A&P - Sensory System, Structure and Function Quiz

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What part of the ear amplifies sound waves?

Auditory ossicles

In the image, identify the ciliary body.

B

What type of receptors are located in taste buds?

Chemoreceptors

Which part of the vascular layer is responsible for nourishing the retina?

Choroid

If someone is color blind what part of the eye is likely damaged?

Cones

Where does light first enter the eye?

Cornea

Which part of the eye refracts the MAJORITY of light in the eye?

Cornea

Humans have five senses.

False

Which of the following senses is a special sense?

Hearing

Which statement is NOT true about the sclera?

It holds the lens in place.

Which of the following structures is associated with hearing in the inner ear?

NOT Eustachian tube

Glands that secrete wax into the auditory canal are part of the _________.

NOT Middle ear

COVID-19 has been known to cause long-term damage to olfactory receptors. How will this affect a patient's ability to detect flavor?

NOT Somewhat - because taste is more sensitive than smell.

It's bedtime and you turn off your desk light. Which one of these senses allows you to walk over to your bed in the dark?

NOT Touch

Which of the following senses uses thermoreceptors?

NOT Touch

You are running through your home and stub your toe. Which type of receptor reacts to the stimuli in your toe?

Nociceptor

What type of nerve cell receives stimuli for the sense of smell?

Olfactory

Where does sound first enter the ear?

Pinna

Which area of the tongue is most sensitive to tastes?

Sides

What type of sense is vision?

Special

What is the function of the sensory system?

To receive stimuli to allow the body to react to changes.

Which layer of the eye is the middle layer?

Vascular

A patient has a damaged spine and is paralyzed from the waist down. If the patient bumps their foot, do the pain receptors in the foot react to the stimuli?

Yes


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