Exam 13: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity

Taste buds are not found ________.

Match the following: A) Vestibule B) Tympanic membrane C) Cochlear duct D) Spiral organ (of Corti) -A membrane that transmits sound vibrations to the auditory ossicles.

The thickest and longest nerve in the body is the ________ nerve.

A fracture of the ethmoid bone could result in damage to which cranial nerve?

Trace the pathway of sound as it enters the external ear until it is perceived in the brain.

The patellar "knee jerk" reflex is an example of a(n) ________.

Match the following: A) Macula B) Crista ampullaris C) Taste buds -Chemically sensitive microvilli found in this structure. D) Olfactory epithelium

High frequency sounds are detected when the basilar membrane is displaced near the ________.

Name an exteroceptor that is not a cutaneous receptor and explain why it is called an exteroceptor.

What is the main function of the rods in the eye?

Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve?

Feeling a gentle caress on your arm would likely involve all of the following except ________.

Which of the following is not a main level of neural integration in the somatosensory system?

Baby Susie's pediatrician notices that one of her eyes rotates outward and that she does not appear to be using it for vision. What is her condition and what does the pediatrician recommend?

A major nerve of the lumbar plexus is the ________.

Ciliary muscles are a type of skeletal muscle.

Dorsal and ventral rami are similar in that they both contain sensory and motor fibers.

Match the following: A) Lens B) Fovea centralis C) Aqueous humor D) Retina -Area of greatest visual acuity.

Sour taste receptors are stimulated by hydrogen ions of acidic food substances.

Figure 13.4 Using Figure 13.4, match the following: -The only tissue in the body that can be transplanted from one person to another with little or no rejection.