Special Senses Test Review

The eyes, ears and tongue are organs associated with your _____ senses.

• environmental

• special

• somatic

• olfactory

The place on the retina where nerve fibers are attached is called the:

• retina

• fovea centralis

• optic disc

• iris

Vibrations of the stapes in the ear hit the

• oval window

• incus

• malleus

• auditory nerve

• round window

The colored portion of the eye (green, brown, blue) is called the:

• iris

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

Receptor cells on the organ of Corti send nerve impulses to the:

• semicircular canals

• optic nerve

• ear ossicles

• the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve

• the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve

If the cornea is unevenly shaped, a person might have this disorder:

• myopia

• astigmatism

• aniridia

• macular degeneration

• hyperopia

The blind spot occurs in your vision due to:

• an uneven number of rods and cones

• the brain's inability to process information

• the point on your eye where the nerves exit

• vitreous humor

• the size of the pupil

Which sensation triggers thermoreceptors?

• damage to tissues

• temperature changes

• pressure & pain

• chemicals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The sharpest vision occurs in the region of the retina called the:

• optic disc

• sclera

• fovea centralis

• choroid

• tapetum

Chemoreceptors are most likely found in which of the following?

• viscera

• nose

• ears

• skin

• eyes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8