WorksheetsSpecial Senses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What gland produces tears?
lacrimal
olfactory bulb
cones
gustatory cells
Photoreceptors that detect color
tears
olfactory bulb
cones
gustatory cells
Taste receptor cells
fungiform
gustatory cells
cones
olfactory bulb
Common type of papillae that contains taste buds
fungiform
tears
lacrimal
olfactory bulb
Brain area that receives smell impulses
olfactory bulb
cones
tears
lacrimal
Which of the following is NOT true about the eyes?
responds to light stimuli
it floats in the bony orbit
a hollow sphere filled with fluid
contains 70% of all sensory receptors
The transparent mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers most of the
cornea
sclera
conjunctiva
retina
Our sense of static equilibrium is created by the
vibration of the tympani membrane
movement of otoliths along hair cells
sound waves traveling through the cochlea
stimulation of hair cells in the organ of Corti
Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation
sweet
umami
salty
spicy
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
rods and cones are located in the retina
the choroid produces tears
overlapping of visual fields provides depth perception or 3-D vision
the iris controls the size of the pupil
The iris controls the size of the
pupil
retina
sclera
cones
Fibers from the medial side of each eye cross over to the
opposite side of the brain at the
fovea centralis
lens
retina
optic chiasm
The stirrup bone of the middle ear is also called the
sclera
stapes
malleus
incus
Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the
eardrum, also known as the
semicircular canals
cochlea
papillae
tympanic membrane
Dynamic equilibrium receptors are located in the
semicircular canals
cochlea
papillae
tympanic membrane
