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Special Senses Practice Quiz

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part is #1?

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

2.

Which part is #2?

a)

iris

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

3.

Which part is #3?

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

4.

Which part is #4?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

5.

Which part is #5?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

cornea

d)

lens

6.

Which part is #6?

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

lens

7.

Which part is #7?

a)

sclera

b)

optic nerve

c)

cornea

d)

retina

8.

What does the optic nerve do?

a)

transmit impulses from retina to brain

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

receives light and sends it to brain

d)

transmits light rays to retina

9.

What does the retina do?

a)

transmit impulses from retina to brain

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

receives light and sends it to brain

d)

transmits light rays to retina

10.

What does the cornea do?

a)

transmit impulses from retina to brain

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

receives light and sends it to brain

d)

transmits light rays to retina

11.

What does the pupil do?

a)

protects the eye

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

allows light to enter eye

d)

regulates how much light enters the eye

12.

What does the lens do?

a)

transmits light rays to retina

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

allows light to enter eye

d)

regulates how much light enters the eye

13.

What does the iris do?

a)

transmits light rays to retina

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

allows light to enter eye

d)

regulates how much light enters the eye

14.

What does the sclera do?

a)

protects the eye

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

allows light to enter eye

d)

transmits light rays to retina

15.
Which part of the eye absorbs light from the sides of the eye?
a)
lens
b)
ciliary body
c)
choroid
d)
pupil
16.
What part of the eye has the highest concentration of rods and cones?
a)
optic nerve
b)
fovea centralis
c)
optic disk
d)
iris
17.
What part of the eye is the colored, muscular portion of the eye which controls pupil size?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
choroid
d)
ciliary body
18.
Which part of the eye is the outer white part of the eye?
a)
cornea
b)
iris
c)
ciliary body
d)
sclera
19.
What part of the eye focuses light on the retina?
a)
lens
b)
retina
c)
pupil
d)
ciliary body
20.
Type of photoreceptor that is active in bright light and perceives color?
a)
fovea centralis
b)
cones
c)
rods
d)
optic disk
21.
What part of the eye has NO photoreceptors
a)
fovea centralis
b)
optic disk
c)
retina
22.
What part of the eye is a clear protective structure that allows light to enter the eye?
a)
iris
b)
retina
c)
cornea
d)
choroid
23.
What part of the eye sends nerve impulses to the brain
a)
optic nerve
b)
iris
c)
cornea
d)
sclera
24.
What part of the eye sits on the outer surface of the cornea and lines the eyelids. This structure produces mucous
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
retina
d)
conjunctiva
25.
Type of photoreceptor that functions in low light and creates shades of gray
a)
retina
b)
rod
c)
cone
d)
choroid
26.
What is the space inside the iris called?
a)
pupil
b)
ciliary body
c)
lens
d)
choroid
27.
What part of the eye controls lens shape?
a)
choroid
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
ciliary body
28.
What part of the eye is the inner layer of the eyeball and contains the photoreceptors?
a)
sclera
b)
retina
c)
choroid
d)
conjunctiva
29.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
sclera
b)
choroid
c)
retina
d)
ciliary body
30.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
iris
b)
sclera
c)
ciliary body
d)
cornea
31.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
cilicary body
32.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
sclera
c)
lens
d)
iris
33.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
choroid
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
ciliary body
34.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
cornea
d)
retina
35.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
sclera
c)
lens
d)
conjunctiva
36.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
37.
What is the fluid in this portion of the eye called?
a)
aqeous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
38.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
choroid 
b)
sclera 
c)
cornea
d)
retina
39.
What part of the eye is this (hint: contains the highest concentration of rods and cones)
a)
choroid
b)
fovea centralis
c)
optic nerve
d)
ciliary body
40.
What type of fluid is found in this portion of the eye?
a)
aqueous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
41.
What part of the eye is this? (hint: there are no photoreceptors in this location)
a)
optic disk
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
retina
42.
Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens
a)
Aqueous Humor
b)
Retina
c)
Vitreous Humor
d)
Optic humor
43.
Photoreceptors that detect Color
a)
Cones
b)
Rods
44.
Photoreceptors that detect gray tones in low light
a)
Rods
b)
Cones
45.
When the eyeball is too long causing Nearsightedness
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Asigmatism
d)
Presbyopia
46.
When the eyeball is too long causing Nearsightedness
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Asigmatism
d)
Presbyopia
47.
When the eyeball is too short, causing Farsightedness
a)
Hyperopia
b)
Myopia
c)
Glaucoma
d)
Astigmatism
48.
When the cornea is not shaped correctly
a)
Astigmatism
b)
Claucoma
c)
Cataracts
49.
When excess aqueous humor puts too much pressure on the optic nerve
a)
Cataracts
b)
Glaucoma
c)
Myopia
d)
Astigmatism
50.
When proteins build up in the lens, causing cloudy vision
a)
Cataracts
b)
Glaucoma
c)
Astigmatism
d)
Myopia
51.
Area of the retina that doesn't contain any photoreceptors (your blind spot)
a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Optic Disc
c)
Ciliary body
d)
Cornea
52.
What is this?
a)
Ciliary Body
b)
Suspensory Ligaments
c)
Sclera
d)
Choroid
53.
What is this?
a)
Choroid
b)
Lens
c)
Sclera
d)
Ciliary Body
54.
What is this?
a)
Vitreous Humor
b)
Aqueous Humor
c)
Retina
d)
Sclera
55.
What is this?
a)
Lens
b)
Pupil
c)
Iris
d)
Cornea
56.
What is this?
a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Optic Disc
c)
Retina
d)
Sclera
57.
What is this?
a)
Cornea
b)
Choroid
c)
Cones
d)
Lens
58.
what is this?
a)
Aqueous Humor
b)
Vitreous Humor
59.

The iris in a human can be

a)

brown

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

all of the above

60.

The optic nerve transmits signals to the

a)

temporal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

frontal lobe

61.

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

62.

True/False: The vitreous humor helps give the cornea its rounded shape.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The pupil is located at the center of the

a)

sclera

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

nothing

64.

The vitreous humor is

a)

gel like and gives the eyeball its shape

b)

watery and gives the eyeball its shape

65.

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

66.

The sclera is designed for

a)

strength

b)

clarity

67.

What are the functions of eyelids and eyelashes

a)

to protect and rehydrate the eyes

b)

keep dirt out of the eyes

c)

keep debris out of the eys

d)

all of the above

68.

The human eye is surrounded by how many muscles?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

5

69.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
cilicary body
70.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
cornea
d)
retina
71.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
72.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
73.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
74.
What is the fluid in this portion of the eye called?
a)
aqeous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
75.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
choroid 
b)
sclera 
c)
cornea
d)
retina
76.
What type of fluid is found in this portion of the eye?
a)
aqueous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
77.
Which of the following is NOT in the OUTER EAR?
a)
Auricle
b)
Eustachian tube
c)
External Auditory Meatus
d)
Tympanic Membrane
78.
Which of the following is in the MIDDLE ear?
a)
Eustachian tube /Ossicles
b)
Ossicles Only
c)
Cochlea / Vestibule
d)
Tympanic Membrane/Ossicles
79.
The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
80.
Which of the following is NOT in the INNER ear?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Semicircular canals
c)
Vestibule
d)
Eustachian tube
81.
Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
a)
Melleus
b)
Incus
c)
Stapes
d)
Cochlea
82.
Small hair cells detect
a)
High Pitch
b)
Low Pitch
c)
rolling Otoliths
d)
dynamic equilibrium
83.
Which of the following locations and receptors are correct for DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM?
a)
Vestibule, Maculae,
b)
Semicircular Canals, Maculae
c)
Semicircular Canals/Crista Ampularis
d)
Vestibule, Crista Ampullaris
84.
What area of the brain do impulses from the Vestibular branch go to?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Temporal
d)
Brain Stem
85.
Which of the following locations and receptors is for STATIC EQUILIBRIUM?
a)
Vestibule, Maculae
b)
Vestibule, Crista Ampullaris
c)
Semicircular Canals,Crista Ampullaris
d)
Semicircular canals, Maculae
86.
Hearing loss due to damaged Cochlea or nerve?
a)
Conductive Hearing Loss
b)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
c)
Vertigo
d)
Tinnitus
87.
Constant ringing in the ears
a)
Tinnitus
b)
Vertigo
c)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
d)
Conductive hearing loss
88.
What is this?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Vestibule 
c)
Semicircular Canals
89.
What is this?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Semicircular Canals
c)
Cochlea
90.
What is this?
a)
External Auditory Meatus
b)
Eustachian Tube
c)
Auricle
d)
Vestibule
91.
What is the correct order of the ossicles?
a)
Malleus, Incus Stapes
b)
Incus, Malleus, Stapes
c)
Stapes, Incus, Malleus
d)
Stapes, Malleus, Incus
92.
The anterior portion of the sclera is the:
a)
PUPIL
b)
IRIS
c)
CORNEA
d)
LENS
93.
Which of the following structures is NOT part of the external ear?
a)
AURICLE
b)
MALLEUS
c)
AUDITORY CANAL
d)
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
94.
The opening to the outer ear is the:
a)
OVAL WINDOW
b)
ELONGATED WINDOW
c)
EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS
d)
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
95.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ossicles?
a)
MALLEUS
b)
INCUS
c)
STAPES
d)
COCHLEA
96.
The ossicles are located in which cavity of the ear?
a)
EXTERNAL
b)
MIDDLE
c)
INNER 
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
97.
The ________ connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear.
a)
AUDITORY CANAL
b)
COCHLEA 
c)
AUDITORY TUBE
d)
OSSICLES
98.
The inner ear is located within the ________ bone.
a)
PARIETAL
b)
FRONTAL
c)
OCCIPITAL
d)
TEMPORAL
99.
Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?
a)
BINAURAL
b)
PREBYCUSIS
c)
TINNITUS
d)
VERTIGO
100.
Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?
a)
ESOTROPIA
b)
PRESBYOPIA
c)
HYPEROPIA
d)
MYOPIA
101.

What happens in the tympanic membrane

?

a)

Sound waves are converted to vibrations.

b)

Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move

c)

Carries the message to the brain

102.

What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?

a)

Vibrates the skin in your ear

b)

Sends sound waves to the brain

c)

Displaces the hair cells.

d)

Stimulates the hair cells to send an impulse

103.

What is in the Semi-Circular canals?

a)

Cilia (Tiny Hairs)

b)

Liquid

c)

Thin Skin

104.

Where is the tympanic membrane located?

a)

The Outer ear

b)

The Inner Ear

c)

The Middle Ear

105.

Where is the Eustachian Tube connected to?

a)

The back of the head

b)

The back of the nose

c)

The back of the Ear

106.

When sound waves cause the tympanic membrane to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.

a)

outer ear and ear canal

b)

inner ear

c)

tiny hairs

d)

three small bones in the middle ear

107.

What happens in the inner ear?

a)

Sound waves are captured.

b)

Sound waves move deeper into the ear.

c)

Sound waves are reflected.

d)

Sound waves are converted into nerve impulses.

108.

What is #13?

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

Anvil

c)

Hammer

d)

Cochlea

109.

What is #2?

a)

Auditory canal

b)

Pinna

c)

Hammer

d)

Anvil

110.

Which of the following is NOT in the MIDDLE EAR?

a)

Auricle

b)

Eustachian tube

c)

Malleus

d)

Tympanic Membrane

111.

The impulse is generated and is transmitted to the temporal lobe when what happens?

a)

the eardrum vibrates

b)

the basilar membrane vibrates

c)

the oval window vibrates

d)

the hair cells are bent

112.

When sound waves vibrate the tympanic membrane what structure of the ear is moved next:

a)

the vestibule

b)

the cochlea

c)

the semicircular canals

d)

the malleus

113.

The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the

a)

maculae

b)

vestibulocochlear nerves

c)

semicircular canals

d)

auditory ossicles

114.

Which of the below structures acts to convert sound waves to vibrations?

a)

cochlea

b)

pinna

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

vestibulocochlear nerve

115.

The diagram above represents

a)

Cupula

b)

Ampulla

c)

Utricle

d)

Saccule

116.

Sound is produce by

a)

Vacuum

b)

Sound wave

c)

Hitting

d)

Vibration

117.
When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.
a)
outer ear and ear canal
b)
inner ear
c)
tiny hairs
d)
three small bones in the middle ear
118.
Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?
a)
outer ear
b)
ear canal
c)
middle ear
d)
inner ear
119.

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

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

120.

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

121.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

122.

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

123.

Our noses can detect chemicals in the air

a)

True

b)

False

124.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

125.

can detect the largest variety

a)

taste buds

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

cones

d)

rods

126.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

127.

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

a)

cones

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

hair cells

d)

taste buds

128.

lobe of brain responsible for taste

a)

frontal

b)

occipital

c)

parietal

d)

temporal

129.

chemical sense of taste

a)

gustation

b)

olfaction

c)

anosmia

d)

ageusia

130.

decline in the transmission of a sensory neuron when receptor is continuously stimulated; smell is rapid

a)

accommodation

b)

adaptation

c)

anosmia

d)

ageusia

131.

The papillae are:

a)

The bumps on the tongue that contain the taste buds.

b)

The taste buds.

c)

Receptors which are found in the nose.

d)

Receptors in the back of the eye which detect light.

132.

Which of the following papillae do not contain taste buds:

a)

fungiform

b)

filiform

c)

circumvallate

d)

all of the above

133.

Gustatory hairs protrude through which of the following:

a)

olfactory epithelium

b)

action potential

c)

vagus nerves

d)

taste pores

134.

Which of the following receptors respond to nitrogen containing molecules:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

135.

Which of the following receptors would guide the intake of minerals such as sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, etc:

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

bitter

d)

umami

e)

salty

136.

Which of the following is not a way to increase the "flavor" of food?

a)

Add elements that stimulate as many different tastes (of the 5) as possible.

b)

Eat slowly to allow the flow of saliva to keep up

c)

Eat from a different food each bite

d)

all of these will increase the flavor

137.

Foods that taste sour are

a)

toxic

b)

sweet

c)

acidic

d)

none of these

138.

Alkaloid molecules which include some plant toxins, typically taste

a)

sweet

b)

bitter

c)

sour

d)

umami

139.

An earthy flavor found in meat and mushrooms is

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

umami

d)

bitter

140.

Adaptation occurs in both olfactory and taste sensory neurons

a)

true

b)

false

c)

only in olfactory

d)

only in taste

141.

Taste and smell neurons are

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

photoreceptors

d)

nociceptors

142.

Which of the following about taste neurons is false?

a)

they only respond to one sensory stimulus, i.e. sweet

b)

molecules must be dissolved in saliva to be tasted

c)

most, but not all, taste buds are on the tongue

d)

we can taste about 10,000 different substances with our tongue

143.

What is the effect of cold on the flavor of food?

a)

enhances it

b)

changes it

c)

reduces it

d)

hides it

144.

Which hearing test is used to determine if the hearing is the same in both ears?

a)

Weber

b)

Rinne

c)

Both

d)

Neither

145.

Which hearing test is used to determine if there is some conductive hearing loss?

a)

Weber

b)

Rinne

c)

Both

d)

Neither

146.

If the sound is heard better through the air than through bone, as in the Rinne test, it means

a)

the is neuronal hearing loss

b)

there is no hearing loss

c)

there is hearing loss in the left ear

d)

there is hearing loss in the right ear

147.

When the neurons that transmit sound wave information are damaged then the patient will

a)

hear better by bone conduction than air conduction

b)

hear better by air conduction than bone conduction

c)

will hear better on the right side than the left

d)

will hear better on the left side than the right

148.

Why do we have two ears?

a)

one is a back-up in case something happens to the other

b)

they hear different sounds

c)

so we can judge direction and distance of sounds

d)

one is for high frequency and one is for low frequency

149.

As people age, what sound frequencies are permanently lost first?

a)

high

b)

low

c)

loud

d)

soft

150.

What is tinnitus and what causes it?

a)

ringing in the ears caused by age, injury, medications, hearing loss

b)

an infection, caused by bacteria

c)

hearing loss caused by loud noises

d)

vertigo caused by fluid build up

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