Question 1

Nerve impulses from taste receptors can travel in the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The fovea centralis contains a high concentration of rods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What vitamin is required for the synthesis of photopigments such as rhodopsin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Vitamin A
B)   Vitamin B
C)   Vitamin C
D)   Vitamin D
E)   Vitamin EF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Conductive hearing loss can occur as a result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a torn tympanic membrane
B)   a tumor in the brain
C)   damage to the cochlear hair cells
D)   damage to the acoustic nerveE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

List the components of the middle (vascular)  layer of the wall of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cornea and sclera
B)   Ciliary body, iris, and choroid coat
C)   Retina, macula lutea, and fovea centralis
D)   Optic disc and optic nerveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The conjunctiva lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the anterior surface of the sclera.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The transparent, anterior portion of the outer layer of the eye is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The transparent, anterior portion of the outer...

Question 8

Gustatory receptors are examples of what class of receptor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chemoreceptors
B)   Mechanoreceptors
C)   Thermoreceptors
D)   Photoreceptors
E)   ProprioceptorsF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

The ciliary bodies in Emma's eyes have become less functional over time. What is the effect of this change on her vision?

Accepted Answer

A)   She develops nightblindness.
B)   She is less able to see objects in the distance.
C)   She is less able to see objects up close.
D)   Her vision becomes more and more cloudy.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The conjunctiva forms part of the eyelid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The fovea centralis and macula lutea are part of what layer of the wall of the eye?

Accepted Answer

A)   Choroid coat
B)   Retina
C)   Sclera
D)   Middle layerE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Pain caused by a heart attack is often interpreted by the brain as coming from the left arm. This is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   referred pain
B)   phantom pain
C)   translocated injury
D)   ectopic focusE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

What brain structures do not have pain receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Meninges
B)   Blood vessels in the brain
C)   Nervous tissue of the brainD) None of the above
E) All of the above

Question 14

What is the immediate result of stimulation of the hair cells of the spiral organ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stimulationof motor neurons in the auditory nerve
B)   Formation of otoliths
C)   Release of neurotransmitter
D)   Deformation of the tectorial membraneE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The photoreceptors that provide black and white vision are called cones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process by which the brain causes a sensation to seem to come from the original region of stimulation is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process by which the brain causes...

Question 17

The auditory tube runs between the throat and the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory cortex
B)   middle ear
C)   inner ear
D)   auricleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The sense called __________ allows the maintenance of posture and balance when the body is at rest.

Accepted Answer

A)   dynamic equilibrium
B)   static equilibriumC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 19

The spread of a respiratory infection to the middle ear, causing an ear infection, can occur due to the presence of the structure called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   auditory tube
B)   tympanic membrane
C)   external acoustic meatus
D)   auditory ossiclesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Some chemotherapy agents have been reported to be ototoxic (toxic to the ear) . More specifically, the drugs cisplatin and carboplatin are associated with cochleotoxity. What would be an expected side effect of the use of these two drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Loss of equilibrium
B)   Loss of hearing
C)   Loss of both equilibrium and hearingD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Exam 10: The Senses

Pain caused by a heart attack is often interpreted by the brain as coming from the left arm. This is called __________.

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Gustatory receptors are examples of what class of receptor?

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What is the immediate result of stimulation of the hair cells of the spiral organ?

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The fovea centralis contains a high concentration of rods.

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The process by which the brain causes a sensation to seem to come from the original region of stimulation is called __________.

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The spread of a respiratory infection to the middle ear, causing an ear infection, can occur due to the presence of the structure called the __________.

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Nerve impulses from taste receptors can travel in the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves.

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What brain structures do not have pain receptors?

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The conjunctiva lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the anterior surface of the sclera.

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Some chemotherapy agents have been reported to be ototoxic (toxic to the ear) . More specifically, the drugs cisplatin and carboplatin are associated with cochleotoxity. What would be an expected side effect of the use of these two drugs?

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List the components of the middle (vascular) layer of the wall of the eye.

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The ciliary bodies in Emma's eyes have become less functional over time. What is the effect of this change on her vision?

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The sense called __________ allows the maintenance of posture and balance when the body is at rest.

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What vitamin is required for the synthesis of photopigments such as rhodopsin?

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The fovea centralis and macula lutea are part of what layer of the wall of the eye?

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The transparent, anterior portion of the outer layer of the eye is called the __________.

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Conductive hearing loss can occur as a result of __________.

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The photoreceptors that provide black and white vision are called cones.

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The conjunctiva forms part of the eyelid.

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The auditory tube runs between the throat and the __________.

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