Anatomy Chapter 10 Sense

Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the

• optic nerve
• transducens nerve
• cornea
• rod and cone cells

The eye contains ______.

• mechanoreceptors
• photoreceptors
• chemoreceptors
• proprioceptors

The iris __________.

• regulates light entrance through the pupil
• refracts light rays
• absorbs stray light rays
• contains receptors for sight

The ear functions for ___________.

• balance
• hearing
• both balance and hearing

In response to intense light, the pupil: 

• dilates rapidly
• slowly dilates
• constricts rapidly
• slowly constricts

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Which of the following senses are most closely related:

• touch and smell

• smell and taste

• taste and hearing

• hearing and smell

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Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

• They are responsible for producing senses.

• They contain sensory cells.

• They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

• There are five sense organs in humans.

After looking at his watch, a boy looks at an aeroplane in the sky. The lenses in his eyes will change from

• thick to thin.

• thin to thick.

• soft to hard.

• hard to soft.

Which of the following animals can detect sound with the highest frequency?

• Dog

• Human

• Bird

• Bat

Which of the following is the cause of illusion?

• The brain is tired.

• The brain fails to work.

• The brain misinterprets the signals.

• The signals are not interpreted by the brain.

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