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Study Stack Special Senses

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 4hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Area of neuron that detects specific stimulus

a)

receptor

b)

thermoreceptor

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptor

2.

Detects temperature

a)

thermoreceptors

b)

receptor

c)

nociceptors

d)

tactile receptors

3.

Detects movement

a)

mechanoreceptors

b)

photoreceptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

tactile receptors

4.

Detects light

a)

photoreceptors

b)

thermoreceptors

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptors

5.

Detects pain

a)

nociceptors

b)

tactile receptors

c)

photoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptor

6.

5 general senses

a)

pain, touch, pressure, temperature, proprioception

b)

touch, sight,

hearing, smell

taste

c)

pain, touch hearing, smell,

proprioception

d)

sweet, salty, sour, bitter

7.

stimulated by tissue damage

a)

nociceptors

b)

tactile receptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

photoreceptors

8.

detects chemical

a)

chemoreceptor

b)

photoreceptors

c)

nociceptors

d)

mechanoreceptors

9.

aka touch receptors

a)

tactile receptors

b)

Mechanoreceptors

c)

nociceptors

d)

photoreceptors

10.

Do nociceptors adapt?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Sometimes

d)

Always

11.

Do thermoreceptors adapt?

a)

yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

12.

aka sense of taste

a)

gustation

b)

tactile

c)

olfactory

d)

proprioception

13.

4 basic taste sensations

a)

sweet, salty, sour, bitter

b)

hot, cold, wet, dry

c)

pain, temperature, touch, pressure

d)

crispy, bitter, crunchy, creamy

14.

sense or orientation/position

a)

proprioception

b)

olfaction

c)

olfaction

d)

aqueous humor

15.

structure that secretes tears

a)

lacrimal gland

b)

vitreous humor

c)

aqueous humor

d)

olfactory gland

16.

aka sense of smell

a)

olfaction

b)

ophthalmology

c)

aqueous humor

d)

auditory

17.

Colored part of eye

a)

iris

b)

sclera

c)

pupil

d)

cornea

18.

anterior cavity of eyeball is filled with this

a)

aqueous humor

b)

vitreous humor

c)

gustation

d)

proprioception

19.

posterior cavity of the eyeball is filled with this

a)

aqueous humor

b)

vitreous humor

c)

gustation

d)

olfaction

20.

Gel substance that pushes retina against choroid layer

a)

vitreous humor

b)

aqueous humor

c)

sclera

d)

optic nerve

21.

transparent covering over iris

a)

lens

b)

cornea

c)

pupil

d)

retina

22.

Outer layer of the eyeball

a)

sclera

b)

retina

c)

pupil

d)

Cornea

23.

inner layer of the eye

a)

retina

b)

sclera

c)

lens

d)

vitreous

humor

24.

enzyme in tears that prevents infection

a)

lysozyme

b)

ptosis

c)

conjunctiva

d)

vitreous humor

25.

What type of membrane is the conjunctiva?

a)

mucous

b)

sclera

c)

lysozyme

d)

cornea

26.

Eyelid doesn't raise, person appears sleepy

a)

ptosis of lid

b)

eyelid conjunctiva

c)

external lid droop

d)

cochlea of lid

27.

Where is conjunctiva?

a)

inside eyelid, over sclera, not cornea

b)

over both eyes

c)

in your eyes, nose and mouth

d)

covering your cornea

28.

Moves the eyeball

a)

extrinsic eye muscles

b)

retina

c)

intrinsic eye muscles

d)

sclera and cornea work together to move the eye

29.

"Hole" in the middle of iris that allows light to enter

a)

pupil

b)

cornea

c)

lens

d)

sclera

30.

What happens to pupil in increased light conditions?

a)

constricts

b)

dilates

c)

lens protects it

d)

gets much bigger

31.

Cloudy lens that blocks light

a)

cataract

b)

macular degeneration

c)

strabismus

d)

keratoconus

32.

What happens to the pupil in decreased light conditions?

a)

constricts

b)

dilates

c)

becomes much smaller

d)

makes the lens cloudy

33.

Parts of the external ear

a)

auricle (pinna) and external auditory canal

b)

tympanic eardrum, and malleus

c)

eustachian tube and external auditory canal

d)

vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea

34.

Where are photoceptors in eyeball?

a)

retina

b)

blind spot

c)

sclera

d)

posterior chamber

35.

Parts of the middle ear

a)

auricle (pinna) and external auditory canal

b)

tympanic eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes, eustachian tube

c)

vestibule, semicircular canals, cochlea

d)

eardrum and eustachian tube

36.

Bends (refracts) light to focus in the eye

a)

lens

b)

retina

c)

pupil

d)

optic nerve

37.

Parts of the inner ear

a)

auricle (pinna) and external auditory canal

b)

tympanic eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes, eustachian tube,

c)

vestibular, semicircular canals, cochlea

d)

oval window, round window, cochlea, semicircular canals

38.

aka tympanic membrane

a)

eardrum

b)

malleus

c)

semicircular canals

d)

pinna

39.

Connects inner throat to equalize pressure

a)

eustachian tube

b)

ear drum

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

vestibule

40.

5 SPECIAL senses

a)

smell. taste. sight, hearing and balance

b)

pain, touch, pressure, temperature, proprioception

c)

smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch

d)

pain, touch, pressure, temperature. preperation

41.

Part of the ear where cerumen is secreted

a)

external auditory canal

b)

eardrum

c)

auricle

d)

pinna

42.

What is the ossicle?

a)

tiny bones in middle ear (malleus, incus, stapes)

b)

vestibule and semicircular canal

c)

structure that secretes tears

d)

colored part of the eye

43.

innner ear parts important for balance

a)

vestibule and semicircular canals

b)

malleus, incus, stapes

c)

tympanic eardrum, eustachian tube

d)

cochlea, auricle

44.

ossicle directly behind the tympanic memebrane that recieves vibrations from eardrum

a)

malleus

b)

incus

c)

Stapes

d)

external acoustic meatus

45.

What type of receptor detects sound?

a)

mechanoreceptors

b)

photoreceptors

c)

chemoreceptors

d)

nociceptors

46.

Part of inner ear where mechanoreceptors are located?

a)

cochlea

b)

external auditory canal

c)

auricle

d)

eustachian tube