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Sensory system

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the ear helps maintain balance?

a)

Eustachian tube

b)

Ossicles

c)

Semicircular canals

d)

cochlea

2.

where does light first into the eye?

a)

Cornea

b)

Retina

c)

Lens

d)

Pupil

3.

which part of the vascular layer is responsible for nourishing the retina?

a)

Ciliary body

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Choroid

4.

What is the function of the sensory system

a)

To carry oxygen and nutrients to the body tisues

b)

To receive stimuli to allow the body to react to changes

c)

To interpret impulses and direct body activities

d)

To secrete chemicals to regulate body activities

5.

You are running through your home and stub your toe. Which type of receptor reacts to the stimuli in your toe?

a)

Thermoreceptor

b)

Mechanoreceptor

c)

Photoreceptor

d)

Nociceptor

6.

Which sense includes a mass of muscle tissue that contains papillae?

a)

Vision

b)

Taste

c)

Smell

d)

Hearing

7.

If someone is color blind what part of the eye is likely damaged?

a)

Rods

b)

Lens

c)

Cones

d)

Cornea

8.

Which statement is not true about the sclera?

a)

It is made of connective tissue

b)

It has muscles attached to it

c)

It provides shape to the eye

d)

It holds the lens in place

9.

Which of the following senses uses thermoreceptors?

a)

Temperature

b)

Pain

c)

Touch

d)

Proprioception

10.

It’s bedtime and you turn off your desk light. Which one of these senses allows you to walk over to your bed in the dark?

a)

Proprioception

b)

Pain

c)

Temperature

d)

Touch

11.

Which of the following structures is associated with hearing in the inner ear?

a)

Organ of Corti

b)

Semicircular canals

c)

Vestibular labryrinth

d)

Eustachian tube

12.

Which layer of the eye is the middle layer?

a)

Fibrous

b)

Retina

c)

Vascular

13.

Which of the following senses is a special sense?

a)

Hearing

b)

Proprioception

c)

Pain

d)

Temperature

14.

Where does sound first enter the ear

a)

Auditory canal

b)

Tympanic membrane

c)

Auditory ossicles

d)

Pinna

15.

Glands that secrete wax into the auditory canal part of the_____.

a)

Middle ear

b)

Inner ear

c)

Outer ear

d)

Organ of Corti

16.

A patient has a damaged spine and is paralyzed from the waist down, If the patient bumps their foot, do the pain receptors in the foot react to the stimul?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

Which area of the tongue is most sensitive to tastes?

a)

Center

b)

Back

c)

Sides

d)

Tip

18.

What type of sense is vision

a)

General

b)

Special

c)

Both

19.

Humans have five senses

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Covid-19 has been known to cause long-term damage to olfactory receptors. How will this affect a patient’s ability to detect flavor?

a)

Not at all- because smell does not influence taste

b)

Somewhat- because taste is more sensitive than smell

c)

Greatly- because smell is more sensitive than taste

d)

Unknown- because smell and taste have about the same sensitivity

21.

What part of the ear amplifies sound waves?

a)

Auditory canal

b)

Auditory ossicles

c)

Semicircular canals

d)

Eustachian tube

22.

What type of nerve receives stimuli for the sense of smell?

a)

Cilia

b)

Papillae

c)

Olfactory

d)

Cones

23.

What type of receptors are located in taste buds?

a)

Thermoreceptors

b)

Photoreceptors

c)

Chemoreceptors

d)

Nociceptors

e)

Mechanoreceptors

24.

In the image, identify the ciliary body

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

25.

Which part of the eye refracts the MAJORITY of light in the eye?

a)

Vitreous humor

b)

Lens

c)

Aqueous humor

d)

Cornea

26.

What is the condition where the lens of the eye gradually becomes cloudy and causes blurred or partial vision?

a)

Conjunctivitis

b)

Cataract

c)

Otitis media

d)

Common cold

27.

What type of hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear?

a)

Sensorineural

b)

Ossicles

c)

Conductive

d)

Cochlea

28.

Which of these conditions is also known as an upper respiratory infection?

a)

Otitis media

b)

Common cold

c)

Cataract

d)

Conjunctivitis

29.

Which of these conditions is NOT caused by a virus

a)

Cataract

b)

Conjunctivitis

c)

Common cold

d)

otitis media

30.

What is the term for an injection of the middle ear caused by bacteria or viruses?

a)

Cataract

b)

Conjunctivitis

c)

Respiratory infection

d)

Otitis media

31.

What type of hearing loss affects the middle ear?

a)

Cochlea

b)

Conductive

c)

Sensorineural

d)

Ossicles

32.

Which illness CANNOT be treated with antibiotics?

a)

Common cold

b)

Conjunctivitis

c)

Otitis media

33.

Which of these conditions is also known as “pink eye”

a)

Otitis media

b)

Common cold

c)

Cataract

d)

Conjunctivitis

34.

What percentage of information about a persons surroundings reaches the brain through the eyes?

a)

80%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

35.

in what ways are the eyes protected

a)

the eye socket, lacrimal glands, eyelids and eyelashes, and conjunctiva

b)

it’s the first option

36.

The ear is involved in which sense?

a)

Hearing

b)

Balance

c)

Vestibular

d)

Hearing, Balance, or vestibular