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Anatomy - Special Senses Review #1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gland that produces tears is called...

a)

conjuctivitis

b)

tears

c)

lacrimal

d)

olfactory bulb

2.

photoreceptors that detect color are...

a)

cones

b)

rods

c)

eyelashes

d)

gustatory cells

3.

taste receptors cells are called....

a)

eyelashes

b)

gustatory cells

c)

myopia

d)

fungiform

4.

what do you call increased pressure within the eye?

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

fungiform

c)

myopia

d)

glaucoma

5.

inflammation of the conjuctiva is called...

a)

fungiform

b)

conjuctivitis

c)

lacrimal

d)

fungiform

6.

the term for nearsightedness is...

a)

myopia

b)

eyelashes

c)

glaucoma

d)

fungiform

7.

the external eye structure that triggers reflex blinking is...

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

eyelashes

c)

tears

d)

cones

8.

which of the following is responsible for cleansing, protecting, and moistening the eye?

a)

myopia

b)

eyelashes

c)

cones

d)

tears

9.

name a common type of papillae that contains taste buds

a)

glaucoma

b)

fungiform

c)

cones

d)

gustatory cells

10.

what is the brain area that receives smell impulses?

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

lacrimal

c)

tears

d)

gustatory cells

11.

Which of the following is NOT true about the eye?

a)

responds to light stimuli

b)

it floats in the bony orbit

c)

a hollow sphere filled with fluid

d)

contains 70% of all sensory receptors

12.

The transparent mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers most of the surface of the eye is the...

a)

cornea

b)

sclera

c)

conjuctiva

d)

retina

13.

Which of the following is NOT an eye reflex?

a)

eye blink

b)

pupillary reflex

c)

accommodation response

d)

convergence

14.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

rods and cones are located in the retina

b)

the choroid produces tears

c)

overlapping of visual fields provides depth perception of 3D vision

d)

the iris is the colored part of the eye

15.

the only special sense that is NOT fully functional at birth is...

a)

taste

b)

vision

c)

hearing

d)

smell

16.

the area of the retina that does not detect images is the...

a)

optic disc

b)

papillae

c)

vitreous humor

d)

tympanic membrane

17.

the gel-like substance that fills the posterior chamber of the eye is the...

a)

papillae

b)

vitreous humor

c)

cochlea

d)

semicircular canals

18.

Our sense of static equilibrium is created by the...

a)

vibration of the tympanic membrane

b)

movement of otoliths along hair cells

c)

sound waves traveling through the cochlea

d)

stimulation of hair cells in the organ of Corti

19.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

a)

sweet

b)

umami

c)

salty

d)

spicy

20.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the middle ear?

a)

auricle

b)

ossicles

c)

pharngotympanic tube

d)

round window

21.

Receptors for taste and smell are called

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

gustatory hairs

c)

olfactory hairs

d)

decibels

22.

The stirrup bone of the middle ear is also called the...

a)

malleus

b)

incus

c)

stapes

d)

sclera

23.

The small, peg-like projections of the tongue's surface are called...

a)

taste buds

b)

gustatory cells

c)

semicircular canals

d)

papillae