Question 1

Which cell type in the taste bud is responsible for replacing cells as they die?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taste cells 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Support cells 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Taste cells 
B)  Basal cells 
C)  Support cells 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 2

Which of the following structures protect the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyelids 
B)  Eyelashes 
C)  Eyebrows 
D)  All of these structures protect the eye. 
A)  Eyelids 
B)  Eyelashes 
C)  Eyebrows 
D)  All of these structures protect the eye.

Question 3

What is swimmer's ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  An infection of the outer ear 
B)  An infection of the middle ear 
C)  An infection of the inner ear 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  An infection of the outer ear 
B)  An infection of the middle ear 
C)  An infection of the inner ear 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 4

What type of hearing loss can be tested using a tuning fork?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 5

What type of neuron is the olfactory cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multipolar 
B)  Unipolar 
C)  Bipolar 
D)  Tripolar 
A)  Multipolar 
B)  Unipolar 
C)  Bipolar 
D)  Tripolar

Question 6

Which test is used to diagnose glaucoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ishihara test 
B)  Rinne test 
C)  Weber test 
D)  Tonometry 
A)  Ishihara test 
B)  Rinne test 
C)  Weber test 
D)  Tonometry

Question 7

Which taste is described as meaty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salty 
B)  Umami 
C)  Bitter 
D)  Sweet 
A)  Salty 
B)  Umami 
C)  Bitter 
D)  Sweet

Question 8

Which test is used to diagnose color blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ishihara test 
B)  Rinne test 
C)  Weber test 
D)  Tonometry 
A)  Ishihara test 
B)  Rinne test 
C)  Weber test 
D)  Tonometry

Question 9

What type of receptor detects tissue injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thermoreceptors 
B)  Nociceptors 
C)  Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Photoreceptors 
A)  Thermoreceptors 
B)  Nociceptors 
C)  Mechanoreceptors 
D)  Photoreceptors

Question 10

All of the following terms mean ear except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  aur/o 
C)  tympan/o 
D)  ot/o 
A)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  aur/o 
C)  tympan/o 
D)  ot/o

Question 11

Which part of the retina has no photoreceptors and is therefore considered the blind spot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Optic disc 
B)  Macula lutea 
C)  Fovea centralis 
D)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  Optic disc 
B)  Macula lutea 
C)  Fovea centralis 
D)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 12

What is the function of the vestibular apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A)  To perceive taste 
B)  To perceive touch 
C)  To perceive equilibrium 
D)  To perceive sound 
A)  To perceive taste 
B)  To perceive touch 
C)  To perceive equilibrium 
D)  To perceive sound

Question 13

Which statement about special senses is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Special senses are simple receptors in the skin, muscles, joints, tendons, and organs. 
B)  Special senses involve organs located only in the head. 
C)  Special sense organs are used for taste, smell, hearing, equilibrium and vision. 
D)  Special sense organs are not located all over the body and are not used for touch, stretch, heat, cold and pain. 
A)  Special senses are simple receptors in the skin, muscles, joints, tendons, and organs. 
B)  Special senses involve organs located only in the head. 
C)  Special sense organs are used for taste, smell, hearing, equilibrium and vision. 
D)  Special sense organs are not located all over the body and are not used for touch, stretch, heat, cold and pain.

Question 14

Which of the following represents the pathway for taste in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - parietal lobe - pons - midbrain - thalamus 
B)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain - thalamus - parietal lobe 
C)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain - parietal lobe - thalamus 
D)  Cranial nerve - pons - medulla oblongata - midbrain - thalamus - parietal lobe 
A)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - parietal lobe - pons - midbrain - thalamus 
B)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain - thalamus - parietal lobe 
C)  Cranial nerve - medulla oblongata - pons - midbrain - parietal lobe - thalamus 
D)  Cranial nerve - pons - medulla oblongata - midbrain - thalamus - parietal lobe

Question 15

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is stationary or moving straight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Static equilibrium 
B)  Dynamic equilibrium 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Static equilibrium 
B)  Dynamic equilibrium 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 16

What kind of receptor are the hair cells on the basilar membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanoreceptor 
B)  Chemoreceptor 
C)  Nociceptor 
D)  Photoreceptor 
A)  Mechanoreceptor 
B)  Chemoreceptor 
C)  Nociceptor 
D)  Photoreceptor

Question 17

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is rotating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Static equilibrium 
B)  Dynamic equilibrium 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Static equilibrium 
B)  Dynamic equilibrium 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 18

What is the function of the rods in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photoreceptors for color vision 
B)  Photoreceptors for non-color vision 
C)  They are responsible for the best visual acuity 
D)  Photoreceptors for bright light conditions 
A)  Photoreceptors for color vision 
B)  Photoreceptors for non-color vision 
C)  They are responsible for the best visual acuity 
D)  Photoreceptors for bright light conditions

Question 19

The ossicles are part of what section of the ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outer ear 
B)  Middle ear 
C)  Inner ear 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Outer ear 
B)  Middle ear 
C)  Inner ear 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 20

If a person cannot hear the sound produced by the tuning fork through the air or when the tuning fork is placed on the bone of the skull behind the ear,what type of hearing loss do they most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct. 
A)  Conductive hearing loss 
B)  Sensorineural hearing loss 
C)  Both of these answers are correct. 
D)  Neither of these answers is correct.

Which cell type in the taste bud is responsible for replacing cells as they die?

Which of the following structures protect the eye?

What is swimmer's ear?

What type of hearing loss can be tested using a tuning fork?

What type of neuron is the olfactory cell?

Which test is used to diagnose glaucoma?

Which taste is described as meaty?

Which test is used to diagnose color blindness?

What type of receptor detects tissue injury?

All of the following terms mean ear except which one?

Which part of the retina has no photoreceptors and is therefore considered the blind spot?

What is the function of the vestibular apparatus?

Which statement about special senses is false?

Which of the following represents the pathway for taste in the correct order?

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is stationary or moving straight?

What kind of receptor are the hair cells on the basilar membrane?

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is rotating?

What is the function of the rods in the retina?

The ossicles are part of what section of the ear?

If a person cannot hear the sound produced by the tuning fork through the air or when the tuning fork is placed on the bone of the skull behind the ear,what type of hearing loss do they most likely have?

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Exam 8: The Nervous System-Senses

Which cell type in the taste bud is responsible for replacing cells as they die?

Which of the following structures protect the eye?

What is swimmer's ear?

What type of hearing loss can be tested using a tuning fork?

What type of neuron is the olfactory cell?

Which test is used to diagnose glaucoma?

Which taste is described as meaty?

Which test is used to diagnose color blindness?

What type of receptor detects tissue injury?

All of the following terms mean ear except which one?

Which part of the retina has no photoreceptors and is therefore considered the blind spot?

What is the function of the vestibular apparatus?

Which statement about special senses is false?

Which of the following represents the pathway for taste in the correct order?

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is stationary or moving straight?

What kind of receptor are the hair cells on the basilar membrane?

What type of equilibrium is perceived when the head is rotating?

What is the function of the rods in the retina?

The ossicles are part of what section of the ear?

If a person cannot hear the sound produced by the tuning fork through the air or when the tuning fork is placed on the bone of the skull behind the ear,what type of hearing loss do they most likely have?

The Basics

Levels of Organization of the Human Body

Introduction to Pathology

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System

The Muscular System

The Nervous System

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System-Blood

The Cardiovascular System - Heart and Vessels

The Lymphatic System

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Excretoryurinary System

The Male Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System

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