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Special Senses

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the optic nerve do?

a)

transmit impulses from retina to brain

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

transmits light rays to retina

d)

absorbs light rays

2.

What does the iris do?

a)

transmits light rays to retina

b)

helps the eye focus

c)

sends messages to the brain

d)

a muscle that regulates how much light enters the eye

3.

This structure is the back of the eye and it sends images to the optic nerve.

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Pupil

4.

This structure is what makes animals look as though their eyes are glowing at night when light shines into their eyes

a)

the tapetum

b)

the iris

c)

the retina

d)

the pupil

5.

The thick, tough, white outer covering of the eyeball is called the __________________.

a)

sclera

b)

lens

c)

pupil

d)

cornea

6.

What part of the eye is this (the muscle that pulls the lens)?

a)
iris
b)
sclera
c)
ciliary body
d)
cornea
7.
What part of the eye is this (hint: contains the highest concentration of rods and cones)
a)
choroid
b)
fovea centralis
c)
optic nerve
d)
ciliary body
8.

A clear fluid that helps the cornea keep its rounded shape, found in the anterior chamber

a)

aqueous humor

b)

choroid

c)

cornea

d)

optic nerve

9.

supplies blood to the eye

a)

sclera

b)

retina

c)

choroid

d)

pupil

10.
 ________ are light-sensitive cells in the retina that help us see color.
a)
 Rods 
b)
Cones 
c)
Image 
d)
Bars 
11.

 ________ are light-sensitive cells in the retina that show black and white as well as seeing the size and shape of image.  

a)
Cones
b)
Rods 
c)
Bars
d)
Corneas 
12.

This vision problem results in distorted vision and trouble driving at night.

a)

Astigmatism

b)

Nearsightedness

c)

Farsightedness

d)

Cataracts

13.

This vision problem is caused by a clouding in the lens.

a)

Astigmatism

b)

Nearsightedness

c)

Farsightedness

d)

Cataracts

14.

The hole in the eye through which light rays pass:

a)

cornea

b)

iris

c)

pupil

d)

conjunctiva

15.

Reorder the following in order of light entering the eye.

a)

Cornea

b)

Pupil

c)

Lens

d)

Retina

e)

Optic Nerve

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
16.
What is letter B
a)
Optic nerve
b)
Lens
c)
Cornea
d)
Retina
17.
What is letter E?
a)
Vitreous humor
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Optic nerve
18.
What is letter F?
a)
Retina
b)
Pupil
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Iris
19.
What is letter G?
a)
Sclera
b)
Retina
c)
Lens
d)
Vitreous humor
20.
What is letter I?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Optic nerve
21.
Why does your pupil increase in size when you enter a dark room?
a)
To protect the eye
b)
to allow more light to enter the  eye
c)
to allow less light to enter the eye
d)
to look like a  pirate
22.

Found in the back of the eye- light sensitive. Contains rods and cones

a)

vitreous humor

b)

eye back

c)

muscle

d)

retina

23.
When sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate, these vibrations are immediately passed on to the_________.
a)
outer ear and ear canal
b)
inner ear
c)
tiny hairs
d)
three small bones in the middle ear
24.
Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?
a)
outer ear
b)
ear canal
c)
middle ear
d)
inner ear
25.
What is #13?
a)
Eardrum
b)
Anvil
c)
Hammer
d)
Cochlea
26.
What is #19?
a)
Semicircular Canals
b)
Ear Canal
c)
Auditory Nerve
d)
Cochlea
27.
What is #2?
a)
Ear Canal
b)
Pinna
c)
Hammer
d)
Anvil
28.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Cochlea

e)

Hearing Nerve

29.

What does the fluid inside your ears do when displaced?

a)

Vibrates the skin in your ear

b)

Sends sound waves to the brain

c)

Displaces the hair cells.

d)

Stimulates the hair cells to send an impulse

30.

Which structure of the ear is pointed by #5?

a)

ear drum

b)

Eustachian tube

c)

vestible

d)

semi circular canals

e)

auditory canal

31.

Which part of the ear allows balance when in motion and detects rotary (turning) sensations?

a)

the vestible

b)

the cochlea

c)

the semi-circular canals

d)

the ossicles

e)

the eardrum

32.

the hair cells of the cochlea are located in the

a)

organ of corti

b)

tympanic membrane

c)

cochlear duct

d)

semicircular canals

33.

A patient walks into to your office and describes the sensation of being on a tilt a whirl ride when they are standing still. What is the most likely prognosis?

a)

Vertigo

b)

Conductive hearing loss

c)

Sensorineural hearing loss

d)

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder

34.

A cochlear implant is designed to

a)

amplify sound

b)

amplify specific frequencies

c)

transmit electrical impulses

35.
Which of the following is NOT in the OUTER EAR?
a)
Auricle
b)
Eustachian tube
c)
External Auditory Meatus
d)
Tympanic Membrane
36.
Which of the following is in the MIDDLE ear?
a)
Eustachian tube /Ossicles
b)
Ossicles Only
c)
Cochlea / Vestibule
d)
Tympanic Membrane/Ossicles
37.
The malleus, incus, and stapes are collectively called the
a)
maculae
b)
otoliths
c)
semicircular canals
d)
ossicles
38.
Which of the following is NOT in the INNER ear?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Semicircular canals
c)
Vestibule
d)
Eustachian tube
39.
Which ossicle gets it vibrations directly from the Tympanic Membrane?
a)
Melleus
b)
Incus
c)
Stapes
d)
Cochlea
40.
What area of the brain do impulses from the Vestibular branch go to?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Temporal
d)
Brain Stem
41.
Hearing loss due to damaged Cochlea or nerve?
a)
Conductive Hearing Loss
b)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
c)
Vertigo
d)
Tinnitus
42.
Constant ringing in the ears
a)
Tinnitus
b)
Vertigo
c)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
d)
Conductive hearing loss
43.
What is this?
a)
Cochlea
b)
Vestibule 
c)
Semicircular Canals
44.
What is this?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Semicircular Canals
c)
Cochlea
45.
What is this?
a)
External Auditory Meatus
b)
Eustachian Tube
c)
Auricle
d)
Vestibule
46.
What is the correct order of the ossicles?
a)
Malleus, Incus Stapes
b)
Incus, Malleus, Stapes
c)
Stapes, Incus, Malleus
d)
Stapes, Malleus, Incus
47.

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

48.

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

49.

The nerves associated with smell are referred to as the:

a)

olfactory receptor cells

b)

smell cells

c)

gustatory receptor cells

d)

umami cells

50.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

51.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

52.

Which listed can detect the largest variety of sensory inputs?

a)

taste buds

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

cones

d)

rods

53.

lobe of brain responsible for smell

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

54.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

55.

receptor of gustation; sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami

a)

cones

b)

olfactory receptors

c)

hair cells

d)

taste buds

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