Ch. 8 Special Senses

True or False: there are only five special senses.

• True
• False

True or False: the senses rely on either mechanoreceptors or chemoreceptors.

• True
• False

True or False: Hearing relies on the use of chemorecptors in the ear.

• True
• False

True or False: Equilibrium and balance rely on mechanorecptors in the middle ear.

• True
• False

True or False: the cranial nerve that handles hearing and the nerve that handles balance/equilibirum are the same.

• True
• False

True or False: the sense of taste heavily relies on stimulation of only the gustation receptors.

• True
• False

The cranial nerve that handles vision is:

• Cranial Nerve 1

• Cranial Nerve 2

• Cranial 3

• Cranial Nerve 8

The cranial nerve that handles hearing is:

• Cranial Nerve 1

• Cranial Nerve 2

• Cranial 3

• Cranial Nerve 8

The cranial nerve that handles equilibrium/balance is:

• Cranial Nerve 1

• Cranial Nerve 2

• Cranial 3

• Cranial Nerve 8

The cranial nerve that handles smell is:

• Cranial Nerve 1

• Cranial Nerve 2

• Cranial 3

• Cranial Nerve 8