Revision The Senses Quiz

If there was a power outage in a movie theater and only a few dim emergency lights were lit, which cells of the retina would be most important for seeing your way to the exit?

• cochlea, incus, staple, eardrum

• tympanum, bones in the middle ear, cochlea, hair cells

• auditory canal, tympanum, hair cells, cochlea

• hair cells, auditory canal, cochlea, malleus

Which represents the correct sequence as sound waves travel in the ear to trigger an impulse?

• touch

• sight

• hearing

• taste

With which sense are free nerve endings associated?

• semicircular canals

• cochlea

• ear canal

• ear drum

Some rides at amusement parks cause a person to become dizzy when the ride stops. Which ear structure is most likely involved with the dizzy feeling?

• rod and cone

• retina and skin receptor

• taste bud and olfactory bulb

• cochlea and semicircular canal

Which pair of structures are stimulated by chemicals and usually function together?

• rod and cone

• taste bud and olfactory bulb

• retina and skin receptor

• cochlea and semicircular canal

Which cells in the retina provide light-sensitivity and information about color?

• cones

• rods

• lens

• cochlea

Where are the olfactory nerve receptors associated with taste and smell located?

• mouth and nasal cavity

• auditory canal and tympanum

• semicircular canals and inner ear

• epidermis and dermis layers of the skin