Special senses

Correctly match the term and definition: Vitreous humor.

• Thick, jelly-like substance in the posterior segment of the eye

• Colored portion of the vascular layer

• Clear, plasma-like substance that bathes the lens and cornea

• Biconvex structure that changes shape to bring objects into focus

• Opening in the lens that permits light into the inner chambers of the eye

Chemically sensitive microvilli found in this structure ​​ (a)  

• taste buds
• macula
• olfactory epithelium

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Hair cells receptive to changes in static equilibrium are found in this structure ​ (a)  

• Macula
• taste buds
• olfactory epithelium
• crista ampullaris

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?​ (a)  

• pharyngotympanic tube
• auricle
• pinna
• external acoustic meatus

Which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it?

• sour–acids

• sweet–organic substances such as sugar and some lead salts

• bitter–alkaloids

• salty–metal ions

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• umami–triglycerides and fatty acids

What is the main function of the rods in the eye? ​ ​ (a)  

• vision in dim light
• accommodation for near vision
• color vision
• depth perception

Light passes through the following structures in which order?

• cornea, vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor

• vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor, cornea

• cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

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• aqueous humor, cornea, lens, vitreous humor

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Match the following

• Metal Ions

• Salty

• Acids

• Sour

• Alkaloids

• Bitter

• Sugars, alcohols

• Sweet

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

​ (a)   of the sensory receptors in the body are involved with vision

• 70%
• 25%
• 50%
• 85%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

​ (a)   is our dominant sense

• Vision
• smell
• taste
• hearing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8