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WorksheetsSensory system
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What part of the ear helps maintain balance?
Eustachian tube
Ossicles
Semicircular canals
cochlea
where does light first into the eye?
Cornea
Retina
Lens
Pupil
which part of the vascular layer is responsible for nourishing the retina?
Ciliary body
Iris
Pupil
Choroid
What is the function of the sensory system
To carry oxygen and nutrients to the body tisues
To receive stimuli to allow the body to react to changes
To interpret impulses and direct body activities
To secrete chemicals to regulate body activities
You are running through your home and stub your toe. Which type of receptor reacts to the stimuli in your toe?
Thermoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor
Photoreceptor
Nociceptor
Which sense includes a mass of muscle tissue that contains papillae?
Vision
Taste
Smell
Hearing
If someone is color blind what part of the eye is likely damaged?
Rods
Lens
Cones
Cornea
Which statement is not true about the sclera?
It is made of connective tissue
It has muscles attached to it
It provides shape to the eye
It holds the lens in place
Which of the following senses uses thermoreceptors?
Temperature
Pain
Touch
Proprioception
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?
Proprioception
Pain
Temperature
Touch
Which of the following structures is associated with hearing in the inner ear?
Organ of Corti
Semicircular canals
Vestibular labryrinth
Eustachian tube
Which layer of the eye is the middle layer?
Fibrous
Retina
Vascular
Which of the following senses is a special sense?
Hearing
Proprioception
Pain
Temperature
Where does sound first enter the ear
Auditory canal
Tympanic membrane
Auditory ossicles
Pinna
Glands that secrete wax into the auditory canal part of the_____.
Middle ear
Inner ear
Outer ear
Organ of Corti
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?
Yes
No
Which area of the tongue is most sensitive to tastes?
Center
Back
Sides
Tip
What type of sense is vision
General
Special
Both
Humans have five senses
True
False
Covid-19 has been known to cause long-term damage to olfactory receptors. How will this affect a patient’s ability to detect flavor?
Not at all- because smell does not influence taste
Somewhat- because taste is more sensitive than smell
Greatly- because smell is more sensitive than taste
Unknown- because smell and taste have about the same sensitivity
What part of the ear amplifies sound waves?
Auditory canal
Auditory ossicles
Semicircular canals
Eustachian tube
What type of nerve receives stimuli for the sense of smell?
Cilia
Papillae
Olfactory
Cones
What type of receptors are located in taste buds?
Thermoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Nociceptors
Mechanoreceptors
In the image, identify the ciliary body
A
B
C
D
E
Which part of the eye refracts the MAJORITY of light in the eye?
Vitreous humor
Lens
Aqueous humor
Cornea
What is the condition where the lens of the eye gradually becomes cloudy and causes blurred or partial vision?
Conjunctivitis
Cataract
Otitis media
Common cold
What type of hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear?
Sensorineural
Ossicles
Conductive
Cochlea
Which of these conditions is also known as an upper respiratory infection?
Otitis media
Common cold
Cataract
Conjunctivitis
Which of these conditions is NOT caused by a virus
Cataract
Conjunctivitis
Common cold
otitis media
What is the term for an injection of the middle ear caused by bacteria or viruses?
Cataract
Conjunctivitis
Respiratory infection
Otitis media
What type of hearing loss affects the middle ear?
Cochlea
Conductive
Sensorineural
Ossicles
Which illness CANNOT be treated with antibiotics?
Common cold
Conjunctivitis
Otitis media
Which of these conditions is also known as “pink eye”
Otitis media
Common cold
Cataract
Conjunctivitis
What percentage of information about a persons surroundings reaches the brain through the eyes?
80%
100%
50%
25%
in what ways are the eyes protected
the eye socket, lacrimal glands, eyelids and eyelashes, and conjunctiva
it’s the first option
The ear is involved in which sense?
Hearing
Balance
Vestibular
Hearing, Balance, or vestibular
