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Sense Organs: Emphasis Eye and Ear

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the sensory cells or nerve endings for the eyes?

a)

olfactory cells

b)

Organs of Corti

c)

rods and cones

d)

proprioceptors

2.

What are the sensory cells or nerve endings of the tongue?

(a)  

3.

What are the sensory cells or nerve endings of the nose?

a)

Olfactory cells

b)

Organs of Corti

c)

Taste buds

d)

rods and cones

4.

What are the sensory cells or nerve endings of the ears?

a)

Olfactory cells

b)

Organs of Corti

c)

Proprioceptors

d)

Rods and cones

5.

The eyes are sensitive to the stimulus of (a)   ?

6.

Sensory nerve endings in the skin are sensitive to? (Type one of the 4)

(a)  

7.

Sensory (a)   is when a stimulus is applied continuously or frequently to a sense organ, and its effect becomes reduced over time.

8.

The outer most layer of the eye, which is tough, white, and protects the delicate parts inside the eye?

a)

choroid

b)

retina

c)

sclera

9.

The eyes are situated in sockets in the skull which are one protection for the eye, these sockets are called (a)   ?

10.

The thin, black middle layer of the eye containing the main arteries and veins of the eye, and it prevents reflection of light within the eyeball.

a)

Choroid

b)

Retina

c)

Sclera

11.

The innermost layer of the wall of the eye containing light sensitive cells.

a)

Choroid

b)

Retina

c)

Sclera

12.

The transparent disc in the eye which adjusts for fine focusing of light rays.

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

optic disc

d)

Conjunctiva

13.

The colored part of the eye which dilates and constricts to regulate the amount of light entering the eye by altering the size of the pupil.

(a)  

14.

Tears help prevent eye infection because they contain an antiseptic (enzyme) which destroys bacteria. It is called?

(a)  

15.

The eye condition where the lens becomes cloudy (opaque) making the center of the eye look milky white and vision is blurred or lost completely in the affected eye.

a)

Conjunctivitis

b)

Glaucoma

c)

Cataract

d)

Detached retina

16.

The eye condition where too much fluid (aqueous humour) within the eyeball causes pressure on the optic nerve. The result is eye pain and blurred vision.

a)

Conjunctivitis

b)

Glaucoma

c)

Cataract

d)

Detached retina

17.

The transparent watery fluid in the front part of the eye filling the space in front of the lens.

a)

Aqueous Humour

b)

Vitreous Humour

c)

Cornea

d)

Lens

18.

The transparent jelly which fills the large space in the eyeball behind the lens.

a)

Aqueous Humour

b)

Vitreous Humour

c)

Cornea

d)

Lens

19.

The transparent bulge in the front of the eye allowing light rays the enter the eye where the greatest amount of refraction (bending of light rays) takes place.

a)

Aqueous Humour

b)

Vitreous Humour

c)

Cornea

d)

Lens

20.

The function of the eye is to receive light rays and convert them into nerve impulses which are sent to the brain by the _______ _______ where they are interpreted as 'seeing'.

(a)  

21.

With accommodation, focusing of the lens, on distant objects the lens must:

a)

thicken and become more convex for greater bending of light rays.

b)

flatten so that there is less bending of the rays.

c)

remain neural.

22.

The light sensitive cells in the retina which are sensitive to color and only work in bright light are the:

(a)  

23.

The light sensitive cells in the retina that are not sensitive to color, and they only work in dim light are the:

(a)  

24.

In the dark, rods only function when a substance called _______ ________ is present in them.

(a)  

25.

People who are long-sighted can see things in the distance clearly but everything close to the eyes appears blurred. This is called:

a)

Myopia

b)

Hypermetropia

c)

Presbyopia

d)

Astigmatism

26.

People who are short-sighted can only see clearly things which are close to the eyes while everything else is blurred have:

a)

Myopia

b)

Hypermetropia

c)

Presbyopia

d)

Astigmatism

27.

___________ is the defect of the eye that makes things look crooked or out of shape because the cornea is out of shape.

a)

Myopia

b)

Hypermetropia

c)

Presbyopia

d)

Astigmatism

28.

Long-sightedness that occurs as people become older and the lens hardens.

a)

Myopia

b)

Hypermetropia

c)

Presbyopia

d)

Astigmatism

29.

Which lens corrects myopia diverging light rays from a distant object: convex or concave?

(a)  

30.

Which is the tube coiled like a snail's shell that contains sensory cells which convert vibrations into impulses?

a)

Semicircular canals

b)

Ossicles

c)

Cochlea

d)

Ampulla

31.

The part of the outer ear which collects sound waves is?

a)

Ear canal

b)

Ear drum

c)

Pinna

d)

Ossicles

32.

The possession of two ears, situated one on each side of the head, enables us to know from which (a)   sounds are coming.

33.

What part of the inner ear is able to detect movements of the head and send this information through nerve impulses to the brain which then sends messages for muscles to move to bring about balance.

a)

Semi-circular canals

b)

Cochlea

c)

Ossicles

d)

Eustachian tube

34.

Swallowing, yawning, or sucking a sweet help to equalize pressure in the ear by opening the:

(a)  

35.

The ear canal directs sound wave on to the __________ causing it to vibrate.

a)

ear drum

b)

ossicles

c)

ampulla

d)

cochlea

36.

What links the inner ear to the brain carrying impulses from both the cochlea for hearing and from the semi-circular canals for balance?

(a)  

37.

Does pitch or loudness depend on the frequency (how fast) the vibrations are?

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

38.

Does pitch or loudness depend on the size (energy content) of the vibration?

(a)  

39.

A loud sound of how many decibels causes pain?

a)

70 dB

b)

91 dB

c)

120 dB

d)

140 dB

40.

Sound is produced by (a)   .

41.

Wearing protective earmuffs and ear plugs can reduce (a)   damage

42.

Common colds and similar infections can cause deafness in babies and young children the eustachian tube becomes blocked by (a)   interfering with the functioning of the middle ear.

43.

Sound is measured in:

a)

waves

b)

vibrations

c)

wpm

d)

decibels