BIO201_MH_V3
Topic 14: The Special Senses
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Identify the type of hair cells of the spiral organ that are responsible for hearing.
Select one:
a. inner hair cells
b. outer hair cells
c. inner and outer hair cells
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Which auditory ossicle is attached to the tympanic membrane?
Select one:
a. labyrinth
b. incas
c. malleus
d. stapes
e. oval window
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The most sensitive taste buds are found in _____ papillae.
Select one:
a. formate
b. filiform
c. fungiform
d. vallate
e. foliate
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What ion(s) cause(s) depolarization in olfactory neurons?
Select one:a. Na+
b. Ca2+
c. K+
d. Both Na+ and K+
e. Both Na+ and Ca2+
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More sound volume is perceived when
Select one:
a. sound wave amplitude increases.
b. action potentials from hair cells are blocked.
c. sound wave amplitude decreases.
d. sound wave frequency decreases.
e. sound wave frequency increases.
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Arrange the following to reflect the correct sequence an action potential would follow to
reach the olfactory cortex of the brain:
(1) olfactory bulb
(2) olfactory cortex
(3) olfactory epithelium
(4) olfactory tractSelect one:
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 3, 4, 1, 2
c. 1, 4, 2, 3
d. 3, 1, 4, 2
e. 4, 3, 2, 1
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Humans are able to distinguish several million shades of color because
Select one:
a. humans have large retinas.
b. humans have binocular vision.
c. they have many different types of cone cells.
d. different proportions of cone cells respond to each wavelength of light.
e. humans have more cones than rods.
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What is the function of the inner hair cells?
Select one:
a. The inner hair cells are responsible for hearing.b. The inner hair cells regulate the tension of the basilar membrane.
c. The inner hair cells protect the external auditory canal.
d. The inner hair cells detect chemicals in saliva; they are responsible for our ability to
taste.
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Which of the following cranial nerves would cause a person discomfort when getting dental
work done?
Select one:
a. optic
b. facial
c. abducens
d. trigeminal
e. vagus
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Which of the following functions is carried out by both aqueous and vitreous humor?
Select one:
a. cleanses the eye
b. nourishment of the eye
c. refraction of light raysd. generation of a visual image
e. control the amount of light entering the eye
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Which of the following is part of the spiral organ (organ of Corti)?
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a. modiolus
b. vestibule
c. tectorial membrane
d. scala tympani
e. chorda tympani
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The sensation of hearing occurs when sensory impulses from the ears are transmitted to
the auditory cortex in the __________lobe from the _________nerve.
Select one:
a. occipital; trochlear
b. occipital; vestibulocochlear
c. temporal; trochlear
d. temporal; vestibulocochlear
e. parietal; abducensQuestion 13
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The transparent anterior portion of the sclera is the
Select one:
a. iris.
b. retina.
c. cornea.
d. choroid.
e. pupil.
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The main factor affecting depth of focus is the
Select one:
a. convergence.
b. accommodation.
c. shape of the lens.
d. size of the lens.
e. size of the pupil.
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The sense of taste is called
Select one:
a. olfaction.
b. perception.
c. gustation.
d. tastant.
e. mastication.
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Why does inhaling deeply and slowly through the nose help to identify an odor?
Select one:
a. More air containing the odor is brought into contact with the olfactory epithelium.
b. Impulses originate slowly in the olfactory epithelium.
c. The tissue needs more time in contact with the odor.
d. Threshold for odor detection is high.
e. Receptors in the olfactory epithelium are highly specific.
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A branch of the ___________ nerve transmits taste sensations from anterior two-thirds of
the tongue, except vallate papillae.
Select one:
a. Medulla oblongata
b. Facial nerve
c. Glossopharyngeal nerve
d. Chorda tympani
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Damage to the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve would result in loss of
Select one:
a. taste.
b. sight.
c. hearing.
d. balance.
e. smell.
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Neurons synapsing on the hair cells of the maculae and the crista ampullaris have cell
bodies in the
Select one:
a. superior colliculus.
b. vestibular ganglion.
c. superior olivary nucleus.
d. medial geniculate nucleus.
e. cochlear ganglion.
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Light and dark adaptation involves
Select one:
a. pupillary reflexes.
b. variations in rod and cone function.
c. changes in the amount of available rhodopsin.
d. pupillary reflexes and changes in the amount of available rhodopsin.
e. pupillary reflexes, variations in rod and cone function and changes in the amount of
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