Quizizz - Chapter 17

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

• Problems with the senses of smell and taste are mostly likely to occur at age 40.

• Problems with the senses of smell and taste are mostly likely to occur at age 40.

• the incidence of macular disease and detached retina increase with age.

• By about age 60, 25% of individuals experience presbycusis.

• the incidence of tinnitus and vestibular imbalance increase with age.

Eyes develop from the ________ while ears develop from the ______________.

• Prosencephalon; rhombencephalon

• Rhombencephalon; prosencephalon

• Metencephalon; rhombencephalon

• Rhombencephalon; metencephalon

The ________ are the major integrating centers for equilibrium in the pons and medulla oblongata.

• vestibular ganglia

• basal nuclei

• vestibular nuclei

• cochlear ganglia

Axons of ganglion cells in the nasal half of each retina...

• extend to the parietal lobe on the opposite side.

• extend to the thalamus on the same side.

• extend to the thalamus on opposite side.

• extend to the parietal lobe on the same side.

Absorption of light and isomerization of retinal starts chemical changes in the photoreceptor outer segment leading to production of a/an ________.

• Action potential

• Receptor potential

• Graded potential

• Isomer

The ________ is a transparent watery fluid that nourishes the lens and cornea.

• Aqueous humor

• Vitreous humor

• Ora serrata

• Ciliary body

Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths…

• less than 400 nm

• ranging from about 400 to 700 nm

• ranging from about 400 to 900 nm

• ranging from about 300 to 700 nm

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Bowman’s glands are located in connective tissue beneath taste buds.

• Taste buds are found only on the tongue.

• A gustatory hair is a microvillus projecting from each gustatory receptor through a taste pore.

• Supporting cells are squamous epithelial cells of the mucous membrane lining the nose.

• Gustatory receptor cells have a life span of 60 days.

Which of the following statements concerning basal cells is true?

• Basal cells are neurons

• Basal cells are located between the bases of supporting cells

• Basal cells live for less than a week

• Basal cells produce mucus

Write True or False: Transduction of mechanical energy to chemical energy in the cochlea and vestibular apparatus involves movement of a tip link protein which opens a transduction channel.