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Sensory system

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Responsible for bright light and color
a)
cones
b)
rods
c)
cornea
2.
which is not an ossicle of the ear?
a)
malleus
b)
incus
c)
stapes
d)
rod
3.
the sense of smell is made possible by
a)
taste receptors
b)
nasal receptors
c)
olfactory receptors
d)
sense receptors
4.
sensors of the black and white shades
a)
cones
b)
conjunctiva
c)
rods
d)
schlera
5.
What is D?
a)
external auditory canal
b)
cochlea
c)
Eustachian tube
d)
stapes
6.
What is A?
a)
ossicles
b)
semicircular canals
c)
cochlea
d)
cochlear nerve
7.
What is 4?
a)
lens
b)
optic disc
c)
cornea
d)
iris
8.
What is 5?
a)
retina
b)
cornea
c)
iris
d)
optic disc
9.
What number is the pupil?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
10.
What carries signals from the nose  to the brain for processing?
a)
olfactory nerves
b)
receptor cells
c)
olfactory bulb
d)
auditory canal
11.

All of the following are sensory receptor types EXCEPT

a)

chemoreceptors

b)

neuroreceptors

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

photoreceptors

12.

An example of a chemoreceptor is

a)

hair cells

b)

rods and cones

c)

taste buds

d)

Pacinian corpuscles

13.

Touch sensory receptors respond to all of the following types of stimuli EXCEPT

a)

pain

b)

light pressure

c)

deep pressure

d)

vibration

e)

All of the above are stimuli touch receptors respond to.

14.

All of the following are a type of chemical our taste buds can detect EXCEPT

a)

sweet

b)

salty

c)

umami

d)

fruity

e)

bitter

15.

The cochlea of the inner ear is lined with ______ to create an electrical signal which travels to the brain.

a)

photoreceptors

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

neuroreceptors

d)

mechanoreceptors

16.

Our sense of where we are in the world and our body orientation is known as

a)

vestibularception

b)

equilibrium

c)

proprioception

d)

awareness

17.

Which sense detects pressure and heat

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

taste

d)

touch

18.

the nerve receptors send the information to the brain via the

a)

olfatory nerve

b)

brain

c)

olfactory nerve

d)

nose

19.

Which is the correct olfactory pathway?

a)

Smelling --> olfactory bulbs --> olfactory tracts --> memory and emotions

b)

Olfactory bulbs --> olfactory tracts --> memory and emotions --> smelling

c)

Smelling --> memory and emotions --> olfactory bulbs --> olfactory tracts

d)

Smelling --> olfactory tracts --> olfactory bulbs --> memory and emotions