Special Senses_MT

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the special senses?

• Hearing

• Seeing

• Touching

• Balancing

Multiple Select

Select all combining forms that are related to hearing from the list below.

• acous/o

• audi/o

• blephar/o

• cerumin/o

Multiple Choice

Which combining form is associated with the sense of taste?

• gustat/o

• olfact/o

• opt/o

• myring/o

Multiple Choice

Which combining form means 'darkness'?

• salping/o

• scot/o

• staped/o

• steat/o

Multiple Choice

Which suffix means 'paralysis'?

• -plegia

• -ptosis

• -sclerosis

• -spasm

Multiple Select

Select all suffixes that relate to surgical procedures.

• -ectomy

• -plasty

• -tomy

• -gram

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are functions of the special senses?

• Providing sensory input to the nervous system

• Regulating blood pressure

• Digesting food

• Producing hormones

Multiple Choice

Which organs are associated with the special senses listed in the slides?

• Eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin

• Heart, lungs, liver, kidney, pancreas

• Stomach, intestine, bladder, spleen, gallbladder

• Muscle, bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament

Multiple Choice

Which structure is directly involved in detecting odor molecules in the nose?

• Olfactory receptor cell

• Cochlea

• Cornea

• Optic nerve

Multiple Choice

Which structure on the tongue contains taste buds?

• Papillae

• Epiglottis

• Palatine tonsil

• Lingual tonsil

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a function of the special senses as described in the learning outcomes?

• Identifying medical terms related to organs, structures, and functions

• Learning about nutrition and diet

• Studying cardiovascular diseases

• Understanding genetic inheritance

Multiple Select

Which of the following are diseases or conditions of the eye?

• Amblyopia

• Blepharitis

• Papillae

• Cataract

Multiple Select

Which of the following terms are associated with strabismus?

• Esotropia

• Exotropia

• Vitreous floaters

• Myopia

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome for this chapter on special senses?

• Identify and define medical terms associated with the major organs, structures, and functions of the special senses.

• Recognize, define, spell, and pronounce terms related to the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and conditions that can affect the special sense organs.

• Identify medical careers associated with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions related to the special sense organs.

• Describe the process of cellular respiration in detail.