Question 1

Which structure is associated with the outer ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory canal
B)   tympanic membrane
C)   round ear
D)   semicircular canals
E)   cochleaF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Nearsighted people cannot see objects that are close.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

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.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Nociceptors are a type of chemoreceptor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Order the steps involved in the activity of a muscle spindle:
1) Muscle spindle is stretched.
2) Reflex action occurs.
3) Contraction of muscle fibers adjoining the muscle spindle.
4) Nerve signals are generated.
5) The muscle relaxes.
6) The muscle's length increases.

Accepted Answer

A)   1,6,2,4,5,3
B)   2,3,1,4,5,6
C)   5,6,1,4,2,3
D)   2,1,6,3,4,5
E)   5,1,2,4,3,6F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All sensory receptors initiate nerve signals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The type of taste called umami allows us to enjoy what type of flavor?

Accepted Answer

A)   sweet
B)   savory
C)   sour
D)   salty
E)   bitterF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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 windowF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which receptors are associated with the sense of equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)   mechanoreceptors
B)   chemoreceptors
C)   photoreceptors
D)   thermoreceptors
E)   nociceptorsF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 but only five different smell families.
E)   The sensation of taste occurs in the spinal cord, while the sensation of smell occurs in the cerebral cortex.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 18

What controls the shape of the lens?

Accepted Answer

A)   ciliary muscle
B)   cornea
C)   iris
D)   pupil
E)   fovea centralisF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

The utricle is especially sensitive to what type of movements?

Accepted Answer

A)   back and forth
B)   up and down
C)   standing upright
D)   spinning around
E)   bending overF) D) and E)
G) A) and B) A

Question 20

Which type of sensory receptor responds to chemicals?

Accepted Answer

A)   taste cells
B)   rod and cone cells in the retina
C)   hair cells in the spiral organ of the inner ear
D)   hair cells in the semicircular canal of the inner ear
E)   hair cells in the vestibule of the inner earF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 15: Senses

Which structure is associated with the outer ear?

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Nearsighted people cannot see objects that are close.

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

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

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

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Nociceptors are a type of chemoreceptor.

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

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Order the steps involved in the activity of a muscle spindle: 1) Muscle spindle is stretched. 2) Reflex action occurs. 3) Contraction of muscle fibers adjoining the muscle spindle. 4) Nerve signals are generated. 5) The muscle relaxes. 6) The muscle's length increases.

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

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All sensory receptors initiate nerve signals.

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The type of taste called umami allows us to enjoy what type of flavor?

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

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

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

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Which receptors are associated with the sense of equilibrium?

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

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

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What controls the shape of the lens?

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The utricle is especially sensitive to what type of movements?

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Which type of sensory receptor responds to chemicals?

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