Special senses

There are _____ primary taste sensations

4

Changing the shape of the lens to keep the focal length constant is a process called

Accomodation

Which statement is false regarding the malleus, incus , and stapes ?

All three are located in the inner ear

A structure that allows the middle ear to communicate with the nasopharyngeal is the

Auditory tube

Which of the following statements best explains why certain smells have the ability to trigger an old memory?

Axons from the olfactory bulb travel to the limbic system

Light rays refract or bend when they go through the

Cornea

Glaucoma

Cornea cannot easily get nutrients and oxygen

Which of the following is not considered a general sense?

Equilibrium

The ________ is considered the site of sharpest vision, while the _______ is the blind spot of the eye.

Fovea centeralis; optic disc

Which of the following is not a taste sensation?

Oil

Olfactory glands

Produce a pigmented mucus that covers the olfactory epithelium

Which of the following sensory receptors does not match its stimulus?

Proprioceptors: vibration

What part of the eye is the inner layer of the wall of the eye

Retina

Which off the following is not a general sense?

Taste

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The retina contains two types of proprioceptors

What statement is true when you focus your eyes on a distant object?

There is now a shorter focal distance that if the object was close

The sensory receptors of the semicircular canals are located in the

ampullae

Loss of lens transparency is referred to as

cataract

The hearing receptors are located in the

cochlear duct

The transparent anterior portion of the eye is called the

cornea

nearsightedness is more properly called

myopia

The conscious awareness of a sensation is called

perception

When viewing an object in close distance , the lens should be more

rounded

The fading of a dominant odor some time after one enters a room is an example of experiencing

sensory adaptation

Which of the following is a primary taste sensation?

sweet

Gustation refers to the special sense of

to taste

The ossicles connect the

tympanic membrane to the oval window

Where are the saccule and utricle located?

vestibule