FINAL CHPT 12 Quiz 2

Where is the spiral organ located?

• In the cochlear duct

• In the scala tympani

• In the scala vestibuli

You drop a book on your foot and immediately you feel a sharp, stinging pain. What type of pain fibers are responsible for this sensation?

• Fast pain fibers

• Slow pain fibers

The inner ear is located within which cranial bone?

• Occipital bone

• Sphenoid bone

• Temporal bone

• Parietal bone

What is the order of structures through which light passes as it travels to the retina?

• Vitreous humor, lens, aqueous humor, cornea

• Aqueous humor, vitreous humor, cornea, lens

• Cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

• Aqueous humor, cornea, lens, vitreous humor

• Cornea, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

The auditory tube runs between the throat and the__________.

Sound vibrations are conducted from the malleus to the stapes to the incus.

• True

• False

The auditory ossicles are located in the inner ear.

• True

• False

What is glaucoma?

• Inflammation of the conjunctiva

• Clouding of the lens

• Unchanging pupil size due to decreased responsiveness of iris muscles

• Increased pressure in the eye due to excess aqueous humor

Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation?

• Salty

• Sour

• Sweet

• Pungent

What happens to the muscles controlling the iris and pupil in low-light conditions?

• The radial muscles of the iris contact and the pupil constricts.

• The radial muscles of the iris contact and the pupil dilates.

• The circular muscles of the iris contact and the pupil constricts.

• The circular muscles of the iris contact and the pupil dilates.