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WorksheetsQuizizz - Chapter 17
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
Problems with the senses of smell and taste are mostly likely to occur at age 40.
Problems with the senses of smell and taste are mostly likely to occur at age 40.
the incidence of macular disease and detached retina increase with age.
By about age 60, 25% of individuals experience presbycusis.
the incidence of tinnitus and vestibular imbalance increase with age.
Eyes develop from the ________ while ears develop from the ______________.
Prosencephalon; rhombencephalon
Rhombencephalon; prosencephalon
Metencephalon; rhombencephalon
Rhombencephalon; metencephalon
The ________ are the major integrating centers for equilibrium in the pons and medulla oblongata.
vestibular ganglia
basal nuclei
vestibular nuclei
cochlear ganglia
Axons of ganglion cells in the nasal half of each retina...
extend to the parietal lobe on the opposite side.
extend to the thalamus on the same side.
extend to the thalamus on opposite side.
extend to the parietal lobe on the same side.
Absorption of light and isomerization of retinal starts chemical changes in the photoreceptor outer segment leading to production of a/an ________.
Action potential
Receptor potential
Graded potential
Isomer
The ________ is a transparent watery fluid that nourishes the lens and cornea.
Aqueous humor
Vitreous humor
Ora serrata
Ciliary body
Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths…
less than 400 nm
ranging from about 400 to 700 nm
ranging from about 400 to 900 nm
ranging from about 300 to 700 nm
Which of the following statements is correct?
Bowman’s glands are located in connective tissue beneath taste buds.
Taste buds are found only on the tongue.
A gustatory hair is a microvillus projecting from each gustatory receptor through a taste pore.
Supporting cells are squamous epithelial cells of the mucous membrane lining the nose.
Gustatory receptor cells have a life span of 60 days.
Which of the following statements concerning basal cells is true?
Basal cells are neurons
Basal cells are located between the bases of supporting cells
Basal cells live for less than a week
Basal cells produce mucus
Write True or False: Transduction of mechanical energy to chemical energy in the cochlea and vestibular apparatus involves movement of a tip link protein which opens a transduction channel.
(a)
