Deck 8: Sensory Receptors

Question 1

_______ helps us judge distances and depth.

A) A receptor potential
B) Binocular vision
C) Sensory adaptation
D) Transduction

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The ______ is the tube that connects the middle ear and the throat.

A) cochlea
B) stapes
C) eustachian
D) external auditory canal

Answer 2

C

Question 3

_______ transduce mechanical energy such as touch, pressure, gravity, stretching, and movement.

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The transparent layer that covers the iris and the pupil at the front of the eye is the _______.

A) cornea
B) conjunctiva
C) sclera
D) retina

Question 5

The part of the ear that projects from the side of the head and surrounds the ear canal is the_______.

A) external auditory canal
B) tympanic membrane
C) eustachian tube
D) pinna

Question 6

For vision to occur, light must pass through the eye and _______.

A) stimulate the iris
B) form an image on the retina
C) refract the lens
D) stimulate opsin and retinal to form rhodopsin

Question 7

The olfactory nerve _______.

A) transmits information regarding taste
B) transmits information regarding smell
C) helps us maintain the position of the body
D) transmits sound to the ossicles

Question 8

_______ respond to heat and cold.

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

Question 9

The retina contains _______.

A) a jelly-like substance
B) muscles to adjust focus
C) the rods and cones
D) the lens of the eye

Question 10

The _______ contains mechanoreceptors that convert sound waves to nerve impulses.

A) inner ear
B) tympanic membrane
C) middle ear
D) oval window

Question 11

The six extrinsic muscles of the eye _______.

A) are located inside the anterior cavity and function in support and movement
B) are located outside the eye and function in positioning the eyeballs
C) synapse with the nerve endings of the retina
D) focus the lens of the eye

Question 12

The _______ is made up of black pigment cells that absorb light rays so that they are not reflected back out of the eye.

A) retina
B) sclera
C) choroid
D) iris

Question 13

Chemical substances called _______ stimulate chemoreceptors in the nasal cavity.

A) otoliths
B) papillae
C) odorants
D) cristae

Question 14

Eyes, ears, nose, and taste buds are all examples of _______.

A) sense organs
B) proprioceptors
C) stimuli
D) sensory adaptors

Question 15

The black spot, or opening in the circular muscle of the iris, is the _______.

A) iris
B) retina
C) lens
D) pupil

Question 16

_______ is the process of converting the energy of a stimulus into electrical energy.

A) Polarization
B) Integration
C) Transduction
D) Sensory adaptation

Question 17

The sound receptors are located within the _______.

A) cochlea
B) vestibule
C) ossicles
D) tympanic membrane

Question 18

The sensation of _______ is a protective mechanism that makes us aware of tissue injury.

A) touch
B) taste
C) smell
D) pain

Question 19

Any detectable change in the internal or external environment is called a _______.

A) reception
B) transduction
C) stimulus
D) transmission

Question 20

In sensory adaptation, the frequency of action potentials _______.

A) decreases in a sensory neuron even though the stimulus is maintained
B) increases in a sensory neuron even though the stimulus is maintained
C) remains constant in a sensory neuron even though the stimulus is maintained
D) decreases in a sensory neuron even though the stimulus is increased

Question 21

Odors are detected by the _______.

A) papillae on the tongue
B) olfactory nerve
C) pores in the nasal concha
D) olfactory epithelium

Question 22

A receptor in the retina converts light into electrical energy, a process that _______.

A) produces a receptor potential
B) is a graded response that generates an action potential
C) is called transduction
D) is reception

Question 23

_______ are free nerve endings that allow us to recognize cold, cool, warm, and hot.

A) Tactile receptors
B) Thermoreceptors
C) Nociceptors
D) Proprioceptors

Question 24

Compared to a mild pain, an intense pain would involve _______.

A) fewer action potentials
B) a greater frequency of action potentials
C) more rapid sensory adaptation
D) an all-or-none response

Question 25

The ear canal, or _______, leads to the middle ear.

A) malleus
B) cochlea
C) external auditory meatus
D) eustachian tube

Question 26

The receptors for hearing are the _______.

A) vestibular nerves
B) perilymph and endolymph
C) ossicles
D) organs of Corti in the cochlea

Question 27

Tears flow from the _______.

A) cornea
B) lacrimal glands
C) iris
D) conjunctiva

Question 28

The sclera is covered by the _______, a moist mucous membrane that extends as a continuous lining of the inner layer of the eyelid.

A) conjunctiva
B) cornea
C) choroid
D) retina

Question 29

Mechanoreceptors that help us know the position of one body part in relation to another are _______.

A) proprioceptors
B) thermal receptors
C) tactile receptors
D) nociceptors

Question 30

The _______, or eardrum, separates the middle and external ear.

A) cochlea
B) vestibule
C) tympanic membrane
D) ossicle

Question 31

The _______ is a transparent, elastic ball that lies at the rear of the anterior cavity of the eyeball.

A) lens
B) iris
C) sclera
D) cornea

Question 32

A person who feels heart pain in her left arm is experiencing _______.

A) phantom pain
B) a lack of substance P
C) referred pain
D) graded stimulation

Question 33

The semicircular canals and the saccule _______.

A) contain otoliths
B) sense linear acceleration
C) contain gravity detectors
D) provide information about turning movements

Question 34

The function of the cones is _______.

A) accommodation for near or far vision
B) stimulation of the rods
C) vision in dim light
D) daytime and color vision

Question 35

The three auditory ossicles-the malleus, incus, and stapes-_______.

A) amplify vibrations caused by sound waves
B) are the sound receptors
C) stimulate the vestibular nerves
D) contain hair cells

Question 36

The axons of the ganglion cells extend across the surface of the retina and unite to form the _______ nerve.

A) olfactory
B) optic
C) vagus
D) retinal

Question 37

The colored, circular disk of the eye that controls the amount of light entering the eye is the _______.

A) cornea
B) pupil
C) lens
D) iris

Question 38

The "white of the eye" is the _______.

A) cornea
B) conjunctiva
C) sclera
D) choroid

Question 39

A sensory receptor absorbs energy from a _______.

A) gland
B) muscle
C) sensory organ
D) stimulus

Question 40

Pain receptors, known as _______, respond to stimuli that could damage the body.

A) chemoreceptors
B) nociceptors
C) photoreceptors
D) mechanoreceptors

Question 41

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
C __________

Question 42

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
E __________

Question 43

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
B __________

Question 44

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
F __________

Question 45

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
B __________

Question 46

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
E __________

Question 47

How do eyeglasses correct vision?

Question 48

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
H __________

Question 49

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
D __________

Question 50

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
C __________

Question 51

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
K __________

Question 52

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
D __________

Question 53

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
G __________

Question 54

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
J __________

Question 55

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
H __________

Question 56

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
G __________

Question 57

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
A __________

Question 58

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Choroid
b.Cornea
c.Posterior cavity (vitreous humor)
d.Sclera
e.Pupil
f.Optic nerve
g.Retina
h.Iris
F __________

Question 59

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
I __________

Question 60

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Round window
b.Oval window
c.Eustachian tube
d.Cochlear nerve
e.Pinna
f.Semicircular canals
g.Ossicles
h.External auditory meatus
i.Cochlea
j.Tympanic membrane
k.Vestibule
A __________