Question 1

All of the parts of the inner ear are concerned with equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Memories are often elicited by smell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Question 6

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) D) and E)

Question 7

The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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)   nociceptorsF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   sclera
B)   choroid
C)   retinaD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

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 organsF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Nerve signals from taste buds go primarily to the __________ while those for olfactory cells go primarily to the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus, thalamus
B)   thalamus, hypothalamus
C)   temporal lobe, parietal lobe
D)   spinal cord, cerebral cortex
E)   parietal lobe, temporal lobeF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)   an exteroceptor called a chemoreceptor
B)   an exteroceptor called a 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 18

Sensory receptors of the skin are very distinct--each one has its own function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is part of the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   pinna
B)   auditory canal
C)   malleus
D)   cochlea
E)   semicircular canalsF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 14: Senses

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?

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

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

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The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

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

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

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

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

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Nerve signals from taste buds go primarily to the __________ while those for olfactory cells go primarily to the ___________.

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The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

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Which of the following is part of the middle ear?

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All of the parts of the inner ear are concerned with equilibrium.

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Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

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

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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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Memories are often elicited by smell.

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Sensory receptors of the skin are very distinct--each one has its own function.

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

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

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