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WorksheetsAnatomy Special Senses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?
a)
Nutrition
b)
Lubrication
c)
Protection
d)
Excretion
2.
When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
a)
Tears
b)
Cerebrospinal fluid
c)
Aqueous humor
d)
Mucus
3.
When you look in the mirror, what part of the eye can you NOT see?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Sclera
d)
Retina
4.
What are the two functions of the lens of the eye?
a)
Refraction and accomodation
b)
Impulse reception and transmission
c)
Maintains the shape of the eyeball and refracts light
d)
Color vision and night vision
5.
What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?
a)
Sclera
b)
Cornea
c)
Choroid coat
d)
Conjunctiva
6.
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
7.
What eye condition can occur in someone with a normally shaped eyeball?
a)
Myopia
b)
Hyperopia
c)
Presbyopia
d)
Astigmatism
8.
How is glaucoma usually treated?
a)
Medication
b)
Surgical removal of the lens
c)
Corrective lenses
d)
Radial kertotomy
9.
What eye condition occurs more frequently in children?
a)
Cataract
b)
Glaucoma
c)
Strabismus
d)
Presbyopia
10.
What disorder can often be corrected with radial keratotomy (RK)?
a)
Myopia
b)
Cataract
c)
Strabismus
d)
Amblyopia
11.
What is the largest structure of the ear?
a)
Malleus
b)
Cochlea
c)
Pinna
d)
Tympanic membrane
12.
Where would you find cerumen?
a)
Eustachian tube
b)
External auditory canal
c)
Semicircular canals
d)
Cochlea
13.
If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:
a)
Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
b)
Maintain your sense of balance
c)
Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
d)
Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum
14.
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
a)
Organ of Corti
b)
Cochlea
c)
Stapes
d)
Tympanic membrane
15.
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
a)
Vestibule
b)
Cochlea
c)
Organ of Corti
d)
Semicircular canals
16.
What statement about the sense of taste is true?
a)
Taste is influences by the sense of smell
b)
Taste buds are called lacteals
c)
There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
d)
There are two main tastes, sweet and salty
17.
Olfactory receptors can be found:
a)
on the tongue
b)
in the nose
c)
in the ear
d)
in the skin
18.
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
a)
auditory nerve damage
b)
an infection in the semicircular canals
c)
a ruptured tympanic membrane
d)
damage to the cochlea
19.
What disorder could be treated by the surgical insertion of an artificial stapes?
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
Meniere's disease
c)
Otitis media
d)
Sensory hearing loss
20.
Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause:
a)
Otosclerosis
b)
A cerumen plug
c)
Otitis media
d)
Meniere's disease
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