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Special Senses

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The five major categories of sensory receptors are (a)  

2.

Which category of receptors detect changes in pressure or movement of fluids?

(a)  

3.

Which category of receptors is responsible for pain sensation?

(a)  

4.

Roughly how many taste buds do humans have?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10,000

5.

The special receptor cells that detect chemicals related to smell are called?

a)

Gustatory Cells

b)

Olfactory Receptor Cells

c)

Photoreceptors

d)

Cones

6.

What type of lens is this?

(a)  

7.

What type of lens is this?

(a)  

8.

When light is not focussed correctly by your lens and the focal point falls short of the retina.

a)

myopia

b)

hyperopia

c)

europia

d)

hyper myopia

9.

When light is not focussed correctly by your lens and the focal point falls short of the retina, what kind of lens would you use to correct this?

a)

convex

b)

concave

10.

When light is not focussed correctly by your lens and the focal point would end up behind the retina.

a)

myopia

b)

hyperopia

c)

europia

d)

hyper myopia

11.

When light is not focussed correctly by your lens and the focal point falls behind the retina, what kind of lens would you use to correct this?

a)

convex

b)

concave

12.

Which of the following is not a correct flavor type?

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

tangy

d)

bitter

e)

umami

13.

The little crystals inside the vestibule of your ear are called otoliths. They help you know up from down. What are these crystals made from?

a)

sodium chloride

b)

calcium carbonate

c)

sodium carbonate

d)

strontium

14.

Where are the actual receptors for hearing located in the ear?

a)

vestibule

b)

cochlea

c)

semicircular canals

d)

retina

15.

What is the frequency range for human hearing? (just write the numbers not the unit - so like this 750 to 987,000

(a)  

16.

What is the name of the specialized membrane in the cochlea that contains the mechanoreceptors for hearing?

(a)  

17.

The scale we use to measure how loud sounds are is called the (a)   scale

18.

When the fluid in your eyeball builds up in pressure because of a blockage, it will distort your vision and lead to blindness. What is this condition called?

a)

cataracts

b)

detached retina

c)

glaucoma

d)

astigmatism

19.

When the lens of your eye becomes hard or hazy and light does not pass through it clearly you have an eye condition called?

a)

cataracts

b)

detached retina

c)

glaucoma

d)

astigmatism

20.

The white portion of the eye

a)

Iris

b)

Sclera

c)

Cornea

d)

Retina

21.

What is letter B

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Lens

c)

Fovea

d)

Retina

22.
What is letter G?
a)
Sclera
b)
Retina
c)
Lens
d)
Vitreous humor
23.
Photoreceptors that detect colour are called..
a)
Cones
b)
Rods
c)
Iris
d)
Cornea
24.
Photoreceptors that detect grey tones in low light are called...
a)
Rods
b)
Cones
c)
Meatus
d)
Optic disc
25.
Opens and closes to adjust the total amount of light entering the eye.
a)
Iris
b)
Scelera
c)
Cornea
d)
Human lens
26.

what would be in here?

a)

Aqueous Humor

b)

Vitreous Humor

27.

What is this?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Sclera

d)

Pupil

28.
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
29.
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 
30.
Your ear drum is also known as the:
a)
Tympanic Membrane
b)
Tempanic Membrane
c)
Timpanic Membrane
d)
Tompanic Membrane
31.
These are the smallest bones in the body that help transmit and amplify sound waves. 
a)
Ossicles
b)
Fossils
c)
Oracles
d)
Spectacles
32.
The ear has 2 main functions.  They are hearing and: 
a)
Balance
b)
Draining excess fluid
c)
Managing pressure when in elevated areas
d)
Creating cerumen
33.
Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
a)
Malleus
b)
Incus
c)
Stapes
d)
Cochlea
34.

Identify the order in which sound travels through the ear

a)

malleus, stapes, incus, eardrum, ear canal

b)

ear canal, eardrum, malleus, stapes, incus

c)

ear canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes

d)

eardrum, ear canal, malleus, incus, stapes

35.

What is number 9 in this picture?

(a)  

36.

What is number 10 in this picture?

(a)  

37.

What is number 4 in this picture?

(a)  

38.

Which nerve is number 11 pointing to?

(a)  

39.

What is the name of ossicle number 1 (not its nickname)

(a)  

40.

What is the name of ossicle number 2 (not its nickname)

(a)  

41.

What is the name of ossicle number 3 (not its nickname)

(a)  

42.

What is the name of the membrane the stapes is in contact with at number 7?

(a)  

43.

How many olfactory receptor proteins do humans have?

a)

1-2 million

b)

20- 20,000

c)

350-400

44.

Which number on the diagram would represent an olfactory receptor cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

6

45.

Which number on the diagram would represent the olfactory bulb?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

6

46.

What is number 3?

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Ethmoid

c)

Olfactory bulb

d)

Glomelerus

47.

The limbic system plays a huge role in processing our sense of smell. Which part is responsible for storing the memories associated with certain smells?

a)

amygdala

b)

thalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

olfactory bulb

48.

Which category of receptors are associated with touch?

(a)  

49.

What type of touch is it when you are NOT sure what it is that's touching you?

(a)  

50.

What type of touch is it when you ARE sure what it is that's touching you?

(a)  

51.

What do we call the type of pain that is sharp and stabbing (like a paper cut)

(a)  

52.

What do we call the type of pain that is dull and throbbing?

(a)  

53.

If I took tylenol to treat a headache I would be taking...

a)

an analgesic

b)

an anti-inflammatory

c)

a gaba blocker

d)

a reuptake inhibitor

54.

A headache caused by the pressure in the hollow areas of your head

a)

sinus

b)

migraine

c)

tension

55.

Which type of photoreceptors are responsible for you being able to see sharp images and in color (you have roughly 3 million of them)

(a)  

56.

Which type of photoreceptors are responsible for you being able to see shapes and figures but only in black and white

(a)  

57.

What do we call the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that our eyes can actually detect?

(a)  

58.

What is the name given to the type of deafness caused to damage to the mechanoreceptors in your cochlea?

a)

conduction

b)

sensorioneural

59.

the part of the ear that helps you equalize pressure, like when you go on an airplane is/are

a)

semicircular canals

b)

cochlea

c)

vestibule

d)

eustachian tubes

60.

Hearing involves vibrations being transferred into your inner ear by which of the following

a)

tiny little bones

b)

thin little membranes

c)

watery fluid

d)

sounds from anything

e)

all of these are correct