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WorksheetsSensory System
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following receptor types is incorrectly matched with the item it detects?
Mechanoreceptors; pain
Thermoreceptors; temperature
Photoreceptors; light
Chemoreceptors; chemicals
Which of the following touch receptors would detect deep pressure against the skin?
Merkel's disks
Meissner's corpuscles
Hair follicle receptors
Pacinian corpuscles
Balance is an additional special sense that has receptors housed in the ear.
True
False
Which of these parts of the eye does not have the job of regulating or focusing light as it comes into the eye?
Iris
Pupil
Sclera
Lens
What is the point on the retina where the sharpest image can be detected?
Optic nerve
sclera
Choroid
Fovea Centralis
Which of the following helps you see in low light?
Cones, pupil wide open
Cones, pupil nearly closed
Rodas, pupil nearly closed
Rods, pupil wide open
If you were looking at an eyeball during a dissection and it was flat, what likely happened?
the aqueous humour was extracted
the suspensoty ligaments were damaged
the cornea was removed
the vitreous humour flowed out
Which of the following is not true of tast buds?
taste buds and papillae are the same thing
there are different types of taste buds
Children have more taste buds than adults
taste buds contain chemoreceptors
Your ear is dividsed into three major areas
outer, medial, and inner
external, middle, and inner
lateral, medial, and innermost
none of these
The pinna or auricles main function is to catch sound waves and pass them deeper into the ear.
True
False
Which id the correct order in which sound waves flow through the ear?
auricle, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea
auditory canal, tympanic membrane, cochlea, ossicles, auricle
auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, auricle, cochlea
auricle, auditory canal, ossicles, tympaninc membrane, cochlea
The tympanic membrane or eardrum is the boundary between the middle and inner ear.
true
false
Myopia is the term for near-sightedness
true
false
Which of the following is incorrectly mached?
Organ of Corti - hearing
Gustatory cell - touch
maculae - balance
olfactory receptor - smell
Cataracts are associated with aging and frequently occur in people older than 70 years of age.
True
False
Otitis media
is a bacterial or viral infection of the outer ear
can result from cold or allergy that causes congestion
symptoms include pain, swelling, and production of fluid or pus
B & C
The common causes of hairy tongue are inadequate oral hygiene, excessive drinking of coffee or tea, frequent tobacco use and certain medications
True
False
Rhinitis is an infectioin of the mucous membranes that line the nasal passage.
True
False
