Special Senses Quiz

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Which one of the following correctly lists the order of the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye?

cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

The vibration of sound waves causes the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, to move against an ossicle known as

malleus or hammer

What type of chemoreceptor is responsible for our sense of smell?

olfactory receptor

What region of the retina lacks photoreceptor cells?

optic disc (blind spot)

The small, peglike projections of the tongue's surface are called

papillae

Which one of the following is NOT a primary taste sensation?

pungent

Which layer of the eye contains photoreceptors known as rods and cones?

retina

What type of photoreceptor cell allows us to see gray tones in dim light, and provides our peripheral vision?

rods

The fibrous covering of the eye consists of the white outer layer, known as the

sclera ; cornea

Dynamic equilibrium receptors that detect information about angular or rotational movements of the head are housed in the

semicircular canals

Gustatory hairs are to taste as olfactory hairs are to

smell

The five taste sensations are

sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami

what is the labeled part of the image?

tympanic membrane

Jake was struck in the head during a baseball game. Which of the following could impair the sense of hearing if damaged?

tympanic membrane (ear drum)

What membrane divides the outer ear from the middle ear?

tympanic membrane (ear drum)

The gel-like substance housed in the posterior segment of the eye is the

vitreous humor (body)

What are the three cranial nerves that carry taste sensations to the brain?

facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus

What specific receptor cells respond to chemicals dissolved in saliva?

gustatory cells

what is the labeled part?

cochlea

A person with total color blindness may lack

cones

The pupil is an opening within the

iris

which label is the malleus (hammer)?

label 1

what label is the semicircular canal?

label D

what label is the auricle (pinna)?

label a


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