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Special Senses Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Visceral pain comes from ____ and is often ___.

a)

mucosal membranes; referred

b)

external organs; referred

c)

internal organs; referred

d)

the brain; referred

2.

When temperatures are extremely hot or extremely cold, these receptors are activated.

a)

pain

b)

Pacinian corpuscles

c)

Meissner's corpuscles

d)

free nerve endings

3.

Odorant concentration stimulates

a)

photoreceptors

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

pain receptors

d)

mechanoreceptors

4.

A receptor that does NOT adapt quickly is

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

Pacinian corpuscle

c)

pain

d)

temperature

5.

Chronic pain is associated with

a)

myelinated fibers and dully achy pain

b)

unmyelinated fibers and sharp pain

c)

myelinated fibers and sharp pain that lasts a long time.

d)

myelinated fibers produce sharp pain that goes away quickly.

6.

all of the following are involved in hearing except

a)

cochlea

b)

pinna

c)

ampulla

d)

oval window

7.

The malleus is located between

a)

the tympanic membrane and incus

b)

cochlea and the vestibule

c)

external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane

d)

incus and the stapes

8.

When sound is not heard with a tuning fork at the ear opening, then there is likely

a)

neurological damage

b)

conductive hearing loss

c)

sensorineural hearing loss

d)

nothing to be done

9.

The body that transmits and amplifies

a)

are the auditory ossicles

b)

tympanic membrane

c)

round window

d)

stapes

10.

In order to be sensed, odorants must first be

a)

inhaled

b)

tasted

c)

dissolved in fluid

d)

there's no such thing

11.

Which of the following are photoreceptors

a)

Meissner's Corpuscles

b)

taste buds

c)

rods and cones

d)

organ of Corti

12.

All of the following are pain blocking chemicals except

a)

acetylcholine

b)

serotonin

c)

enkephalins

d)

endorphins

13.

The _____ muscle moves the eye down and out and is innervated by the _____ cranial nerve.

a)

lateral rectus IV

b)

lateral rectus; VI

c)

superior oblique; IV

d)

superior oblique VI

14.

Vitreous humor fills the

a)

anterior cavity

b)

posterior cavity

c)

posterior chamber

d)

anterior chamber

15.

The autonomic nervous system is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

adjusting the shape of the lens

b)

constricting the pupil

c)

moving the eye laterally

d)

focusing on something far away

16.

Which vitamin can assist with seeing better at night?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

B

17.

_______ is the bending of light through a lens.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Defraction

d)

Deflection

18.

In which of the following lobes of the brain would you find the center associated with hearing??

a)

occipital

b)

temporal

c)

frontal

d)

parietal

19.

Which of the following is responsible for dynamic equilibrium?

a)

cochlea

b)

middle ear

c)

semicircular canals

d)

Eustachian tubes

20.

The ____ is located between the tympanic cavity and the pharynx.

a)

external auditory canal

b)

cochlear tube

c)

Eustachian tube

d)

pharyngeal duct

21.

The ________ membrane has ____ cells that respond to specific frequencies.

a)

osseous; otoliths

b)

osseous; hair

c)

membranous; otoliths

d)

membranous; hair

22.

_______ is the muscle that squeezes the eyes shut.

a)

superior rectus

b)

levator palpebrae

c)

orbicularis oris

d)

orbicularis oculi

23.

Myopia is

a)

nearsightedness due to light focusing beyond the retina.

b)

farsightedness due to light focusing beyond the retina.

c)

farsightedness due to light focusing in front of the retina.

d)

nearsightedness due to light focusing in front of the retina.