Week 15:

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There are five basic taste sensations and ______ different primary odors.

8

The olfactory nerve is cranial nerve number ______.

I

Where are the photoreceptors located?

In the neural layer of the retina

Where are tears created?

Lacrimal apparatus

Which olfactory cell detects odors?

Olfactory receptor cell

Which division of the autonomic nervous system has long preganglionic axons and short postganglionic axons?

Parasympathetic division

Which of the following are semicircular canals?

Posterior Horizontal Anterior

What is the space behind the lens called?

Posterior cavity

What structures make up the vestibule?

Saccule Semicircular canals Utricle

What is another name for the cochlear duct?

Scala media

Which chamber is most superior?

Scala vestibuli

Which sympathetic pathway is being used if a preganglionic neuron synapses with a ganglionic neuron in a sympathetic trunk ganglion and the postganglionic axon travels through a gray ramus at the same "level" as the ganglionic neuron?

Spinal nerve pathway

Where is the lacrimal gland located?

Superior and lateral to the eye

Which of the following are examples of olfactory cells?

Supporting cells Basal cells

Which membrane is gelatinous?

Tectorial membrane

Which of the following are receptors for the general senses?

Temperature Pain Touch

Which of the following muscles are located within the middle ear?

Tensor tympani Stapedius

Which are basic taste sensations

Umami Sweet Sour

What type of papillae is largest and least numerous?

Vallate

Which layer of the eye contains the blood and lymph vessels?

Vascular tunic

A decrease in sensitivity due to continuous stimulation is called ______.

adaptation

The tympanic cavity is filled with ______.

air

What is the function of the auditory ossicles?

amplify sound

What type of fluid is found in the anterior cavity?

aqueous humor

Sound waves are funneled into the ear by the ______.

auricle

The cartilaginous portion of the external ear is called the ______.

auricle

The brainstem nuclei in the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata mediate the ______.

autonomic reflexes

Taste buds are made of gustatory cells, supporting cells, and ______ cells.

basal

Olfactory receptor cells are ______ neurons.

bipolar

The preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division are located in the ______.

brainstem and sacral divisions of the spinal cord

A ______ receptive field detects only the general region of its stimulus.

broad

Gustatory cells are found in taste ______.

buds

What eye disorder causes "milky" vision?

cataracts

Perilymph is similar to ______ and endolymph is similar to ______.

cerebrospinal fluid, intracellular fluid

Earwax is a combination of dead skin cells and ______.

cerumen

Gustatory cells are ______.

chemoreceptors

What causes Trachoma, a type of conjunctivitis?

chlamydia

CN VIII has two divisions, the ______ branch and the ______ branch.

cochlear, vestibular

The rami_______connect the spinal nerves to each sympathetic trunk.

communicantes

Which are activated by high-intensity light?

cones

The limbus is the junction between the sclera and ______.

cornea

The optic disc is associated with ______.

cranial nerve II

What disease causes fluid build up in the eye, dislocating the lens?

glaucoma

What is an ophthalmologist testing for when they do an eye pressure test?

glaucoma

The vitreous body is also called the vitreous ______.

humor

Cranial nerve VIII innervates the ______.

inner ear

Where is the cochlea located?

inner ear

The primary gustatory cortex is in the ______ of the cerebrum.

insula

The sclera ______.

is made of dense connective tissue

Ciliary glands are found in the ______.

lacrimal carnuncle

Cataracts are a disorder of the ______.

lens

Endolymph has a ______ sodium and ______ potassium concentration.

low, high

The lacrimal caruncle is on the ______ side of the eye.

medial

In the adrenal medulla pathway, preganglionic sympathetic axons directly innervate the adrenal ______.

medulla

Accommodation is the process of making the lens ______.

more spherical

Stapedius is the name of a ______.

muscle

Olfactory basal cells replace ______.

olfactory cells

How many motor neurons are needed to stimulate skeletal muscle contraction in the somatic nervous system?

one

The fat surrounding the eye is called ______ fat.

orbital

Vibration of the tympanic membrane causes movement of the ______.

ossicles

The eyelids are also called ______.

palpebrae

Accommodation is controlled by the ______ division of the nervous system.

parasympathetic

Short postganglionic axons are found in the ______ division.

parasympathetic

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is known as the "rest-and-digest" division and is responsible for conserving energy and replenishing nutrient stores?

parasympathetic division

______ receptors quickly lose sensitivity over time.

phasic

Examples of tonic receptors are ______.

proprioceptors in joints and muscles

What structure is the "white" of the eye?

sclera

What structure makes up the posterior portion of the fibrous tunic?

sclera

Which of the following are a part of the fibrous tunic?

sclera, cornea

Tarsal glands are ______.

sebaceous glands

Olfaction is also known as ______.

smell

Vision is an example of a ______.

special sense

Equilibrium is an example of a receptor for the ______.

special senses

Which auditory ossicle contacts the oval window?

stapes

Which organ does NOT receive postganglionic axons from the superior mesenteric ganglion?

stomach

Postganglionic axons from the ________mesenteric ganglion innervate the distal half of the duodenum, part of the pancreas, the remainder of the small intestine, the proximal part of the large intestine, the kidneys, and the proximal part of the ureters.

superior

The inner ear is located in the ______ bone.

temporal

The balance receptors in the ear are an example of ______ receptors.

tonic

Neurons in the olfactory bulb travel through the olfactory ______ to the brain.

tract

Transducers ______.

transform energy from one form to another form

What is another name for the ear drum?

tympanic membrane

The semicircular canals are continuous with the _____.

utricle

In the eye, the ______ humor is gelatinous.

vitreous


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