Chapter 8 - Special Senses (abbr.) Question Preview (ID: 54456)


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Which of these IS NOT a layer of the wall of the eyeball.
a) Malleus
b) Sclera
c) Retina
d) Choroid

The sense of smell.
a) Olfactory Sense
b) Auditory Sense
c) Gustatory Sense
d) Kinesthetic Sense

The structures in the inner ear that contain the sense receptors for balance.
a) Semicircular canals
b) Cochlea
c) Stapes
d) Ossicles

The taste receptors (taste buds) are in which category of receptor?
a) Chemoreceptors
b) Mechanoreceptors
c) Photoreceptors
d) Thermoreceptors

Which of these IS NOT one of the categories of receptors?
a) Osteoreceptors
b) Mechanoreceptors
c) Photoreceptors
d) Thermoreceptors

Which visual receptors are sensitive to low intensities (dim) of light, and only allow us to see in black and white?
a) Rods
b) Cones
c) Fovea
d) Sclera

This membrane, also called the eardrum, passes sound vibrations into the middle ear.
a) Tympanic Membrane
b) Oval Membrane
c) Plasma Membrane
d) Nuclear Membrane

Why must food be dissolved before it can be tasted?
a) Food particles are too big to reach taste buds
b) Chemicals must be released
c) Saliva allows electrical impulses to be transmitted
d) This is a false statement

A condition in which receptors have fatigued (gotten tired) from sensing a stimulus over a long period of time.
a) Sensory Adaptation
b) Anemia
c) Hematopoiesis
d) Stapes

Which of these IS NOT one of the bones (ossicles) located in the middle ear?
a) Retina
b) Incus
c) Malleus
d) Stapes

Which of the senses plays the greatest role in the FLAVOR of a food?
a) Smell
b) Taste
c) Vision
d) Hearing

What nerve transmits impulses between the eye and the brain?
a) Optic Nerve
b) Auditory Nerve
c) Vestibular Nerve
d) Cochlear Nerve

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