WorksheetsSpecial Senses
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 29mins
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.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
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 eye condition can occur in someone with a normally shaped eyeball?
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Presbyopia
d)
Astigmatism
7.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
8.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
12.
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
13.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
14.
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
a)
auditory nerve damage
b)
an infection in the semicircular canals
c)
a ruptured tympanic membrane
d)
damage to the cochlea
15.
What disorder could be treated by the surgical insertion of an artificial stapes?
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
Meniere's disease
c)
Otitis media
d)
Sensory hearing loss
16.
The outermost layer of the eye is the ?
a)
conjuctiva
b)
sclera
c)
retina
d)
choroid coat
17.
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
18.
A circular structure behind the pupil that refracts light rays is the ?
a)
iris
b)
lens
c)
cataract
d)
ciliary body
19.
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
20.
The tube that connects the middle ear with the pharynx is the?
a)
eustachian
b)
palantine
c)
esophagus
d)
tympanic
21.
The receptor for sound waves in the inner ear is the ?
a)
organ of corti
b)
cochlea
c)
semicircular canal
d)
vestibule
22.
Which of the following is not a cause of conductive hearing loss?
a)
cerumen plug
b)
auditory nerve damage
c)
otosclerosis
d)
ruptured tympanic membrane
23.
The tongue is a mass of muscle tissue with projections called?
a)
olfactory receptors
b)
taste buds
c)
papillae
d)
villi
24.
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
25.
The "color" of someone's eye is actually the color of the ______.
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
cornea
d)
iris
26.
The anterior chamber of the eye is filled with
a)
aqueous humor
b)
vitreous humor
c)
air
d)
tears
27.
The shape of the lens is regulated by
a)
the ciliary body
b)
the retina
c)
the choroid
d)
the cornea
28.
the point of sharpest visual acuity is the
a)
optic nerve
b)
retina
c)
fovea
d)
lens
29.
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
30.
the boundary between the anterior and posterior chambers
a)
iris
b)
sclera
c)
lens
d)
ciliary body
31.
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
32.
Our sense organs ................. information from our surroundings
a)
receive
b)
interprets
33.
The.............carries messages from the nose to the brain.
a)
optic nerve
b)
taste buds
c)
receptors from the skin
d)
auditory nerve
e)
olfatory nerve
34.
What is detected by chemoreceptors?
a)
tastes
b)
sounds
c)
odors
d)
both a and c
35.
Which neurons in your eye can detect all colors of light?
a)
Rods
b)
Pyramids
c)
Cubes
d)
Cones
36.
The ear has 2 main functions. They are hearing and:
a)
Balance
b)
Draining excess fluid
c)
Managing pressure when in elevated areas
d)
Creating cerumen
37.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
38.
1. How many senses do we have as humans?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
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