Question 1

A person who associates sounds with tastes has synesthesia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through

Accepted Answer

A)  lamellated corpuscles.
B)  pain receptors.
C)  proprioceptors.
D)  baroreceptors.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

When all three sets of cones are stimulated,a person senses white light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is

Accepted Answer

A)  perception,sensation,impulse send to CNS,sensory receptors activated.
B)  sensory receptors activated,impulse sent to CNS,sensation,perception.
C)  impulse sent to CNS,sensory receptors activated,perception,sensation.
D)  impulse sent to CNS,sensory receptors activated,sensation,perception.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Light breaks down rhodopsin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The auditory ossicles are in the inner ear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ability to ignore your socks around your ankles demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  general adaptation.
B)  receptor integration.
C)  interpretive assimilation.
D)  sensory adaptation.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Sensory impulses are stimulated at receptors by

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotransmitters.
B)  decreasing permeability of nerve cell membranes.
C)  subthrehold potential.
D)  local changes in their cell membrane potentials.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The conjunctiva is a layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers most of the anterior surface of the eye.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The stapes transmit vibrations to the round window of the inner ear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Otosclerosis affects the

Accepted Answer

A)  tympanic membrane.
B)  auditory ossicles.
C)  cochlea.
D)  auditory nerve.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Receptors that are stimulated by changes in chemical concentrations are called thermoreceptors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Farsightedness after the age of forty-five is most likely caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of lens capsule elasticity.
B)  shortening of the eyeball.
C)  lengthening of the eyeball.
D)  changes in curvature of the cornea.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye away from the midline.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye...

Question 15

The war veteran experiences an intense burning sensation seeming to come from where his foot had been amputated.He most likely has

Accepted Answer

A)  hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy.
B)  post traumatic stress disorder.
C)  reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
D)  anosmia.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Opiate drugs used to treat pain come from a

Accepted Answer

A)  bacterium.
B)  fungus.
C)  snail.
D)  plant.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Max returns to his dorm room late at night to find his roommate throwing up.The smell is at first so bad that Max wants to vomit too,but after helping his roommate clean up,the odor seems to fade.Max has experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  damage to his sensory receptors.
B)  sensory adaptation.
C)  a response to the decreasing concentration of odorant molecules in the room.
D)  a hallucination.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The hearing receptors are most closely associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  ampullA.
B)  spiral organ.
C)  utricle.
D)  saccule.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Impulses from the spiral organ travel on the vestibulocochlear nerve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following are paired correctly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baroreceptors-stimulated by blood pressure changes
B)  Pain receptors-stimulated by damage to tissues
C)  Thermoreceptors-stimulated by temperature changes
D)  All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 12: Nervous System III

Light breaks down rhodopsin.

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When all three sets of cones are stimulated,a person senses white light.

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A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through

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Which of the following are paired correctly?

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The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is

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Sensory impulses are stimulated at receptors by

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The auditory ossicles are in the inner ear.

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The hearing receptors are most closely associated with the

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Opiate drugs used to treat pain come from a

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Farsightedness after the age of forty-five is most likely caused by

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The ability to ignore your socks around your ankles demonstrates

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The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye away from the midline.

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Receptors that are stimulated by changes in chemical concentrations are called thermoreceptors.

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The war veteran experiences an intense burning sensation seeming to come from where his foot had been amputated.He most likely has

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The stapes transmit vibrations to the round window of the inner ear.

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Max returns to his dorm room late at night to find his roommate throwing up.The smell is at first so bad that Max wants to vomit too,but after helping his roommate clean up,the odor seems to fade.Max has experienced

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A person who associates sounds with tastes has synesthesia.

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The conjunctiva is a layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers most of the anterior surface of the eye.

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Impulses from the spiral organ travel on the vestibulocochlear nerve.

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Otosclerosis affects the

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