Question 1

Which is a possible cause of sensorineural deafness?

Accepted Answer

A) Damage to hair cells 
B) Damage to auditory ossicles 
C) Damage to or rupture of tympanic membrane 
D) Ossification of the auditory ossicles 
A) Damage to hair cells 
B) Damage to auditory ossicles 
C) Damage to or rupture of tympanic membrane 
D) Ossification of the auditory ossicles A

Question 2

-Identify the structure labeled "f."

Accepted Answer

A) Tympanic membrane 
B) Malleus 
C) Stapes 
D) Semicircular canals 
A) Tympanic membrane 
B) Malleus 
C) Stapes 
D) Semicircular canals C

Question 3

Which statement is true regarding how the cow eye differs from the human eye?

Accepted Answer

A) The cow's eye reflects light rather than absorbing it. 
B) The cow's eye lacks cone photoreceptors. 
C) The cow's eye is more oblong in shape. 
D) The cow's eye has four tunics rather than three. 
A) The cow's eye reflects light rather than absorbing it. 
B) The cow's eye lacks cone photoreceptors. 
C) The cow's eye is more oblong in shape. 
D) The cow's eye has four tunics rather than three. A

Question 4

What path do olfactory nerves travel from the nasal cavity to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Through the superior orbital fissure 
B) Through the jugular foramen 
C) Through the foramen ovale 
D) Through the cribriform plate 
A) Through the superior orbital fissure 
B) Through the jugular foramen 
C) Through the foramen ovale 
D) Through the cribriform plate

Question 5

Color-blind individuals lack or have diminished numbers of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cones 
B) rods 
C) spirillum 
D) spirochete 
A) cones 
B) rods 
C) spirillum 
D) spirochete

Question 6

What structure vibrates like a drum when sound waves bounce on it?

Accepted Answer

A) Tympanic membrane 
B) Vestibule 
C) Vestibulocochlear nerve 
D) Auditory tube 
A) Tympanic membrane 
B) Vestibule 
C) Vestibulocochlear nerve 
D) Auditory tube

Question 7

Why is a cotton ball put in a patient's external auditory canal during the Weber test and the Rinne test?

Accepted Answer

A) Administer testing fluid 
B) Keep fluid from coming out of the ear 
C) Reduce distraction 
D) Mimics deafness in one ear 
A) Administer testing fluid 
B) Keep fluid from coming out of the ear 
C) Reduce distraction 
D) Mimics deafness in one ear

Question 8

-Identify the structure labeled "i."

Accepted Answer

A) Optic nerve 
B) Choroid 
C) Retina 
D) Optic disc 
A) Optic nerve 
B) Choroid 
C) Retina 
D) Optic disc

Question 9

Which cranial nerve does not innervate the extrinsic eye muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) Abducens 
B) Oculomotor 
C) Trochlear 
D) Facial 
A) Abducens 
B) Oculomotor 
C) Trochlear 
D) Facial

Question 10

-Examine the cutaneous receptor indicated by the pointer. What is the name of this cutaneous receptor?

Accepted Answer

A) Ruffini ending 
B) Tactile (Meissner's)corpuscle 
C) Merkel cell 
D) Lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscle 
A) Ruffini ending 
B) Tactile (Meissner's)corpuscle 
C) Merkel cell 
D) Lamellated (Pacinian)corpuscle

Question 11

Where is the blind spot located?

Accepted Answer

A) Just deep to the lens 
B) Where the optic nerve passes out of the eye 
C) Where the density of cones is the greatest 
D) Where the iris obscures the lens 
A) Just deep to the lens 
B) Where the optic nerve passes out of the eye 
C) Where the density of cones is the greatest 
D) Where the iris obscures the lens

Question 12

Which is true of Golgi tendon organs?

Accepted Answer

A) They are located in the epidermis. 
B) They are located in the dermis. 
C) They function as light-touch receptors. 
D) They are classified as proprioceptors. 
A) They are located in the epidermis. 
B) They are located in the dermis. 
C) They function as light-touch receptors. 
D) They are classified as proprioceptors.

Question 13

Why does the near point of accommodation decrease as a person ages?

Accepted Answer

A) The lens becomes clouded with age, and light doesn't pass through as well. 
B) The lens becomes less elastic with age and doesn't change shape as easily. 
C) The lens shape changes with age causing the focal point to shift. 
D) The lens becomes more brittle with age causing light to refract erratically. 
A) The lens becomes clouded with age, and light doesn't pass through as well. 
B) The lens becomes less elastic with age and doesn't change shape as easily. 
C) The lens shape changes with age causing the focal point to shift. 
D) The lens becomes more brittle with age causing light to refract erratically.

Question 14

Why does a person's near point of accommodation decrease with age?

Accepted Answer

A) Iris muscles calcify with age, not adapting quickly to light changes. 
B) Posterior chamber shape alters with age, moving the point of best focus. 
C) A lens becomes clouded with age, letting less light through. 
D) A lens stiffens with age and does not change shape as well. 
A) Iris muscles calcify with age, not adapting quickly to light changes. 
B) Posterior chamber shape alters with age, moving the point of best focus. 
C) A lens becomes clouded with age, letting less light through. 
D) A lens stiffens with age and does not change shape as well.

Question 15

What cranial nerves communicate sensory message from the gustatory cells to the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A) Glossopharyngeal, hypoglossal, and abducens 
B) Facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus 
C) Facial, trigeminal, and olfactory 
D) Facial, trigeminal, and abducens 
A) Glossopharyngeal, hypoglossal, and abducens 
B) Facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus 
C) Facial, trigeminal, and olfactory 
D) Facial, trigeminal, and abducens

Question 16

What structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

Accepted Answer

A) Semicircular canals 
B) Cochlea 
C) Auditory tube 
D) Vestibule 
A) Semicircular canals 
B) Cochlea 
C) Auditory tube 
D) Vestibule

Question 17

-Identify the structure labeled "b."

Accepted Answer

A) Incus 
B) Vestibule 
C) Stapes 
D) Malleus 
A) Incus 
B) Vestibule 
C) Stapes 
D) Malleus

Question 18

Which structure(s)is(are)part of the inner neural layer?

Accepted Answer

A) Iris, ciliary body, and choroid 
B) Retina 
C) Lens 
D) Sclera and cornea 
A) Iris, ciliary body, and choroid 
B) Retina 
C) Lens 
D) Sclera and cornea

Question 19

-Identify the structure labeled "b."

Accepted Answer

A) Sclera 
B) Choroid 
C) Cornea 
D) Lens 
A) Sclera 
B) Choroid 
C) Cornea 
D) Lens

Question 20

-Identify the structure labeled "d."

Accepted Answer

A) Vitreous humor 
B) Cornea 
C) Sclera 
D) Choroid 
A) Vitreous humor 
B) Cornea 
C) Sclera 
D) Choroid

Exam 17: General and Special Senses

Which is a possible cause of sensorineural deafness?

-Identify the structure labeled "f."

Which statement is true regarding how the cow eye differs from the human eye?

What path do olfactory nerves travel from the nasal cavity to the brain?

Color-blind individuals lack or have diminished numbers of ________.

What structure vibrates like a drum when sound waves bounce on it?

Why is a cotton ball put in a patient's external auditory canal during the Weber test and the Rinne test?

-Identify the structure labeled "i."

Which cranial nerve does not innervate the extrinsic eye muscles?

-Examine the cutaneous receptor indicated by the pointer. What is the name of this cutaneous receptor?

Where is the blind spot located?

Which is true of Golgi tendon organs?

Why does the near point of accommodation decrease as a person ages?

Why does a person's near point of accommodation decrease with age?

What cranial nerves communicate sensory message from the gustatory cells to the medulla oblongata?

What structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

-Identify the structure labeled "b."

Which structure(s)is(are)part of the inner neural layer?

-Identify the structure labeled "b."

-Identify the structure labeled "d."

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