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Senses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ respond to fine, discriminative touch and are found just deep to the epidermis.

a)

Meissner's corpuscles

b)

Pacinian corpuscles

c)

Merkel's disks

d)

Ruffini corpuscles

e)

Free nerve endings

2.

The fleshy part of the external ear on the outside of the head is the:

a)

external auditory canal

b)

ceruminous gland

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

auricle

e)

middle ear

3.

The auditory ossicles:

a)

include the malleus, incus, and stapes

b)

are located in the inner ear

c)

decrease the vibrations from the tympanic membrane

d)

transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the round window

e)

have all of these characteristics

4.

In the cochlea, the space that extends from the oval window to the apex of the cochlear spiral is the:

a)

cochlear duct

b)

scala vestibuli

c)

scala tympani

d)

spiral lamina

e)

tectorial membrane

5.

The letter A represents the:

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

semicircular canals

c)

external auditory canal

d)

cochlea

e)

auditory ossicles

6.

Anatomy of the eye responsible for color vision:

a)

retina

b)

rods

c)

cones

d)

optic disc

7.

Ear stone compose of protein and calcium.

a)

microvilli

b)

otoliths

c)

gelatinous mass

d)

nerve fibers

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary taste sensations?

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sour

d)

spicy

e)

sweet

9.

Which of these statements about taste is NOT true?

a)

Taste buds are oval structures located on the surface of certain papillae on the tongue.

b)

Each taste bud has about 40 taste cells

c)

Taste cells contain hair-like processes called taste hairs.

d)

Many taste sensations are strongly influenced by olfactory sensations.

e)

Taste buds are only able to detect one taste sensation.

10.

The middle layer of the eye that, consists of the choroid, ciliary body, and iris is:

a)

the conjunctiva.

b)

the fibrous tunic.

c)

the vascular tunic.

d)

the nervous tunic.

e)

the crystalline lens.

11.

From the list below, all are accessory structures for the eye EXCEPT:

a)

conjunctiva

b)

lacrimal apparatus

c)

retina

d)

extrinsic eye muscles

e)

eyelids

12.

Special senses which are both related functionally and structurally:

a)

smell and touch

b)

taste and smell

c)

touch and taste

d)

vision and smell

13.

Clinically useful in diagnosing the actual cause of the painful stimulus.

a)

Regional pain

b)

Systemic pain

c)

Referred pain

d)

General pain

14.

Which of the following special senses is relayed directly to the cerebral cortex without going to the thalamus?

a)

smell

b)

taste

c)

sight

d)

sound

e)

touch

15.

Olfaction:

a)

taste

b)

touch

c)

smell

d)

sight

16.

The newest taste to be described is

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

umami

e)

sour

17.

Why does a person's nose run when he cries?

a)

Tears drain into the nasal cavity via the nasolacrimal duct.

b)

Parasympathetic nerve stimulation causes the nose to secrete mucus.

c)

Intense stimulation of the facial nerve as a result of crying increases nasal secretions.

d)

The lacrimal glands secrete tears directly into the nose.

e)

This stimulates fluid production in the nose.

18.

The external ear terminates at the:

a)

pinna

b)

oval window

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

internal auditory meatus

e)

ossicles

19.

There are how many functional olfactory receptors?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

e)

600

20.

___________ detect light touch and superficial pressure and are found in the epidermis.

a)

Meissner's corpuscles

b)

Pacinian corpuscles

c)

Merkel's disks

d)

Ruffini corpuscles

e)

Free nerve endings