Special senses autonomic nervous system homework:

The malleus, incus, and stapes amplify the sound waves in the middle ear.

true

The organ of corti is found in the cochlear duct.

true

The sclera is thickest over the posterior part of the eye.

true

Some parasympathetic fibers leave the spinal cord between S2 and S4.

true

A person with 20/15 vision can see at 15 feet what a normal person sees at 20 feet.

false

A sympathomimetic drug would constrict the brochioles.

false

Ottis media is best treated with alcohol drops in the external auditory canal.

false

Parasympathetic impulses to the lacrimal gland are carried by the vagus nerve.

false

Seeing at night is best accomplished through the photoreceptors called cones.

false

The constrictor pupillae are innervated by the sympathetic nervous system.

false

The lacrimal gland is typically 2-3 inches long.

false

A parasymphathomimetic drug would make the pupils constrict.

true

According to your textbook, approximately, 1,000,000 axons create the optic disc.

true

Auditory impulses may synapse in the corpora quadrigemina.

true

Both the lens and the cornea are devoid of sensory nerve fibers.

true

Cerumen can slow the growth of microorganisms in the ear canal.

true

If I bend over, receptors in the vestibule will send impulses to the brain concerning a change in head positions.

true

Opsins are protiens found in rods and cones.

true

Receptors in the semicircular canals are stimulated when the stapes vibrate.

true

Sexual function is controlled by both divisions of the autonomic nervous system.

true