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Special Senses

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the eye has the highest concentration of rods and cones?
a)
optic nerve
b)
fovea centralis
c)
optic disk
d)
iris
2.
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
3.
Which part of the eye is the outer white part of the eye?
a)
cornea
b)
iris
c)
ciliary body
d)
sclera
4.
What part of the eye focuses light on the retina?
a)
lens
b)
retina
c)
pupil
d)
ciliary body
5.
Type of photoreceptor that is active in bright light and perceives color?
a)
fovea centralis
b)
cones
c)
rods
d)
optic disk
6.
What part of the eye has NO photoreceptors
a)
fovea centralis
b)
optic disk
c)
retina
7.
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
8.
What part of the eye sends nerve impulses to the brain
a)
optic nerve
b)
iris
c)
cornea
d)
sclera
9.
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
10.
Type of photoreceptor that functions in low light and creates shades of gray
a)
retina
b)
rod
c)
cone
d)
choroid
11.
What is the space inside the iris called?
a)
pupil
b)
ciliary body
c)
lens
d)
choroid
12.
What part of the eye controls lens shape?
a)
choroid
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
ciliary body
13.
What part of the eye is the inner layer of the eyeball and contains the photoreceptors?
a)
sclera
b)
retina
c)
choroid
d)
conjunctiva
14.

This structure is located behind the iris and bends light onto the retina.

a)

Retina

b)

Lens

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Pupil

15.

Light travels in a __________ line until it refracts off an object.

a)

Curved

b)

Straight

c)

Zig Zag

d)

purple

16.

The path light takes through the eye....

a)

Cornea, Retina, Aqueous humor, Optic Nerve, Iris, Pupil, Lens

b)

Cornea, Iris, Optic Nerve, Pupil, Lens, Retina

c)

Cornea, sclera, Lens, Optic Nerve, Retina

d)

Cornea, Aqueous humor, Lens, retina, Optic Nerve,

17.

Rods help us see...

a)

in color, but fuzzy images

b)

black, white, and grey, and fuzzy images

c)

only in yellow, but precise images

d)

only in blue, but precise images

18.

Cones help us see...

a)

color, and precise images

b)

black, white, and grey, and precise images

c)

only purple, but fuzzy images

d)

only with glasses on

19.

What is letter H pointing to?

a)

Lens

b)

Optic Nerve

c)

Iris

d)

Cornea

20.

What is letter I pointing to?

a)

Cornea

b)

Iris

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Pupil

21.

What is letter G pointing to?

a)

Cornea

b)

Iris

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Lens

22.

What is letter F pointing to?

a)

Lens

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Optic Nerve

23.

What is letter B pointing to?

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Retina

c)

Iris

d)

Pupil

24.
Gel-like fluid posterior to the lens
a)
Aqueous Humor
b)
Retina
c)
Vitreous Humor
d)
Optic humor
25.
What is this?
a)
Vitreous Humor
b)
Aqueous Humor
c)
Retina
d)
Sclera
26.
The lens of your eye is convex.  Because of this, what happens to light as it passes through the lens? 
a)
Light is absorbed. 
b)
Light is reflected. 
c)
Light is refracted.
d)
Light is transmitted. 
27.

The human eye can focus objects at different distances by adjusting the focal length of the eye lens . This is due to

a)

Presbyopia

b)

Accommodation

c)

Near-sightedness

d)

Far-sightedness

28.

Rod cells of retina corresponds to

a)

Light sensitivity

b)

Colour sensitivity

c)

Size sensitivity

d)

All of these

29.
Which layer of the eye is responsible for supplying blood to the eye?
a)
RETINA
b)
CHOROID
c)
SCLERA
d)
LENS
30.
The ossicles are located in which cavity of the ear?
a)
EXTERNAL
b)
MIDDLE
c)
INNER 
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
31.

What turns the sound waves into neural signals ?

a)

movement of malleus against the cohlear nerve

b)

The movement of the liquid against the clia

c)

Movement of the cilia as fluid waves bend the basilar membrane

d)

Movement of the cilia due to gravitational forces

32.
The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
33.
Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
a)

Malleus

b)
Incus
c)
Stapes
d)
Cochlea
34.
Small hair cells detect
a)
High Pitch
b)
Low Pitch
c)
rolling Otoliths
d)
dynamic equilibrium
35.
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
36.
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
37.
What is this?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Vestibule 
c)
Semicircular Canals
38.
What is this?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Semicircular Canals
c)
Cochlea
39.

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

40.

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

41.

The diagram above represents

a)

Cupula

b)

Crista Ampullaris

c)

Utricle

d)

Saccule

42.

The diagram above represents

a)

Cupula

b)

Ampulla

c)

Macula

43.
How does increasing the amplitude of a sound wave affect the sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
44.

Which of these anatomical sequences is correct?

a)

tympanum-incus-malleus-stapes-oval window-round window

b)

tympanum-incus-malleus-stapes-round window-oval window

c)

tympanum-malleus-incus-stapes-round window-oval window

d)

tympanum-malleus-incus-stapes-oval window-round window

45.

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term basilar membrane?

a)

supports the olfactory organ

b)

moves up and down when the stapes moves back and forth

c)

covers over the oval window

d)

tiny duct necessary for the static sense of equilibrium

e)

transmits movement of the tympanic membrane to the inner ear

46.

Low frequency sounds stimulate hair cells on which part of the basilar membrane?

a)

the distal end

b)

the middle region

c)

the entire membrane

d)

area close to the oval window

47.

The following is a list of the steps that occur in the production of an auditory sensation.


1. The pressure wave distorts the basilar membrane on its way to the round window.

2. Movement of the tympanic membrane causes displacement of the malleus.

3. Displacement of the stereocilia stimulates sensory neurons of the cochlear nerve.

4. Movement of the malleus causes movement of the incus and stapes.

5. Distortion of the basilar membrane forces the hair cells of the organ of Corti toward or away from the tectorial membrane.

6. Movement of the oval window establishes pressure waves in the perilymph of the vestibular duct.

The proper sequence for these steps is

a)

2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3

b)

2, 1, 4, 6, 5, 3.

c)

2, 4, 6, 3, 5, 1

d)

2, 4, 1, 6, 5, 3.

e)

2, 5, 4, 6, 1, 3

48.
olfaction involves
a)
olfactory epithelium
b)
papillae
c)
taste buds
d)
the retina
49.
The "bumps" on your tongue are 
a)
taste buds
b)
gustatory nerve endings
c)
papillae
d)
palpebra
50.
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
51.
What determines the PITCH of sound?
a)
amplitude of the soundwave
b)
FREQUENCY of the soundwave
52.

The ability to know where your head is in relation to space around you when your head is NOT moving is called

a)

static equilibrium

b)

dynamic equilibrium

53.

The position of the head with respect to gravity is determined by the

a)

shift in fluid in the semicircular canals.

b)

movements of otoliths in response to gravity.

c)

movements of perilymph in the vestibular chamber.

d)

impulses transmitted from the macula of the semicircular canals.

54.

Otoliths

a)

amplify hearing.

b)

are part of the ampulla.

c)

are found in the semicircular canals.

d)

are embedded in a gelatinous mass.

55.

Pick all that apply:

Static equilibrium

a)

Utricle

b)

Cupula

c)

Saccule

d)

Otoliths

e)

Crista ampullaris

56.

Pick all that apply:

Dynamic equilibrium

a)

Cupula

b)

Semicircular canals

c)

Detects linear movement

d)

Evaluates head position relative to gravity

e)

Evaluates rotational movements of the head

57.

What structure is highlighted (in green) on the picture?

a)

Cochlea

b)

Vestibule

c)

Oval window

d)

Semicircular canal

58.

The crista ampullaris is sensitive to

a)

sound vibrations

b)

force of gravity

c)

linear acceleration

d)

angular acceleration

59.

True or false?

In rod cells, when a photon of light (the smallest unit of light) hits a molecule of rhodopsin, rhodopsin breaks down into trans-retinal and opsin.

This is known as bleaching.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

One of the 5 basic tastes; meaty or savory flavor

a)

Olfaction

b)

Umami

c)

Gustation

d)

Histamines

61.

•____________: triggered by H+ ionic substances (lemon, limes)

a)

sour

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

bitter

62.

•___________________: triggered by salt or NaCl (pretzels, chips)

a)

salty

b)

sweet

c)

bitter

d)

umami

63.

•__________________: triggered by monosaccharides or a closely related chemical substances, such as table glucose

a)

sweet

b)

sour

c)

salty

d)

bitter