Deck 10: The Senses

Question 1

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is known as

A) Negative feedback
B) Action potential
C) Sensory adaptation
D) Tolerance

Answer 1

Sensory adaptation

Question 2

What type of senses have receptors that are localized in a particular area?

A) General senses
B) Special senses
C) Nonsenses
D) Diverse senses

Answer 2

Special senses

Question 3

Medical Terminology

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

Describe the normal function of each body system

Question 5

Describe structural organization of the human of the human body

Question 6

Define both medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems

Question 7

What are the mechanoreceptors involved with proprioception?

A) Taste buds
B) Golgi tendon organs
C) Free nerve endings
D) Organ of Corti

Question 8

List major organs in each body system

Question 9

How do the number of cold receptors compare with the number of heat receptors?

A) Up to 10× more cold receptors in a given area
B) There are the same number of cold receptors as heat receptors
C) There are 10× more heat receptors in a given area
D) None of the above

Question 10

Identify body systems

Question 11

Where are thermoreceptors most numerous?

A) Back
B) Feet
C) Eyes
D) Lips

Question 12

The sense of position or orientation is known as

A) Proprioception
B) Equilibrium
C) Global positioning
D) Placement

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of a general sense?

A) Touch
B) Vision
C) Temperature
D) Pain

Question 14

Anatomy and Physiology

Question 15

Where are thermoreceptors located?

A) Deep in the dermis
B) In superficial muscles
C) In subcutaneous tissue
D) Immediately under the skin

Question 16

Which of the following mechanoreceptors are stimulated by heavy pressure?

A) Free nerve endings
B) Meissner's corpuscles
C) Pacinian corpuscles
D) Muscle spindles

Question 17

What type of receptors do extreme temperatures stimulate?

A) Heat receptors
B) Pain receptors
C) Cold receptors
D) Pressure receptors

Question 18

What happens several minutes after a heating pad has been applied to an individual's skin?

A) It starts feeling hotter
B) It feels the same
C) It no longer feels warm
D) It feels cold

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a sense receptor?

A) Mechanoreceptors
B) Chemoreceptors
C) Thermoreceptors
D) Photoreceptors
E) All of the above

Question 20

Diagram medical terms, labeling the word parts

Question 21

Which of the following nerves carries taste impulses from the posterior one third of the tongue to the brain?

A) Olfactory nerve
B) Facial nerve
C) Vestibular nerve
D) Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 22

Receptors for hearing are

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

Question 23

Which of the following part of the brain interprets visual impulses?

A) Temporal lobe
B) Parietal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
D) Frontal lobe

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a function of the vitreous humor?

A) Maintains internal pressure of the eye
B) Presses the retina firmly against the wall of the eye
C) Supports the internal parts of the eye
D) Maintains the shape of the eye

Question 25

What stimulates a nociceptor?

A) Pressure
B) Touch
C) Tissue damage
D) Tickling

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nociceptors?

A) They may continue to send signals after the stimulus is removed.
B) They exhibit sensory adaptation.
C) They are widely distributed throughout the skin.
D) They are not present in the nervous tissue of the brain.

Question 27

What are the organs of taste?

A) Taste buds
B) Organ of Corti
C) Papillae
D) Macula

Question 28

Which of the following lobes of the brain interprets taste sensations?

A) Medulla
B) Parietal
C) Occipital
D) Temporal

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?

A) Moisten and cleanse the eye
B) Destroy bacteria
C) Prevent foreign objects from entering the eye
D) Lubricate the eye

Question 30

What condition results from inflammation of a sebaceous gland associated with the eyelashes?

A) Boil
B) Stye
C) Conjunctivitis
D) Blepharitis

Question 31

What region of the retina produces the sharpest image?

A) Fovea centralis
B) Optic disc
C) Optic nerve
D) Ciliary body

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a taste sensation?

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

Question 33

What area of the brain interprets smell sensations?

A) Olfactory cortex
B) Gustatory cortex
C) Prefrontal cortex
D) Auditory cortex

Question 34

What stimulates the receptors that determine taste?

A) Pressure of food on the tongue
B) Swallowing
C) Chewing
D) Chemicals in food

Question 35

The bending of light rays so that they can be focused on the retina is known as

A) Accommodation
B) Refraction
C) Photoreception
D) Visual acuity

Question 36

What is the name of the white spot in the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye?

A) Macula lutea
B) Optic disk
C) Sclera
D) Pupil

Question 37

What happens when the ciliary muscle contracts?

A) Lens relaxes for distance vision
B) The lens becomes flat
C) Lens bulges for close vision
D) Pupil dilates

Question 38

Which of the following allows the eye to adapt to dim light?

A) Vitreous humor
B) Rhodopsin
C) Accommodation
D) Aqueous humor

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of cones?

A) Provide sharp images and fine detail
B) Are located primarily in the fovea centralis
C) Are much more numerous than rods
D) Contain the receptors for color vision

Question 40

Which of the following muscles closes the eye?

A) Orbicularis oris
B) Levator palpebrae superioris
C) Orbicularis oculi
D) Temporalis

Question 41

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Sclera

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 42

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Posterior cavity

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 43

What is the range of frequencies for normal speech?

A) 300-4,000 vibrations per second
B) 500-1,000 vibrations per second
C) 1,000-10,000 vibrations per second
D) 5,000-10,000 vibrations per second

Question 44

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Anterior cavity

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 45

Which of the following equalizes the pressure between the outside and the middle ear?

A) Tympanic membrane
B) Ear ossicles
C) Eustachian tube
D) Oval window

Question 46

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Eyebrows

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 47

What nerve transmits auditory impulses to the brain for interpretation?

A) Cranial nerve II
B) Cranial nerve V
C) Cranial nerve VIII
D) Cranial nerve X

Question 48

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Choroid

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 49

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Conjunctiva

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 50

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Lacrimal gland

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 51

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Retina

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 52

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Pupil

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 53

Which of the following helps prevent foreign substances from reaching the eardrum?

A) Cerumen
B) Mucus
C) Auditory tube
D) Perilymph

Question 54

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Eyelashes

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 55

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Eyelids

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye

Question 56

MATCHING
Match each eye structure with its definition.

Iris

A)The space between the lens and retina
B)Inner layer of the eye that contains rods and cones
C)Space between the cornea and lens
D)Keeps perspiration out of the eye
E)Helps keep foreign objects from entering the eye
F)Mucous membrane that lines the eyelid and covers the front of the eye except for the cornea
G)Traps foreign particles and prevents them from entering the eye
H)Produces tears
I)White part of the eye
J)Pigmented vascular middle layer of the eye
K)Colored part of the eye
L)Opening in the eye