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WorksheetsSpecial Senses Part 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
enlarged portion of the olfactory nerve on the anterior part of the brain
a)
papillae
b)
olfactory bulb
c)
meissner corpuscle
d)
pacinian corpuscle
2.
connects the middle ear to the throat, maintains equal are pressure
a)
olfactory bulb
b)
labyrinth
c)
round window
d)
eustachian tube
3.
bones of the ear
a)
papillae
b)
photoreceptors
c)
ossicles
d)
hair cells
4.
touch, pressure, temperature, and pain
a)
special senses
b)
somatic senses
c)
hair cells
d)
pacinian corpuscles
5.
pain that feels as though it is coming from a different part
a)
acute pain
b)
chronic pain
c)
dull pain
d)
referred pain
6.
connects the nerve fibers between the olfactory bulb and brain
a)
labryinth
b)
cochlea
c)
semicircular canals
d)
olfactory tract
7.
slow and dull pain, deeper than skin
a)
acute pain fibers
b)
chronic pain fibers
c)
meisnners corpucles
d)
pacinian corpuscles
8.
type of equilibrium that senses the position of the head to maintain stability and posture
a)
static equilibrium
b)
dynamic equilibrium
c)
vertigo
d)
sensation
9.
part of ear that provides equilibrium
a)
cochlea
b)
round window
c)
semicircular canals
d)
labyrinth
10.
smell, taste, vision, equilibrium, and hearing
a)
special senses
b)
somatic senses
c)
thermoreceptors
d)
chemoreceptors
11.
type of receptor found in hairless areas of skin
a)
Pacinian corpuscles
b)
Meissner's corpuscles
c)
projection
d)
sensation
12.
pain fibers that originate from skin and result in sharp pain
a)
chronic pain fibers
b)
papillae
c)
acute pain fibers
d)
ossicles
13.
bumps on the tongue that contain taste buds
a)
papillae
b)
hair cells
c)
ossicles
d)
mechanoreceptors
14.
part of the ear that functions in hearing
a)
cochlea
b)
semicircular canals
c)
labyrinth
d)
round window
15.
type of equilibrium that maintains balance during movement
a)
static equilibrium
b)
dynamic equilibrium
c)
sensation
d)
projection
16.
feeling that occurs when the brain interprets a sensory impulse
a)
projection
b)
sensation
c)
special senses
d)
somatic senses
17.
sense chemicals
a)
thermoreceptors
b)
mechanoreceptors
c)
chemoreceptors
d)
photoreceptors
18.
hearing receptors found in the organ of corti in the ear
a)
ossicles
b)
hair cells
c)
chemoreceptors
d)
thermoreceptors
19.
sense pressure
a)
thermoreceptors
b)
chemoreceptors
c)
photoreceptors
d)
mechanoreceptors
20.
complex system of chambers and tubes in the ear
a)
semicircular canals
b)
papillae
c)
labyrinth
d)
ossicles
21.
dissipates vibrations in the tympanic cavity in the ear
a)
round window
b)
cochlea
c)
eustachian tube
d)
labyrinth
22.
sense heat
a)
mechanoreceptors
b)
photoreceptors
c)
thermoreceptors
d)
chemoreceptors
23.
sensory receptors stop sending signals when repeatedly stimulated
a)
sensory adaptation
b)
sensation
c)
projection
d)
referred pain
24.
type of receptor that sense deep pressure
a)
Pacinian corpuscle
b)
Meissners corpuscle
c)
mechanoreptor
d)
thermoreceptor
25.
sense light
a)
thermoreceptor
b)
chemoreceptor
c)
mechanoreceptor
d)
photoreceptor
26.
cerebral cortex causes a feeling to stem from a source
a)
sensation
b)
referred pain
c)
projection
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