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Special Senses

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 32mins

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 look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Sclera
d)
Retina
3.
When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
a)
Tears
b)
Cerebrospinal fluid
c)
Aqueous humor
d)
Mucus
4.
What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?
a)
Sclera
b)
Cornea
c)
Choroid coat
d)
Conjunctiva
5.
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
6.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
7.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
8.
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
9.
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
10.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
11.
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
12.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
13.
The outermost layer of the eye is the ?
a)
conjuctiva
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
choroid coat
14.
The circular, transparent part on the front of the sclera that allows light rays to enter the eye is the 
a)
pupil
b)
iris
c)
cornea
d)
conjunctiva
15.
A circular structure behind the pupil that refracts light rays is the ?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
cataract
d)
ciliary body
16.
The colored portion of the eye with an opening in the center called a pupil is the?
a)
sclera
b)
conjunctiva
c)
cornea
d)
iris
17.
The tube that connects the middle ear with the pharynx is the?
a)
eustachian
b)
palantine
c)
esophagus
d)
tympanic
18.
The receptor for sound waves in the inner ear is the ?
a)
organ of corti
b)
cochlea
c)
semicircular canal
d)
vestibule
19.
The sense of smell is made possible by ?
a)
taste receptors
b)
nasal receptors
c)
olfactory receptors
d)
sense receptors
20.
The tongue is a mass of muscle tissue with projections called?
a)
olfactory receptors
b)
taste buds
c)
papillae
d)
villi
21.
The layer of the eye that is interfaced with blood vessels to nourish the eye is the ?
a)
choroid coat
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
cornea
22.
The "color" of someone's eye is actually the color of the ______.
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
cornea
d)
iris
23.
The anterior chamber of the eye is filled with 
a)
aqueous humor
b)
vitreous humor
c)
air
d)
tears
24.
The layer of the eye that transports blood is 
a)
the fibrous tunic
b)
the sclera
c)
the choroid
d)
the retina
25.
the point of sharpest visual acuity is the 
a)
optic nerve
b)
retina
c)
fovea
d)
lens
26.
the boundary between the anterior and posterior chambers
a)
iris
b)
sclera
c)
lens
d)
ciliary body
27.
The point at the back of the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye is called the 
a)
fovea
b)
optic disc
c)
choroid
d)
macula lutea
28.

Of the three parts of the ear, only the inner ear is involved in more than one special sense

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Each region of the tongue can only detect one type of specific taste

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Bright light causes dilation (get bigger) of the pupils

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which of the following senses use chemoreceptors?

a)

Taste and smell

b)

Taste and vision

c)

Smell and hearing

d)

Hearing and equilibrium

32.

Which type of photoreceptor cells allows humans to see detailed colors?

a)

Rods

b)

Cilia

c)

Cones

d)

Sclera

33.

70% of all sensory receptors are in the:

a)

Nose

b)

Eyes

c)

Ears

d)

Tongue

34.

The wall of the eye is composed of how many tunics (layers)?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

35.

A hardening lens that becomes cloudier with age is associated with what condition?

a)

Conduction Deafness

b)

Cataracts

c)

Hyperopia

d)

Detached retina

36.

The tympanic membrane is the scientific name for what structure?

a)

The eardrum

b)

Mucus glands in the nose

c)

The eyelid

d)

The meninges

37.

Which of the following is not considered a type of taste?

a)

Bitter

b)

Tangy

c)

Umami

d)

Salty

38.

The leading cause of blindness in the elderly is/are:

a)

Cataracts

b)

Glaucoma

c)

Myopia

d)

Zinc deficiency

39.

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are small bones located where?

a)

The eye socket (orbit)

b)

The middle ear

c)

The vestibulocochlear nerve canal

d)

The soft palate

40.

As sound waves travel through the ear canal, they cause the tympanic membrane to vibrate and in turn cause the ossicles to also vibrate. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the ossicles going from the tympanic membrane to the oval window?

a)

incus, malleus, stapes

b)

malleus, incus, stapes

c)

stapes, incus, malleus

d)

malleus, stapes, incus

41.

Primary structure for hearing ____.

a)

External auditory canal

b)

Organ of Corti

c)

Ossicles

d)

Perilymph

42.

What is the point of sharpest, most distinct visual acuity within the eye?

a)

Fovea centralis

b)

Macula

c)

Retina

d)

Optic disc

43.

Which of the following correctly describes the pathway of light passing through the eye to the retina?

a)

cornea, anterior chamber, pupil, posterior chamber, lens, posterior cavity, retina

b)

cornea, anterior cavity, pupil, posterior cavity, lens, posterior chamber, retina

c)

cornea, anterior chamber, iris, pupil, posterior chamber, lens, posterior cavity, retina

44.

The __________ produces aqueous humor that fills the __________.

a)

retina; posterior cavity

b)

ciliary body; anterior cavity

c)

ora serrata; posterior chamber

45.

The ____ runs from the middle-ear cavity to the back of the throat. It helps stabilize air pressure within the middle ear

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

External auditory canal

c)

Eustacian tube

d)

Auricle

46.

The ____ is the cartilaginous portion of the ear that gathers sound

a)

Pharygotympanic tube

b)

Auricle

c)

Tympanic membrane

d)

Eustacian tube

47.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the taste buds?

a)

The taste buds are located within the gustatory cells.

b)

The taste buds are located within the papillae of the tongue

c)

The taste buds are located on the surface of the papillae of the tongue

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