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Worksheetssenses and brain
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nerve impulses travel faster through unmyelinated axons.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Nerve impulses jump from
a)
node to dendrite
b)
dendrite to node
c)
dendrite to synapse
d)
node to node
3.
inherited disorder of the brain causing involuntary, dancelike movements and personality changes
a)
Parkinsons
b)
Alzheimers
c)
Huntingtons
d)
ALD
4.
paralysis on one side of the body, and the limbs on that side
a)
monoplegia
b)
hemiplegia
c)
paraplegia
d)
quadraplegia
5.
Simple sensory receptors (or somatic senses) contain:
a)
touch, pressure, temperature, pain
b)
smell, taste, hearing, equilibrium, vision
6.
Complex sensory receptors (or special senses) contain:
a)
touch, pressure, temperature, pain
b)
smell, taste, hearing, equilibrium, vision
7.
Receptors are more sensitive to...
a)
sensation
b)
perception
c)
environmental change
d)
location change
8.
Chemoreceptors are stimulated by...
a)
changes in environment
b)
changes in temperature
c)
light energy
d)
changes in chemical concentration of substances
9.
Thermoreceptors are stimulated by...
a)
temperature change
b)
light energy
c)
chemical concentration
d)
tissue damage
10.
Pain receptors are stimulated by...
a)
temperature change
b)
tissue damage
c)
light energy
d)
pressure or movement
11.
Mechanoreceptors are stimulated by...
a)
pressure or movement
b)
light energy
c)
temperature change
d)
chemical change
12.
Photoreceptors are stimulated by...
a)
light energy
b)
pain
c)
tissue damage
d)
environmental change
13.
When the brain becomes aware of sensory impulses
a)
perception
b)
sensation
c)
projection
14.
When the brain interprets sensory impulses it is called...
a)
sensation
b)
projection
c)
perception
15.
The ability to ignore unimportant stimuli is called...
a)
sensory receptors
b)
perception
c)
sensations
d)
sensory adaptation
16.
-sclerosis
a)
sorftening
b)
fatty substance
c)
hardening
d)
spinal cord
17.
leuk/o
a)
red
b)
white
c)
ear
d)
renal
18.
ot/o
a)
ear
b)
spinal
c)
fatty substance
d)
white
19.
-malacia
a)
between
b)
hardening
c)
softening
d)
spinal cord
20.
cyan/o
a)
black
b)
white
c)
blue
d)
green
21.
The ___ is part of the brainstem.
a)
cingulate gyrus
b)
thalamus
c)
pons
d)
pituitary gland
22.
A person is in a severe car accident, is not wearing their seat belt, and is thrown through the windshield. After they wake from coma, their friends and family have noticed a change in their personality. They have likely experienced a lesion to which lobe of the cerebral cortex.
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
23.
The left hemisphere controls the ____ side of the body.
a)
top
b)
left
c)
bottom
d)
right
24.
The lobe of the cerebral cortex associated with pain, touch, and taste is the ____.
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
25.
Tears are produced by the:
a)
LACRIMAL APPARATUS
b)
CONJUNCTIVA
c)
EYEBALL
d)
LENS
26.
The anterior portion of the sclera is the:
a)
PUPIL
b)
IRIS
c)
CORNEA
d)
LENS
27.
Which of the following structures is responsible for refracting light rays?
a)
PUPIL
b)
LENS
c)
IRIS
d)
CORNEA
28.
The opening in the center of the iris is the:
a)
PUPIL
b)
RETINA
c)
LENS
d)
CONJUNCTIVA
29.
Which of the following structures focuses incoming light rays onto the retina?
a)
IRIS
b)
LENS
c)
PUPIL
d)
CILIARY BODY
30.
Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells active in dim light?
a)
CONES
b)
LENS
c)
RODS
d)
OPTIC DISK
31.
Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells that see color?
a)
CONES
b)
LENS
c)
RODS
d)
OPTIC DISK
32.
Which cranial nerve carries hearing and equilibrium sensory information to the brain?
a)
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
b)
FACIAL
c)
TRIGEMINAL
d)
AUDITORY
33.
Which of the following structures is NOT part of the external ear?
a)
AURICLE
b)
MALLEUS
c)
AUDITORY CANAL
d)
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
34.
The ossicles are located in which cavity of the ear?
a)
EXTERNAL
b)
MIDDLE
c)
INNER
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
35.
The inner ear is located within the ________ bone.
a)
PARIETAL
b)
FRONTAL
c)
OCCIPITAL
d)
TEMPORAL
36.
Which of the following terms refers to both ears?
a)
BINAURAL
b)
PRESBYCUSIS
c)
TINNITUS
d)
VERTIGO
37.
Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?
a)
BINAURAL
b)
PRESBYCUSIS
c)
TINNITUS
d)
VERTIGO
38.
Which of the following terms refers to ringing in the ears?
a)
BINAURAL
b)
PREBYCUSIS
c)
TINNITUS
d)
VERTIGO
39.
Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?
a)
BINAURAL
b)
PREBYCUSIS
c)
TINNITUS
d)
VERTIGO
40.
Which of the following pathological conditions is the total absence of hearing?
a)
ANACUSIS
b)
OTITIS MEDIA
c)
OTOSCLEROSIS
d)
LABYYRINTHITIS
41.
Which of the following pathological conditions is an ear infection commonly seen in children?
a)
ANACUSIS
b)
OTITIS MEDIA
c)
OTOSCLEROSIS
d)
LABYRINTHITIS
42.
Which of the following pathological conditions is an inner ear infection?
a)
ANACUSIS
b)
OTITIS MEDIA
c)
OTOSCLEROSIS
d)
LABYRINTHITIS
43.
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to an opaque or cloudy lens?
a)
ASTIGMATISM
b)
CATARACT
c)
GLAUCOMA
d)
STRABISMUS
44.
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to abnormal curvature of the cornea?
a)
ASTIGMATISM
b)
CATARACT
c)
GLAUCOMA
d)
STRABISMUS
45.
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to increased intraocular pressure?
a)
ASTIGMATISM
b)
CATARACT
c)
GLAUCOMA
d)
STRABISMUS
46.
Which of the following pathological conditions is due to weakened eye muscles?
a)
ASTIGMATISM
b)
CATARACT
c)
GLAUCOMA
d)
STRABISMUS
47.
Which of the following pathological conditions is commonly called pinkeye?
a)
CONJUNCTIVITIS
b)
HORDEOLUM
c)
BLEPHARITIS
d)
PTERYGIUM
48.
Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?
a)
ESOTROPIA
b)
PRESBYOPIA
c)
HYPEROPIA
d)
MYOPIA
49.
Which of the following pathological conditions affects part of the retina?
a)
MACULAR DEGENERATION
b)
CATARACT
c)
AMBLYOPIA
d)
STRABISMUS
50.
Which of the following diagnostic procedures would identify achromatopsia?
a)
COLOR VISION TEST
b)
FLUORESCEIN STAINING
c)
SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPY
d)
VISUAL ACUITY
51.
Which of the following diagnostic procedures examines the auditory canal?
a)
AUDIOMETRY
b)
RINNE & WEBER TUNING FORK TEST
c)
OTOSCOPY
d)
FALLING TEST
52.
Which of the following surgical procedures is the treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss?
a)
MYRINGOTOMY
b)
STAPEDECTOMY
c)
COCHLEAR IMPLANT
d)
OTOSCOPY
53.
Which of the following statements regarding neuroglial cells is NOT true?
a)
Neuroglial cells conduct electrical impulses.
b)
Some neuroglial cells produce myelin.
c)
There is a variety of types of neuroglial cells.
d)
Neuroglial cells provide support for the neurons.
54.
Which of the following is NOT part of the brain?
a)
CEREBELLUM
b)
DIENCEPHALON
c)
NERVE ROOT
d)
BRAIN STEM
55.
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
a)
frontal lobe–most anterior portion of the cerebrum
b)
parietal lobe–controls vision
c)
occipital lobe–most posterior portion of the cerebrum
d)
temporal lobe–controls hearing and smell
56.
Which part of the brain is responsible for thoughts, judgment, memory, problem solving, and language?
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
CEREBRUM
c)
CEREBELLUM
d)
THALAMUS
57.
Which part of the brain serves as a center for relaying impulses from the eyes, ears, and skin to the cerebrum?
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
CEREBRUM
c)
PONS
d)
THALAMUS
58.
Which part of the brain controls body temperature, appetite, sleep, sexual desire, and emotions?
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
CEREBRUM
c)
CEREBELLUM
d)
THALAMUS
59.
Which part of the brain coordinates voluntary body movements and maintains balance?
a)
PONS
b)
CEREBRUM
c)
DIENCEPHALON
d)
CEREBELLUM
60.
Which of the following is NOT part of the brain stem?
a)
HYPOTHALAMUS
b)
PONS
c)
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
d)
MIDBRAIN
61.
Which layer of the meninges forms the tough and fibrous outer sac?
a)
DURA MATER
b)
PIA MATER
c)
SUBDURAL LAYERS
d)
ARACHNOID LAYER
62.
Which layer of the meninges is applied directly to the surface of the brain?
a)
DURA MATER
b)
PIA MATER
c)
SUBDURAL SPACE
d)
ARACHNOID LAYER
63.
Which of the following is the part of a neuron that receives the impulse?
a)
DENDRITE
b)
NERVE CELL BODY
c)
AXON
d)
MYELIN
64.
Which of the following is the part of a neuron that conducts the electrical impulse toward its destination?
a)
DENDRITE
b)
NERVE CELL BODY
c)
AXON
d)
MYELIN
65.
Which of the following is the insulating material found around a neuron?
a)
DENDRITE
b)
NERVE CELL BODY
c)
AXON
d)
MYELIN
66.
Which of the following is the elevated portion of the convolutions on the surface of the cerebrum?
a)
GYRI
b)
VENTRICLES
c)
SYNAPSE
d)
SULCI
67.
Which of the following is the valleys separating the convolutions on the surface of the cerebrum?
a)
GYRI
b)
VENTRICLES
c)
SYNAPSE
d)
SULCI
68.
The medical term for fainting is:
a)
VERTIGO
b)
SYNCOPE
c)
LETHARGY
d)
AURA
69.
The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called:
a)
COMA
b)
DELIRIUM
c)
PALSY
d)
DEMENTIA
70.
What is the common name for a CVA?
a)
STROKE
b)
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE
c)
CONCUSSION
d)
SEIZURE
71.
The hair cell of the semicircular canals are located in the
a)
basilar membrane
b)
saccule
c)
ampullae
d)
Eustachian tube
72.
Information goes from the vestibular system to the brain via the
a)
vestibular duct
b)
eight cranial nerve
c)
vestibular nerve
d)
lateral-line system
73.
New olfactory receptor cells are formed from
a)
basal cells
b)
supporting cells
c)
olfactory neurons
d)
glial cells
74.
The rods in your eye would be most helpful if you were:
a)
Sleeping
b)
Night fishing
c)
Taking a daytime walk on the beach
d)
Playing cards at the casino
75.
The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts is?
a)
Sensory interaction
b)
Balance
c)
Kinesthesis
d)
Sensory adaptation
76.
The door is a door, no matter what angle it is opened. This is an example of:
a)
Perceptual adaptation
b)
Perceptual constancy
c)
Relative size
d)
Extrasensory Perception
77.
The area in the ear where sound waves/vibrations get transfered into nerve impulses
a)
Cochlea
b)
Middle ear
c)
Ear drum
d)
Outer ear
78.
Spiral or small snail-shaped portion of the inner ear
a)
Bulbus oculi
b)
Cochlea
c)
Mucula Lutea
d)
Otoliths
79.
What combining form means eyelid?
a)
blast/o
b)
bronc/o
c)
blephar/o
d)
bleper/o
80.
What is the combining form for tear?
a)
dacry/o
b)
dactyl/o
c)
dent/o
d)
daryl/o
81.
What is the medical term for taste?
a)
Gustatory sense
b)
Olfaction sense
c)
Gustotory sense
d)
Gastatory sense
82.
The sense of body position and movements is called?
a)
Photoreception
b)
Nociceptors
c)
Proprioception
d)
Proportions
83.
What is the medical term for smell?
a)
Olfaction
b)
Oldfactor
c)
Refraction
d)
Rhodopsin
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