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Special Senses Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

a)

sweet

b)

umami

c)

salty

d)

spicy

2.

Which of the following lists structures of the eye in the order through which light passes?

a)

cornea, aqueous humor, pupil, lens, vitreous humor

b)

lens, pupil, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

c)

cornea, pupil, lens, aqueous humor, vitreous humor

d)

pupil, cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

3.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

rods and cones are located in the retina

b)

the choroid produces tears

c)

overlapping of visual fields provides depth perception or 3-D vision

d)

the iris is the colored part of the eye

4.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the middle ear?

a)

auricle

b)

ossicles

c)

pharyngotympanic tube

d)

round window

5.

The innermost sensory layer of the eye is the __.

a)

slcera

b)

retina

c)

choroid

d)

cornea

6.
a)

auditory ossicles

b)

round window

c)

External Acoustic meatus

d)

Semicircular canals

7.
a)

Oval window

b)

Cochlea

c)

Organ of Corti

d)

pinna

8.

a)

round window

b)

Organ of Corti

c)

tympanic membrae

d)

vestibule

9.

Gel like liquid inside the larger eye chamber

a)

aqueous humor

b)

vitreous humor

c)

iris

d)

fovea centralis

10.

The small, peg-like projections of the tongue's surface are called what?

a)

Organ of Corti.

b)

photoreceptors

c)

papillae

d)

teeth

11.

Hair cells that function as hearing receptors are located inside the what part of the ear?

a)

auditory ossicles

b)

semicircular canals

c)

cochlea, Organ of Corti

d)

external acoustic meatus

12.

The window that lets light enter the eye is the

a)

cornea

b)

lens

c)

retina

d)

sclera

13.

Occurs when the pupils immediately constrict when exposed to bright light

a)

accomodation

b)

photopupillary reflex

c)

accomodation pupillary reflex

d)

convergence

14.

Which special sense receptor below is composed of a localized cluster of sensory neurons, rather than a complex, specialized organ?

a)

eyes

b)

ears

c)

taste buds

15.

taste receptors cells are called....

a)

eyelashes

b)

gustatory cells

c)

myopia

d)

fungiform

16.

name a common type of papillae that contains taste buds

a)

glaucoma

b)

fungiform

c)

cones

d)

gustatory cells

17.

what is the brain area that receives smell impulses?

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

lacrimal

c)

tears

d)

gustatory cells

18.

Which of the following is NOT an eye reflex?

a)

eye blink

b)

pupillary reflex

c)

accommodation response

d)

convergence

19.

Which of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

a)

sweet

b)

umami

c)

salty

d)

spicy

20.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the middle ear?

a)

auricle

b)

ossicles

c)

pharngotympanic tube

d)

round window

21.

The flavor in Bacon and Cheese is known as

a)

Umami

b)

Salty

c)

Sweet

d)

Sour

22.

These hold the taste nerves (buds) inside and are sensitive to Sweet, salty, Sour, bitter

a)

Papillae

b)

Circumvaillate Papillae

23.

Which of these terms means Taste

a)

Gustation

b)

Olfaction

c)

Tactile

d)

Auditory

24.

What part of the inner ear helps you keep your balance?

a)

Vestibule

b)

the Ossicles (MISO)

c)

Pinna

d)

Semicircular canals

25.

Which of the following would be symptoms of a blockage in the auditory canal?

a)

Loss of balance.

b)

Nausea or vomiting

c)

Nasal Congestion

d)

Difficulty hearing sounds.

26.

Which of the following would be symptoms of an inner ear infection?

a)

Loss of balance.

b)

Nausea or vomiting

c)

Nasal Congestion

d)

Difficulty hearing sounds.

27.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

28.
These are the smallest bones in the body that help transmit and amplify sound waves. 
a)
Ossicles
b)
Fossils
c)
Oracles
d)
Spectacles
29.

Which part of the ear acts as the sound collector?

a)

auricle (pinna)

b)

stapes

c)

round window

d)

Pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube

30.

The external and middle ear are only involved with hearing, while the inner ear is involved with both hearing and maintaining your ____________, (sense of balance).

a)

touch

b)

harmony

c)

equilibrium

d)

musical memory

31.

The pinna, the outer part of the ear we can see, catches sound waves and funnels them into the external acoustic meatus (auditory canal). The sound waves travel down the meatus and then collide with the tympanic membrane, commonly known as the _________.

a)

cochlea

b)

cornea

c)

ear drum

d)

snare drum

32.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
fovea centralis
d)
choroid
33.
What type of fluid is found in this portion of the eye?
a)
aqueous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
34.
What is the fluid in this portion of the eye called?
a)
aqeous humor
b)
otic humor
c)
vitreous humor
d)
oris humor
35.

What are the three main parts of the ear?

a)

Outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear.

b)

Outer ear, cochlea, and eustachian tube.

c)

Outer ear, tympanic membrane, and auditory canal.

d)

Inner ear, middle ear, and auditory nerve.

36.

The official name of "eardrum" is the...

a)

malleus, incus, stepes

b)

stirrup

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

eustachian tube

37.
The outer white part of the eyeball.
a)
Sclera
b)
Vitreous Body
c)
Anterior Chamber
d)
Lens
38.
Where does sensory processing take place?
a)
Eye
b)
Nose
c)
Brain
d)
Mouth
39.

Name the five categories of taste:

4 lines
40.
Problems with the color seeing pigments in certain nerve cells of the eye cones.
a)
Dyslexia
b)
Legal Blindness
c)
Blindness
d)
Color Blindness
41.
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
42.
Which part of the eye contracts and dilates based on the environment? 
a)
Pupil
b)
Cornea
c)
Sclera
d)
Iris
43.

Benny has been part of a rock band for 35 years. For the first 20 years he did not use hearing protection and he now has profound sensorineural hearing loss. What structure has he most likely damaged?

a)
Semicircular Canals
b)

Oscisice in middle ear

c)
Auditory Nerve
d)

Hair cells in the cochlea

44.

What is this?

a)

Pinna

b)

Hearing Nerve

c)

Cochlea

d)

Ear Drum

e)

Anvil

45.

Most taste buds are found between these small bumps across the main surface of the tongue:

a)

fungiform papillae

b)

sulcus papillae

c)

lingual papillae

d)

acoustic papillae

46.

It is difficult to taste food when one...

(a)  

Choose from the below words
...has a stuffy nose.
...has an earache.
...is blind.
...is deaf.
...eats lemons.
...eats too much candy.
47.

Identify the fungiform papillae.

A
B
C
D
E
48.

The flavor in Bacon and Cheese is known as

a)

Umami

b)

Salty

c)

Sweet

d)

Sour

49.
What part of the eye is this?
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
iris
d)
cilicary body
50.

Who are able to hear better at higher frequencies?

a)

Older people

b)

Younger people

c)

Age has no factor on hearing frequencies

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