Question 1

The lens focuses the visual image on the photoreceptors by

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A) moving up and down. 
B) moving in and out. 
C) changing shape. 
D) opening and closing. 
E) dilating and constricting. 
A) moving up and down. 
B) moving in and out. 
C) changing shape. 
D) opening and closing. 
E) dilating and constricting. C

Question 2

The conscious awareness of a sensation is called

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A) reception. 
B) perception. 
C) proprioception. 
D) adaptation. 
E) desensitization. 
A) reception. 
B) perception. 
C) proprioception. 
D) adaptation. 
E) desensitization. B

Question 3

Axons leaving each olfactory bulb travel along the olfactory tract to reach the olfactory cerebral cortex,portions of the limbic system,and the

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A) thalamus. 
B) superior colliculus. 
C) pineal body. 
D) hypothalamus. 
E) epithalamus. 
A) thalamus. 
B) superior colliculus. 
C) pineal body. 
D) hypothalamus. 
E) epithalamus. D

Question 4

Visual information received by which structure(s)controls constriction of the pupil and eye movement reflexes?

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A) thalamus 
B) superior colliculi 
C) hypothalamus 
D) pineal gland 
E) inferior colliculi 
A) thalamus 
B) superior colliculi 
C) hypothalamus 
D) pineal gland 
E) inferior colliculi

Question 5

The sense of hearing is provided by receptors of the

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A) outer ear. 
B) middle ear. 
C) internal ear. 
D) pinna. 
E) semicircular canals. 
A) outer ear. 
B) middle ear. 
C) internal ear. 
D) pinna. 
E) semicircular canals.

Question 6

Structure P is the

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A) medial rectus muscle. 
B) lateral rectus muscle. 
C) retina. 
D) choroid. 
E) superior oblique muscle. 
A) medial rectus muscle. 
B) lateral rectus muscle. 
C) retina. 
D) choroid. 
E) superior oblique muscle.

Question 7

Which of the following concerning olfaction is true?

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A) Olfactory receptors are highly modified neurons. 
B) Molecules to be smelled cannot be dissolved first in mucus. 
C) Humans have fewer than 10,000 olfactory receptors. 
D) Human power of olfaction is as powerful as that of most other mammals. 
E) Olfactory stimuli must pass through the thalamus before journeying to the olfactory cortex. 
A) Olfactory receptors are highly modified neurons. 
B) Molecules to be smelled cannot be dissolved first in mucus. 
C) Humans have fewer than 10,000 olfactory receptors. 
D) Human power of olfaction is as powerful as that of most other mammals. 
E) Olfactory stimuli must pass through the thalamus before journeying to the olfactory cortex.

Question 8

Structure O is the

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A) optic disc. 
B) fovea. 
C) blood vessels. 
D) ocular muscle. 
E) optic nerve. 
A) optic disc. 
B) fovea. 
C) blood vessels. 
D) ocular muscle. 
E) optic nerve.

Question 9

Which of the following is part of the inner layer of the wall of the eye?

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A) lateral rectus muscle 
B) iris 
C) retina 
D) sclera 
E) conjunctiva 
A) lateral rectus muscle 
B) iris 
C) retina 
D) sclera 
E) conjunctiva

Question 10

You notice that your father holds his book farther from his face than he used to.Since you are taking an anatomy and physiology course,you realize that this is due to

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A) his photoreceptors having become less sensitive to light. 
B) his cataracts. 
C) a tumor on his optic nerve. 
D) a lack of vitreous humor in his eyeball's posterior cavity. 
E) his lens being unable to accommodate for close objects. 
A) his photoreceptors having become less sensitive to light. 
B) his cataracts. 
C) a tumor on his optic nerve. 
D) a lack of vitreous humor in his eyeball's posterior cavity. 
E) his lens being unable to accommodate for close objects.

Question 11

The portion of the eye that contains blood vessels,pigment cells,loose connective tissue,and intrinsic muscle fibers is the

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A) conjunctiva. 
B) cornea. 
C) iris. 
D) pupil. 
E) canthus. 
A) conjunctiva. 
B) cornea. 
C) iris. 
D) pupil. 
E) canthus.

Question 12

Structure L is the

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A) ciliary body. 
B) pupil. 
C) lacrimal canal. 
D) macula. 
E) optic disc. 
A) ciliary body. 
B) pupil. 
C) lacrimal canal. 
D) macula. 
E) optic disc.

Question 13

The Golgi tendon organs are examples of which of the following?

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A) mechanoreceptors 
B) proprioceptors 
C) baroreceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) nociceptors 
A) mechanoreceptors 
B) proprioceptors 
C) baroreceptors 
D) chemoreceptors 
E) nociceptors

Question 14

Taste buds are monitored by cranial nerves

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A) IX,X,and XI. 
B) VII,VIII,and IX. 
C) VII,IX,and X. 
D) V,VII,and IX. 
E) IX,XI,and XII. 
A) IX,X,and XI. 
B) VII,VIII,and IX. 
C) VII,IX,and X. 
D) V,VII,and IX. 
E) IX,XI,and XII.

Question 15

Regarding the visual pathway,axons from the entire population of which cells converge on the optic disc and proceed as the optic nerve?

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A) amacrine cells 
B) rods and cones 
C) bipolar cells 
D) ganglion cells 
E) horizontal cells 
A) amacrine cells 
B) rods and cones 
C) bipolar cells 
D) ganglion cells 
E) horizontal cells

Question 16

Normal eye focusing is termed

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A) hyperopia. 
B) myopia. 
C) presbyopia. 
D) emmetropia. 
E) refraction. 
A) hyperopia. 
B) myopia. 
C) presbyopia. 
D) emmetropia. 
E) refraction.

Question 17

________ deafness results from conditions in the middle ear that block the normal transfer of vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.

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A) Nerve 
B) Corti 
C) Conduction 
D) Tunnel 
E) Cochlear 
A) Nerve 
B) Corti 
C) Conduction 
D) Tunnel 
E) Cochlear

Question 18

Structure E is the

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A) iris. 
B) fovea. 
C) cornea. 
D) conjunctiva. 
E) sclera. 
A) iris. 
B) fovea. 
C) cornea. 
D) conjunctiva. 
E) sclera.

Question 19

Nociceptors are sensitive to

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A) pain. 
B) light touch. 
C) vibration. 
D) osmotic pressure. 
E) blood pressure. 
A) pain. 
B) light touch. 
C) vibration. 
D) osmotic pressure. 
E) blood pressure.

Question 20

The structure that separates the cochlear duct from the scala tympani is the

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A) tectorial membrane. 
B) basilar membrane. 
C) vestibular duct. 
D) organ of Corti. 
E) malleus. 
A) tectorial membrane. 
B) basilar membrane. 
C) vestibular duct. 
D) organ of Corti. 
E) malleus.

The lens focuses the visual image on the photoreceptors by

The conscious awareness of a sensation is called

Axons leaving each olfactory bulb travel along the olfactory tract to reach the olfactory cerebral cortex,portions of the limbic system,and the

Visual information received by which structure(s)controls constriction of the pupil and eye movement reflexes?

The sense of hearing is provided by receptors of the

Structure P is the

Which of the following concerning olfaction is true?

Structure O is the

Which of the following is part of the inner layer of the wall of the eye?

You notice that your father holds his book farther from his face than he used to.Since you are taking an anatomy and physiology course,you realize that this is due to

The portion of the eye that contains blood vessels,pigment cells,loose connective tissue,and intrinsic muscle fibers is the

Structure L is the

The Golgi tendon organs are examples of which of the following?

Taste buds are monitored by cranial nerves

Regarding the visual pathway,axons from the entire population of which cells converge on the optic disc and proceed as the optic nerve?

Normal eye focusing is termed

________ deafness results from conditions in the middle ear that block the normal transfer of vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.

Structure E is the

Nociceptors are sensitive to

The structure that separates the cochlear duct from the scala tympani is the

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The lens focuses the visual image on the photoreceptors by

The conscious awareness of a sensation is called

Axons leaving each olfactory bulb travel along the olfactory tract to reach the olfactory cerebral cortex,portions of the limbic system,and the

Visual information received by which structure(s)controls constriction of the pupil and eye movement reflexes?

The sense of hearing is provided by receptors of the

Structure P is the

Which of the following concerning olfaction is true?

Structure O is the

Which of the following is part of the inner layer of the wall of the eye?

You notice that your father holds his book farther from his face than he used to.Since you are taking an anatomy and physiology course,you realize that this is due to

The portion of the eye that contains blood vessels,pigment cells,loose connective tissue,and intrinsic muscle fibers is the

Structure L is the

The Golgi tendon organs are examples of which of the following?

Taste buds are monitored by cranial nerves

Regarding the visual pathway,axons from the entire population of which cells converge on the optic disc and proceed as the optic nerve?

Normal eye focusing is termed

________ deafness results from conditions in the middle ear that block the normal transfer of vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.

Structure E is the

Nociceptors are sensitive to

The structure that separates the cochlear duct from the scala tympani is the

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The Skeletal System

The Muscular System

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The Endocrine System

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The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation

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