of the ear

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rotational and gravitational equilibrium both involve all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  stereocilia. 
B)  hair cells. 
C)  calcium carbonate granules. 
D)  a gelatinous substance within a chamber. 
E)  the vestibular nerve. 
A)  stereocilia. 
B)  hair cells. 
C)  calcium carbonate granules. 
D)  a gelatinous substance within a chamber. 
E)  the vestibular nerve.

Exam 15: Senses

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

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

If the nerves between the eyes and the ears were switched, stimulation of the mechanoreceptors in the ear would result in

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

List the four categories of sensory receptors and describe what they respond to.

The receptors involved in our sense of equilibrium are

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

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

What type of exteroceptors are located in the ear?

Which disorder of the eye is due to an accumulation of aqueous humor?

What controls the shape of the lens?

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

All sensory receptors initiate nerve signals.

Describe the steps involved in the action of a muscle spindle.

Which of the following is involved in rotational equilibrium?

Where are thermoreceptors located?

Taste buds

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

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

Rotational and gravitational equilibrium both involve all of the following except

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