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HAP5.6 Special Senses

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 28mins

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 cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
a)
Tears
b)
Cerebrospinal fluid
c)
Aqueous humor
d)
Mucus
3.
When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Sclera
d)
Retina
4.
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
5.
What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?
a)
Sclera
b)
Cornea
c)
Choroid coat
d)
Conjunctiva
6.
When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Retina
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Lens
7.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
8.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
12.
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
13.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
14.
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
a)
auditory nerve damage
b)
an infection in the semicircular canals
c)
a ruptured tympanic membrane
d)
damage to the cochlea
15.
Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause:
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
A cerumen plug
c)
Otitis media
d)
Meniere's disease
16.

Rods are light sensitive cells in the retina that

a)

give you color vision in dim light

b)

respond in dim light

c)

give you color vision in bright light

d)

respond in bright light

17.

Cones are light sensitive cells in the retina that

a)

give you color vision in bright light

b)

respond in dim light

c)

give you color vision in dim light

d)

respond in bright light

18.

The optic nerve transmits signals to the

a)

temporal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

frontal lobe

19.

The cornea

a)

helps protect the eye

b)

begins bending light to make an image

c)

both of the above

d)

none of the above

20.

The pupil is located at the center of the

a)

sclera

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

nothing

21.

The vitreous humor is

a)

gel like and gives the eyeball its shape

b)

watery and gives the eyeball its shape

22.

The blind spot is created by the

a)

retina

b)

optic nerve leaving the eye through the retina

c)

nothing; we don't have one

23.

The sclera is designed for

a)

strength

b)

clarity

24.

The human eye is surrounded by how many muscles?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

5

25.

What is the name of the 3 bones in the ear?

a)

isicles

b)

ossicles

c)

eardrum

d)

anvil

26.

The ___________ catches sound waves and funnels them through the ear canal.

a)

Cilia

b)

Funnel

c)

Eardrum

d)

Pinna

27.

What is a structure in your ear that is a tube that circles around itself like a violin containing fluid?

a)

Cochlea

b)

Cilia

c)

Anvil

d)

Malleus

28.

Different ____________ cause different parts of the fluid in the cochlea to vibrate.

a)

Nerves

b)

Temperatures

c)

Vibrations

d)

Pitches

29.

What does the eustachian/auditory/pharygnotympanic tube do ?

a)

helps with balance and equilibrium

b)

filters out ear wax

c)

Equalizes pressure between the middle and outer ear

30.

What part of the inner ear helps you keep your balance ?

a)

Vestibule

b)

the Ossicles (MISO)

c)

Pinna

d)

Semicircular canals

31.

What is the middle ear filled with in a healthy ear?

a)

endolymph

b)

perilymph

c)

air

d)

water

32.

What is the function of the middle ear?

a)

amplify sound

b)

convert acoustic energy into mechanical energy

c)

direct sound toward inner ear

d)

all of the above

33.

An inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the nasal passage

a)

Rhinitis

b)

Septum problems

c)

histamines

d)

antihistamines

34.

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

35.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

36.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

37.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

38.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

39.

lobe of brain responsible for smell

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

40.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

41.

receptor of gustation; sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

a)

cones

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

hair cells

d)

taste buds

42.

A person who can smell nothing has:

a)

anosmia

b)

hyperosmia

c)

hyposmia

d)

Redosmia

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