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The Senses

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Photoreceptors are found in your

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

nose

d)

mouth

e)

skin

2.

Receptors found in your mouth are

a)

mechanical receptors

b)

chemical receptors

c)

sound receptors

d)

photoreceptors

3.

Which type of receptor is NOT found in your skin?

a)

temperature

b)

pain

c)

pressure

d)

light

4.

Receptors send messages to the... (pick the MOST correct option)

a)

control centers

b)

brain

c)

spinal cord

d)

organs

5.

Receptors send messages to the... (pick the MOST correct option)

a)

control centers

b)

brain

c)

spinal cord

d)

organs

6.
Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the
a)
optic nerve
b)
transducens nerve
c)
cornea
d)
rod and cone cells
7.

Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

a)

They are responsible for producing senses.

b)

They contain sensory cells.

c)

They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

d)

There are five sense organs in humans.

8.

Which of the following is the cause of illusion?

a)

The brain is tired.

b)

The brain fails to work.

c)

The brain misinterprets the signals.

d)

The signals are not interpreted by the brain.

9.
The cells responsible for color vision in vertebrates are called
a)
rod cells
b)
cone cells
c)
bipolar cells
d)
cupula cells
10.
Rod cells and cone cells are located in the
a)
organ of Corti
b)
retina
c)
iris
d)
cornea
11.
The ear contains ______.
a)
mechanoreceptors
b)
photoreceptors
c)
chemoreceptors
d)
proprioceptors
12.
The ear functions for ___________.
a)
balance
b)
hearing
c)
both balance and hearing
13.

Which of the following senses are most closely related:

a)

touch and smell

b)

smell and taste

c)

taste and hearing

d)

hearing and smell

14.

The sense organ of the sense "sight" are.....

a)

Nose

b)

Ears

c)

Tongue

d)

Eyes

e)

Skin

15.

1. Light enters through the _________ and enters the eye through the ________

a)

cornea, pupil

b)

fovea, pupil

c)

pupil, lens

16.

2. The coloured part of the eye is......

a)

the pupil

b)

the lens

c)

the iris

17.

3. The ______ focuses the light on the _______ at the back of the eye

a)

fovea, pupil

b)

lens, retina

c)

iris, retina

18.

4. Nerve receptors in the retina detect light and send electrical signals to the....

a)

fovea

b)

optic nerve

c)

cornea

19.

5. The _______ is where the optic nerve meets the retina.

a)

iris

b)

cornea

c)

fovea

20.

The sense organ of the sense "hearing" are.....

a)

Ears

b)

Nose

c)

Tongue

d)

Skin

21.

1. Sound waves enter the ________. They go into the ________ and they make the ________ vibrate.

a)

eardrum, middle ear, ossicles

b)

outer ear, eardrum, auditory canal

c)

outer ear, auditory canal, eardrum

22.

2. The _______ are three small bones in the middle ear.

a)

retina

b)

ossicles

c)

cochlea

23.

3. The cochlea is in the outer ear.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

4. The auditory nerve carries the electrical signals to the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The sense organ of the sense "smell" is.....

a)

Nose

b)

Tongue

c)

Ears

d)

Skin

26.

1. Chemical particles in the air enter the nose through the _______

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

nostrils

c)

cochlea

27.

The chemical particles are detected by ________

a)

Brain

b)

Nerve receptors

c)

Olfactory bulb

28.

The chemical particles are detected by ________

a)

Brain

b)

Nerve receptors

c)

Olfactory bulb

29.

The nerve receptors send electrical signals to the _______

a)

Olfactory bulb

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Nostrils

30.

The sense organ of the sense "taste" is......

a)

Eyes

b)

Nose

c)

Skin

d)

Tongue

31.

The tongue is covered by ________

a)

Monsters

b)

Taste buds

c)

Mountains

32.

The taste buds have receptor cells that detect.......

a)

Sounds

b)

Sensations

c)

Tastes (sweet, salty, bitter...)

33.

Electrical signs are carried to the brain by______

a)

Gustatory nerves

b)

Tongue

c)

Receptor cells

34.

The sense organ of the sense "touch" is.....

a)

Tongue

b)

Ears

c)

Skin

d)

Nose

35.

The top layer of the skin is__________

a)

the dermis

b)

the hair

c)

the epidermis

36.

The middle layer of the skin is__________

a)

the epidermis

b)

the dermis

c)

the cochlea

37.

The epidermis contains blood vessels and nerves.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What part is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

39.

External ear consists of

a)

Pinna, auditory canal and ear drum

b)

Eustachian tube and oval window

c)

Vestibule, semicircular canals and cochlea

d)

Malleus, incus and stapes

40.

What happens to the eardrum when sound hits, causing transmission of sound to the inner ear?

a)

it opens

b)

it grows hair

c)

it refracts the sound

d)

it vibrates

41.

which part of the ear is sound changed into electrical signals which are then sent to the brain?

a)

outer ear

b)

middle ear

c)

hammer

d)

inner ear

42.

The ear functions for ___________.

a)

balance

b)

hearing

c)

both balance and hearing

43.
Which part of the ear is responsible for capturing sound and moving it into your ear? 
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
eardrum
44.

The smallest bone in the human's body

a)

Knee

b)

Elbow

c)

Ear bone

d)

Neck boness

45.

Your inner ear allows you to hear and controls your _____________?

a)

Movements

b)

Balance

c)

Smell

d)

Temperature

46.

Where is the Cochlea located

a)

The Inner Ear

b)

The Middle Ear

c)

The Outer Ear

47.

Where is the Eustachian Tube connected to?

a)

The back of the head

b)

The back of the nose

c)

The back of the Ear