Senses Introduction Assignment Part 1

Multiple Choice

What is the role of sensory cells in the process of sensing?

• Translating stimuli into action potentials

• Detecting only chemical stimuli

• Only responding to mechanical stimuli

• Integrating stimuli without action potentials

Multiple Choice

What are the special senses mentioned in the overview?

• Vision, smell, taste, hearing, and equilibrium

• Touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight

• Vision, touch, taste, smell, and balance

• Hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell

Fill in the Blanks

Rods and cones are our eyes' light-sensitive

Multiple Choice

What are the functions of the extrinsic eye muscles?

• Elevate the eye

• Control eye movement

• Protect the eye

• Change eye color

Multiple Choice

The cornea contributes to the eye's focusing power by:

• Changing its shape

• Moving closer to or further from the retina

• Bending light rays as they enter the eye

• Adjusting the size of the pupil

Multiple Select

What are the two layers of the inner layer of the eyeball?

• Outer pigmented layer

• Inner neural layer

• Cornea

• Sclera

Multiple Choice

Which area of the eye contains the rods and cones?

• sclera

• tapetum

• retina

• optic disk

Multiple Choice

What is letter G?

• Sclera
• Retina
• Lens
• Vitreous humor

Multiple Choice

What is the role of the olfactory epithelium in the process of smell?

• To filter out odor molecules

• To detect gaseous molecules

• To transport odor molecules to the brain

• To produce nasal mucus

Multiple Choice

What is the pathway of smell from the olfactory nerve to the brain?

• Olfactory nerve to olfactory bulb

• Olfactory bulb to nasal cavity

• Nasal cavity to frontal lobe

• Frontal lobe to limbic system