HBHD II Chapter 11

Which of the following are general sense organs?

• Gustatory receptors

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Olfactory receptors

• pilar patches

General sensory receptors found near the point of junction between the tendons and muscles and others found deep within the skeletal muscle tissue are called:

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Proprioceptors

• Olfactory receptors

Receptors responsible for the sense of smell are known as ________.

• chemoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

With the condition of presbyopia, the eye lens loses its elasticity.

• True

• False

The retina contains microscopic receptor cells called:

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Olfactory receptors

• Rods and cones

Untreated otitis media can lead to this condition.

The ______ is located adjacent to the oval window between the semicircular canals and the cochlea.

The bones of the middle ear are collectively referred to as ______.

The bones of the middle ear are the malleus, incus, and ossicles.

• True

• False

The structure that can contract or dilate to allow more or less light to enter the eye is the:

• lens

• choroid

• retina

• cornea

• iris