Question 1

What event causes rhodopsin to go from violet to clear in color?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cis-retinal straightens to become trans-retinal
B)   Cis-retinal bends to become trans-retinal
C)   Trans-retinal straightens to become cis-retinal
D)   Trans-retinal bends to become cis-retinal

Question 2

What is the correct order of cells in the retina from back to front?

Accepted Answer

A)   Photoreceptor - bipolar - ganglion
B)   Ganglion - bipolar - photoreceptor
C)   Photoreceptor - ganglion - bipolar
D)   Ganglion - photoreceptor - bipolar

Question 3

Which taste sensation is produced by amino acids such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Divergent sensory pathways explain the phenomenon of referred pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sensory receptors sense only stimuli external to the body,such as light,sound waves,olfaction,and touch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which cells are responsible for photopic (day) vision as well as trichromatic (color) vision?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bipolar cells
B)   Rods
C)   Cones
D)   Ganglion cells
E)   Pigment cells

Question 7

When you travel in an elevator,what senses when the elevator is moving?

Accepted Answer

A)   The inner hair cells of the basilar membrane
B)   The outer hair cells of the basilar membrane
C)   The hair cells of the tectorial membrane
D)   The hair cells of the otolithic membrane of the macula utriculi
E)   The hair cells of the otolithic membrane of the macula sacculi

Question 8

The macula sacculi is nearly horizontal and the macula utriculi is nearly vertical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The human ear can detect what frequency of vibrations?

Accepted Answer

A)   5 to 20 Hz
B)   10 to 10,000 Hz
C)   20 to 20,000 Hz
D)   5 to 200,000 Hz
E)   100 to 100,000 Hz

Question 10

Which of the following correctly describes the vestibular projection pathway to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vestibular nerve - vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nuclei - thalamus - cerebral cortex
B)   Vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nerve - vestibular nuclei - thalamus - cerebral cortex
C)   Vestibular nerve - vestibulocochlear nerve - thalamus - vestibular nuclei - cerebral cortex
D)   Vestibulocochlear nerve - vestibular nerve - thalamus - vestibular nuclei - cerebral cortex

Question 11

Which of the following are unencapsulated endings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Free nerve endings
B)   Tactile corpuscles
C)   End bulbs
D)   Muscle spindles

Question 12

Which of the following is not considered an accessory structure of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conjunctiva
B)   Palpebra
C)   Lacrimal apparatus
D)   Superior oblique
E)   Cornea

Question 13

Which of the following is not considered an optic component of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aqueous humor
B)   Vitreous body
C)   Lens
D)   Retina
E)   Cornea

Question 14

Gustatory signals travel from the tongue through the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following structures belong to the inner ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tympanic membrane
B)   Helix
C)   Incus
D)   Semicircular duct
E)   Tensor tympani muscle

Question 16

When you view objects close to the eye,the eye makes an adjustment called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   emmetropia
B)   accommodation
C)   refraction
D)   myopia
E)   diplopia

Question 17

Which of the following describes the duplicity theory of vision?

Accepted Answer

A)   A single type of receptor system cannot produce both high sensitivity and high resolution.
B)   Cones and rods are responsible for both photopic (day) vision as well as trichromatic (color) vision.
C)   Cones are responsible for both photopic (day) vision as well as trichromatic (color) vision.
D)   Light adaptation and dark adaptation are adjustments in vision to changing light intensities.
E)   There are short-wavelength cones and long-wavelength cones.

Question 18

Vitamin A is necessary for the synthesis of rhodopsin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Pain,heat,and cold are detected by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   tactile discs
B)   tactile corpuscles
C)   lamellar corpuscles
D)   free nerve endings
E)   end bulbs

Exam 16: Sense Organs

The human ear can detect what frequency of vibrations?

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When you view objects close to the eye,the eye makes an adjustment called __________.

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Which of the following is not considered an accessory structure of the eye?

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What event causes rhodopsin to go from violet to clear in color?

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Which taste sensation is produced by amino acids such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid?

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Pain,heat,and cold are detected by __________.

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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

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Sensory receptors sense only stimuli external to the body,such as light,sound waves,olfaction,and touch.

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When you travel in an elevator,what senses when the elevator is moving?

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Which of the following correctly describes the vestibular projection pathway to the brain?

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The macula sacculi is nearly horizontal and the macula utriculi is nearly vertical.

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What is the correct order of cells in the retina from back to front?

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Which cells are responsible for photopic (day) vision as well as trichromatic (color) vision?

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Vitamin A is necessary for the synthesis of rhodopsin.

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Which of the following is not considered an optic component of the eye?

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Which of the following are unencapsulated endings?

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Divergent sensory pathways explain the phenomenon of referred pain.

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Which of the following structures belong to the inner ear?

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Gustatory signals travel from the tongue through the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.

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Which of the following describes the duplicity theory of vision?

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