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Adv Bio c 8 - Special Senses

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oily secretions that lubricate the eye are produced by the:

a)

ciliary glands

b)

lacrimal glands

c)

meibomian glands

d)

apocrine glands

2.

The bacterial infection pinkeye is caused by irritation of the:

a)

choroid

b)

cornea

c)

conjunctiva

d)

sclera

3.

Which of the following is NOT true about lysozyme:

a)

it is an enzyme

b)

it destroys bacteria

c)

it is found in tears

d)

it stimulates the rods and cones

4.
Opens and closes to adjust the total amount of light entering the eye.
a)
Iris
b)
Scelera
c)
Cornea
d)
Human lens
5.
What is the innermost layer and most delicate layer of the eyeball where photoreceptors are located?
a)
Sclera
b)
Choroid
c)
Retina
d)
Cornea
6.
What light sensitive cells are stimulated in dim light?
a)
rods
b)
cones
7.
What part of the eye bends light to focus it on the retina?
a)
Retina
b)
Iris
c)
Optic Nerve
d)
Lens
8.
Which nerve transmits information from the eye to the brain?
a)
Optic
b)
Olfactory
c)
Occulomotor
d)
Trigeminal
9.
Photoreceptors that detect colour are called..
a)
Cones
b)
Rods
10.
Photoreceptors that detect grey tones in low light are called...
a)
Rods
b)
Cones
11.
What part of the eye are the cones located
a)
Iris
b)
lens
c)
retina
d)
pupil
12.
What is the function of the pupil?
a)
Sends messages picked up by the retina to the brain
b)
The hole that controls the different amounts of light
c)
the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil
d)
transparent jelly like fluid that fills the eye and refracts light
13.
This part protects the eye, especially the iris, pupil and lens.
a)
rods
b)
cornea
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
14.
the optic nerve sends messages picked up by the retina to the brain
a)
true
b)
false
15.
The circular, transparent part on the front of the sclera that allows light rays to enter the eye is the 
a)
pupil
b)
iris
c)
cornea
d)
conjunctiva
16.
The most common cause of blindness in the US resultant from an increase in intra-ocular pressure is _________, whereas, a treatable loss of transparency of the lend is known as:
a)
cataract; glaucoma
b)
conjunctivitis; night blindness
c)
conjunctivitis; stye
d)
glaucoma; cataract
17.
Cornea is abnormally curved, causes blurry vision because it is unable to focus.
a)
Temporarily Blind 
b)
Blindness
c)
Eye
d)
Astigmatism
18.
Which layer is a blood vessel-rich layer with a dark brown membrane? 
a)
Choroid
b)
Sclera
c)
Retina
d)
Cornea
19.
Where the optic nerve attaches to the retina there are no photoreceptors. This causes a
a)
astigmatism
b)
light sensitive area
c)
blind spot
d)
focal point
20.

T/F: the membranous labyrinth contains the fluid perilymph.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

I am lost in daydreams

21.

Which type of deafness is typically worse?

a)

sensorineural deafness

b)

conduction deafness

c)

otosclerosis deafness

22.

What is the plasma-like fluid found in the bony labyrinth?

a)

otolithic membrane

b)

tectorial membrane

c)

endolymph

d)

perilymph

23.

Another name for the anvil is the:

a)

Malleus

b)

Incus

c)

Stapes

d)

Cochlea

24.
What is the outer portion of your ear called?
a)
Pinna
b)
Auricle
c)
Both pinna and auricle are correct
d)
Neither Pinna nor auricle are correct 
25.
What is another name for the ear canal?
a)
Auditory
b)
Amplify
c)
Apneic
d)
Aspirationatory
26.
These are the smallest bones in the body that help transmit and amplify sound waves. 
a)
Ossicles
b)
Fossils
c)
Oracles
d)
Spectacles
27.
The main inner ear structure that enables one to hear is called the: 
a)
Cochlea
b)
Pinna
c)
Eustachian Tube
d)
Auricle
28.
Hearing receptors within the organ of Corti are called:
a)
rod cells
b)
cone cells
c)
hair cells
d)
corti cells
29.
In which part of the ear is sound changed into electrical signals which are then sent to the brain?
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
hammer
30.

The ear functions for ___________.

a)

balance

b)

hearing

c)

both balance and hearing

d)

neither balance nor hearing

31.

The bacterial infection pinkeye is caused by irritation of the:

a)

choroid

b)

cornea

c)

conjunctiva

d)

sclera

32.

Anosmios is:

a)

Olfactory disorders

b)

Nausea or dizziness caused by equilibrium problems

c)

Loss of smell

33.

Specific cells that respond to chemicals dissolved in saliva are called:

a)

Taste buds

b)

Gustatory cells

c)

Olfactory receptor cells

d)

Chemorceptors

34.

T/F by 5 months infants can focus on articles within easy reach & follow moving objects.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What?!?!?

d)

Help!

35.

Another name for the middle ear:

a)

Tympanic cavity

b)

Oval window

c)

Auditory tube

d)

Round window

36.

T/F Macular is a gel or jellylike material.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which is found in the membranous labyrinth?

a)

endolymph

b)

perilymph

38.

What covers the tongue surface?

a)

Papillae

b)

Filiform

c)

Pain receptors

d)

Nerves

39.

T/F noise pollution has become a major health problem.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What is noise pollution?

d)

What is a health problem?

40.

Receptors that respond to physical forces are called:

a)

Gonna receptors

b)

Corti receptors

c)

Mechanoreceptors

d)

Pain receptors

41.

T/F the dorsal tongue surface is covered with small peglike projections called papillae.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the eardrum, otherwise known as the:

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

pinna

c)

auricle

d)

oval window

e)

ossicles

43.

The pinna is found in what section of the ear?

a)

middle ear

b)

inner ear

c)

not located in the ear

d)

outer ear

44.

What part of the ear separates the outer ear from the inner?

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

pinna

c)

ossicles

d)

membraneous labyrinth

45.

The hammer is the common form of which word:

a)

incus

b)

stapes

c)

malleus

d)

umami

46.

Which of the following is NOT part of the inner ear?

a)

cochlea

b)

vestibule

c)

semicircular canals

d)

ossicles

47.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation:

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

pungent

d)

bitter

e)

sour

48.

What is the correct term for the stirrup?

a)

malleus

b)

stapes

c)

incus

d)

cochlea

49.

T/F Glaucoma results from increased intraocular pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What is the scientific name for earwax?

a)

ampullaris

b)

strabismus

c)

chiasma

d)

cerumen

51.

The cornea lacks nerve endings and does not respond to pain.

a)

true

b)

false

52.

In close vision and bright lights, the pupil will dilate.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Glaucoma results from increased intraocular pressure.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

The resting eye is "set" for distant vision.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

Deafness is defined as hearing loss of any degree.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

pungent

d)

bitter

e)

sour

57.

The only special sense NOT fully functional at birth is:

a)

taste

b)

smell

c)

vision

d)

hearing

e)

touch

58.

The stapes transmits vibrations to the inner ear through the:

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

oval window

c)

malleus

d)

organ of Corti

e)

auditory tube

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