WorksheetsSpecial Senses
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?
a)
Nutrition
b)
Lubrication
c)
Protection
d)
Excretion
2.
When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Sclera
d)
Retina
3.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
4.
When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Fovea Centralis of Retina
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Lens
5.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
6.
If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:
a)
Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
b)
Maintain your sense of balance
c)
Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
d)
Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum
7.
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
a)
Organ of Corti
b)
Cochlea
c)
Stapes
d)
Tympanic membrane
8.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
9.
What statement about the sense of taste is true?
a)
Taste is influences by the sense of smell
b)
Taste buds are called lacteals
c)
There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
d)
There are two main tastes, sweet and salty
10.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
11.
The opening in the center of the iris is the a. lens
b. pupil
c. retina
d. cornea
b. pupil
c. retina
d. cornea
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
12.
In humans, the white portion of the eye is called the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Sclera
c)
Dyslexia
d)
Retina
13.
Which part of the eye contracts and dilates based on the light in the environment?
a)
Pupil
b)
Cornea
c)
Sclera
d)
Iris
14.
The ________ is located above the lateral end of each eye and releases tears
a)
lacrimal duct
b)
lacrimal gland
c)
lacrimal apparatus
d)
ceruminous gland
15.
Two functions of the ear are to hear and to provide
a. communication
b. the sense of balance
c. speech
d. homeostasis
a. communication
b. the sense of balance
c. speech
d. homeostasis
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
16.
The tube that connects the ear to the pharynx
a)
esophagus
b)
Eustachian tube
c)
palatine
d)
tympanic
17.
the sense of smell is made possible by
a)
taste receptors
b)
nasal receptors
c)
olfactory receptors
d)
sense receptors
18.
the tongue is a mass of muscle tissue with projections called
a)
olfactory receptors
b)
taste buds
c)
papillae
d)
villi
19.
sensors of the black and white shades
a)
cones
b)
conjunctiva
c)
rods
d)
schlera
20.
What is known as the "blind spot"?
a)
cornea
b)
optic disc
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
21.
What is the name of the small bones in the ear?
a)
auricle
b)
ossicles
c)
cochlea
d)
tympanic membrane
22.
What is D?
a)
external auditory canal
b)
cochlea
c)
Eustachian tube
d)
stapes
23.
What is A?
a)
ossicles
b)
semicircular canals
c)
cochlea
d)
cochlear nerve
24.
What is 4?
a)
lens
b)
optic disc
c)
cornea
d)
iris
25.
What is 5?
a)
retina
b)
cornea
c)
iris
d)
optic disc
26.
What number is the iris?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
6
27.
What number is the pupil?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
28.
What is 1?
a)
cornea
b)
pupil
c)
iris
d)
optic disc
29.
What carries signals from the nose to the brain for processing?
a)
olfactory nerves
b)
receptor cells
c)
olfactory bulb
d)
auditory canal
30.
The mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the front of the eye is the ?
a)
sclera
b)
retina
c)
cornea
d)
conjunctiva
31.
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
32.
A circular structure behind the pupil that refracts light rays is the ?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
cataract
d)
ciliary body
33.
The receptor for sound waves in the inner ear is the ?
a)
organ of corti
b)
cochlea
c)
semicircular canal
d)
vestibule
34.
The layer of the eye that is interfaced with blood vessels to nourish the eye is the ?
a)
choroid coat
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
cornea
35.
The receptors associated with taste and smell are called ______.
a)
Smell Receptors
b)
Olfactory Receptors
c)
Chemoreceptors
d)
Taste Receptors
36.
What are the different types of taste buds? Mark all that apply.
a)
Umami
b)
Sweet
c)
Sour
d)
Bitter
e)
Salty
37.
As we age, _______________.
a)
the ability to detect high-pitched sounds diminishes
b)
the clarity of the lens of the eye remains unchanged
c)
the lens of the eye becomes increasingly elastic
d)
the capability to smell increases by 10%
38.
Taste buds are located primarily on the __________.
a)
upper palate
b)
tongue
c)
gums
d)
turbinates of the nose
e)
uvula
39.
How many different types of equilibrium are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
10
40.
What is #1?
a)
Pinna
b)
Cochlea
c)
Auditory Nerve
d)
Ear Canal
41.
muscles on the exterior of the eye that move the eyeball around in its socket
a)
extrinsic muscles
b)
accessory muscles
c)
orbiularis oculi
d)
levator palpabrae
42.
the ability of the lens to change shape
a)
chiasma
b)
macula lutea
c)
refraction
d)
accomodation
43.
light sensitive pigments in the rods of the eye that decompose when they recieve light energy beginning the nerve impulse in the retina
a)
fovea centralis
b)
macula lutea
c)
rhodopsin
d)
aqueous humor
44.
the x-shaped crossing of the optic nerves before they enter the brain
a)
fovea centralis
b)
macula lutea
c)
chiasma
d)
retina
45.
watery fluid in the eye
a)
aqueous humor
b)
vitreous humor
c)
rods
d)
cones
46.
jellylike fluid in the eye
a)
aqueous humor
b)
vitreous humor
c)
rhodopsin
d)
fovea centralis
47.
secrete and release tears into eye and nasal cavity
a)
fovea centralis
b)
accessory organs
c)
lacrimal apparatus
d)
conjuctiva
48.
changes the shape of the lens
a)
iris
b)
pupil
c)
orbicularis oculi
d)
ciliary body
49.
depression in the center of the macula that produces the sharpest vision
a)
fovea centralis
b)
optic disk
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
50.
thin delicate inner tunic of the eye
a)
retina
b)
chiasma
c)
optic disk
d)
blind spot
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