Question 1

The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   sclera
B)   choroid
C)   retina
D)   lens
E)   irisF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

What percentage of what we perceive as taste is due to smell?

Accepted Answer

A)   80-90%
B)   100%
C)   40-50%
D)   10-20%
E)   0%F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

There are many more olfactory cells than there are taste buds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The receptor proteins for odor molecules are actually located on cilia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not involved in gravitational equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)   vestibular nerve
B)   saccule
C)   utricle
D)   otoliths
E)   cupulaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Nociceptors are sensitive to mechanical,thermal,electrical stimuli,and toxic substances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which part of the brain is involved in sensory adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)   ventricles
B)   cerebellum
C)   medulla oblongata
D)   pons
E)   thalamusF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Taste cells and the carotid bodies are alike in that both

Accepted Answer

A)   are chemoreceptors.
B)   are found in the mouth.
C)   utilize pressure to activate sensory receptors.
D)   respond to distant stimuli.
E)   respond to changes in pH.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What do nociceptors detect?

Accepted Answer

A)   stimuli of pain
B)   stimuli of smell
C)   stimuli of touch
D)   stimuli of pressure
E)   stimuli of tasteF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Taste buds

Accepted Answer

A)   are located on the tongue, hard palate, pharynx, and epiglottis.
B)   are responsible for 100% of what we perceive as "taste."
C)   respond to over 100 different types of taste.
D)   are actually naked nerve endings.
E)   have a direct connection with the limbic system and its centers for emotion and memory.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Hearing actually results from the bending of stereocilia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The receptors involved in our sense of equilibrium are

Accepted Answer

A)   mechanoreceptors.
B)   chemoreceptors.
C)   nociceptors.
D)   thermoreceptors.
E)   pain receptors.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Which disorder of the eye is due to an accumulation of aqueous humor?

Accepted Answer

A)   glaucoma
B)   color blindness
C)   nearsightedness
D)   farsightedness
E)   astigmatismF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Where are thermoreceptors located?

Accepted Answer

A)   aorta and vena cava
B)   muscles, joints, and tendons
C)   hypothalamus and skin
D)   nasal cavity and tongue
E)   semicircular canals of the earF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following cutaneous receptors is mismatched with its function?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pacinian corpuscles, fine touch
B)   Meissner corpuscles, fine touch
C)   Krause end bulbs, fine touch
D)   Ruffini endings, pressure
E)   free nerve endings, temperatureF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Which structure in the eye refracts and focuses light rays?

Accepted Answer

A)   lens
B)   humors
C)   cone cells
D)   retina
E)   pupilF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

If stereocilia move toward the kinocilium,which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nerve impulses increase in the vestibular nerve.
B)   The cupula begins to move in the same direction.
C)   Fluid within the semicircular canal flows over and displaces the cupula.
D)   The otoliths in the utricle return to their resting position.
E)   The data is sent to the medulla oblongata for processing.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Proprioceptors are classified as which type of receptor?

Accepted Answer

A)   mechanoreceptors
B)   cutaneous receptors
C)   nociceptors
D)   photoreceptors
E)   chemoreceptorsF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Exam 15: Senses

Which disorder of the eye is due to an accumulation of aqueous humor?

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Taste buds

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What percentage of what we perceive as taste is due to smell?

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Which of the following cutaneous receptors is mismatched with its function?

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There are many more olfactory cells than there are taste buds.

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Which part of the brain is involved in sensory adaptation?

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What do nociceptors detect?

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Nociceptors are sensitive to mechanical,thermal,electrical stimuli,and toxic substances.

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The receptors involved in our sense of equilibrium are

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Which of the following is not involved in gravitational equilibrium?

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The rod and cone cells are located within which layer of the eye?

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Proprioceptors are classified as which type of receptor?

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Gravitational equilibrium is responsible for detecting up and down movements of the head.

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If stereocilia move toward the kinocilium,which of the following occurs?

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Where are thermoreceptors located?

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Which structure in the eye refracts and focuses light rays?

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Taste cells and the carotid bodies are alike in that both

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Hearing actually results from the bending of stereocilia.

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The receptor proteins for odor molecules are actually located on cilia.

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The louder a pitch,the more the basilar membrane vibrates.

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