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Special Senses Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gland produces tears?

a)

lacrimal

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

cones

d)

gustatory cells

2.

Photoreceptors that detect color

a)

tears

b)

olfactory bulb

c)

cones

d)

gustatory cells

3.

Taste receptor cells

a)

fungiform

b)

gustatory cells

c)

cones

d)

olfactory bulb

4.

Taste receptor cells

a)

fungiform

b)

gustatory cells

c)

cones

d)

olfactory bulb

5.

Common type of papillae that contains taste buds

a)

fungiform

b)

tears

c)

lacrimal

d)

olfactory bulb

6.

Brain area that receives smell impulses

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

cones

c)

tears

d)

lacrimal

7.

The transparent mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers most of the

a)

cornea

b)

sclera

c)

conjunctiva

d)

retina

8.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

sweet

b)

umami

c)

salty

d)

spicy

9.

The iris controls the size of the

a)

pupil

b)

retina

c)

sclera

d)

cones

10.

Sound waves entering the external auditory canal hit the

            eardrum, also known as the

a)

semicircular canals

b)

cochlea

c)

papillae

d)

tympanic membrane

11.

Dynamic equilibrium receptors are located in the

a)

semicircular canals

b)

cochlea

c)

papillae

d)

tympanic membrane

12.
The "color" of someone's eye is actually the color of the ______.
a)
lens
b)
sclera
c)
cornea
d)
iris
13.
The "bumps" on your tongue are 
a)
taste buds
b)
gustatory nerve endings
c)
papillae
d)
palpebra
14.
The anterior chamber of the eye is filled with 
a)
aqueous humor
b)
vitreous humor
c)
air
d)
tears
15.

What is detected by chemoreceptors?

a)

tastes

b)

sounds

c)

odors

d)

both a and c

16.

Of the following, which is NOT part of an eye?

a)

cochlea

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

cornea

17.
The ear has 2 main functions.  They are hearing and: 
a)
Balance
b)
Draining excess fluid
c)
Managing pressure when in elevated areas
d)
Creating cerumen
18.
Sound is caused by....
a)
molecules
b)
vibrations
c)
people
d)
space
19.
What other sense works closely with your sense of taste?
a)
Sense of sight
b)
Sense of hearing
c)
Sense of smell
20.
When a person looks at an image, light rays pass through the eye and focus on the:
a)
Pupil
b)
Retina
c)
Optic nerve
d)
Lens
21.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
22.
The olfactory nerve relays information your body gets from its:
a)
nose
b)
eyes
c)
ears
d)
skin
23.
Myopia is another name for:
a)
cataracts
b)
nearsightedness
c)
astigmatism
d)
deafness
24.
Conjunctivitis is also known as:
a)
tonitis
b)
glaucoma
c)
pink eye
d)
scleroderma
25.

opening in iris that allows light to pass through

a)

cornea

b)

macula

c)

fovea

d)

pupil

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