Anatomy Special Senses Review

Which of the following is NOT true about the eye?

• responds to light stimuli

• it floats in the bony orbit

• hollow sphere filled with fluid

• contains 70% of all sensory receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The transparent mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers most of the surface of the eye is

• cornea

• sclera

• conjunctiva

• retina

Our sense of static equilibrium is created by the

• vibration of the tympanic membrane

• movement of otoliths along hair cells

• sound waves traveling through the cochlea

• stimulation of hair cells in the organ of Corti

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

• sweet

• umami

• salty

• spicy

Which of the following lists structures of the eye in the order through which light passes?

• cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor

• lens, pupil, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

• cornea, pupil, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

• pupil, cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• rods and cones are located in the retina

• the choroid produces tears

• overlapping of visual fields provides depth perception or 3-D vision

• the iris is the colored part of the eye

Which of the following is NOT associated with the middle ear?

• auricle

• ossicles

• pharyngotympanic tube

• round window

The only special sense that is NOT fully functional at birth is

• taste

• vision

• hearing

• smell

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NGSS.4-LS1-2

NGSS.4-PS4-2

Receptors for taste and smell are called

• chemoreceptors

• gustatory hairs

• olfactory hairs

• decibels

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The innermost sensory layer of the eye is the __.

• slcera

• retina

• choroid

• cornea

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8