The Special Senses

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The Special Senses

Visual System
Hearing and Balance
Olfaction
Taste
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Olfaction 100 Question

• Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory
  epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this
• a. external auditory meatus
• b. cribriform plate
• c. nasolacrimal duct
• d. mastoid sinus
• e. olfactory tract

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Olfaction 100 Answer

• Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory
  epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this
• a. external auditory meatus
• b. cribriform plate
• c. nasolacrimal duct
• d. mastoid sinus
• e. olfactory tract

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Olfaction 200 Question

• This is not considered one of the seven primary
  odors
• a. floral
• b. minty
• c. sweet
• d. putrid
• e. musky

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Olfaction 200 Answer

• This is not considered one of the seven primary
  odors
• a. floral
• b. minty
• c. sweet
• d. putrid
• e. musky

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Olfaction 300 Question

• This is responsible for visceral and emotional
  reactions to odors and has connections to the
  limbic system
• a. intermediate olfactory area
• b. lateral olfactory area
• c. medial olfactory area
• d. olfactory bulb

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Olfaction 300 Answer

• This is responsible for visceral and emotional
  reactions to odors and has connections to the
  limbic system
• a. intermediate olfactory area
• b. lateral olfactory area
• c. medial olfactory area
• d. olfactory bulb

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Olfaction 400 Question

• These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory
  cells
• a. basal cells
• b. mitral cells
• c. olfactory hairs
• d. tufted cells

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Olfaction 400 Answer

• These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory
  cells
• a. basal cells
• b. mitral cells
• c. olfactory hairs
• d. tufted cells

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Olfaction 500 Question

• Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately
  notices a strong odor. After a few minutes
  however, she realizes that the smell is hardly
  noticeable anymore. This it the best
  explanation
• a. receptors become saturated
• b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral
  (tufted) cells
• c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area
  can inhibit further action potentials
• d. all of these

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Olfaction 500 Answer

• Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately
  notices a strong odor. After a few minutes
  however, she realizes that the smell is hardly
  noticeable anymore. This it the best
  explanation
• a. receptors become saturated
• b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral
  (tufted) cells
• c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area
  can inhibit further action potentials
• d. all of these

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Taste 100 Question

• These papillae provide a rough surface on the
  tongue allowing it to manipulate food more
  easily
• a. vallate
• b. fungiform
• c. foliate
• d. filiform

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Taste 100 Answer

• These papillae provide a rough surface on the
  tongue allowing it to manipulate food more
  easily
• a. vallate
• b. fungiform
• c. foliate
• d. filiform

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Taste 200 Question

• Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span
  of about two months.
• True/False

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Taste 200 Answer

• Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span
  of about two months.
• True/False

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Taste 300 Question

• Taste from different regions of the tongue are
  carried by these cranial nerves except
• a. facial (VII)
• b. glossopharyngeal (IX)
• c. vagus (X)
• d. hypoglossal (XII)

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Taste 300 Answer

• Taste from different regions of the tongue are
  carried by these cranial nerves except
• a. facial (VII)
• b. glossopharyngeal (IX)
• c. vagus (X)
• d. hypoglossal (XII)

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Taste 400 Question

• This taste sensation is the most sensitive
• a. bitter
• b. salty
• c. sweet
• d. umami

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Taste 400 Answer

• This taste sensation is the most sensitive
• a. bitter
• b. salty
• c. sweet
• d. umami

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Taste 500 Question

• Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of
  cells by this mechanism
• a. Na diffuses through Na
  channels of gustatory hairs
• b. diffusion of H into the cell through H
  channels
• c. amino acids bind to receptors on
  gustatory hairs
• d. a and b

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Taste 500 Answer

• Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of
  cells by this mechanism
• a. Na diffuses through Na channels
  of gustatory hairs
• b. diffusion of H into the cell through H
  channels
• c. amino acids bind to receptors on
  gustatory hairs
• d. a and b

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Visual System 100 Question

• The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the
  eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this
• a. choroid
• b. ciliary
• c. body
• d. cornea
• e. iris

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Visual System 100 Answer

• The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the
  eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this
• a. choroid
• b. ciliary
• c. body
• d. cornea
• e. iris

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Visual System 200 Question

• Given these structures 1. lacrimal
  canaliculi2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac4.
  nasolacrimal duct5. punctaList the structures
  in the correct order that tears would flow
  through them after being produced in the lacrimal
  gland.
• a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4
• b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3

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Visual System 200 Answer

• Given these structures 1. lacrimal
  canaliculi2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac4.
  nasolacrimal duct5. punctaList the structures
  in the correct order that tears would flow
  through them after being produced in the lacrimal
  gland.
• a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4
• b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3

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Visual System 300 Question

• This statement about aqueous humor is true
• a. is found in the anterior
  compartment of the eye
• b. is produced by the ciliary processes
• c. helps maintain intraocular pressure
• d. provides nutrition for the cornea and
  lens
• e. all of these

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Visual System 300 Answer

• This statement about aqueous humor is true
• a. is found in the anterior
  compartment of the eye
• b. is produced by the ciliary processes
• c. helps maintain intraocular pressure
• d. provides nutrition for the cornea and
  lens
• e. all of these

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Visual System 400 Question

• Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye
  travel here
• a. all to the right occipital lobe
• b. all to the left occipital lobe
• c. all to the thalamus
• d. most to the thalamus, some to the
  superior colliculus
• e. some to right occipital lobe and left
  occipital lobe

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Visual System 400 Answer

• Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye
  travel here
• a. all to the right occipital lobe
• b. all to the left occipital lobe
• c. all to the thalamus
• d. most to the thalamus, some to the
  superior colliculus
• e. some to right occipital lobe and left
  occipital lobe

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Visual System 500 Question

• A person with an abnormally short eyeball
  (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses
  this kind of lens to correct his or her vision
• a. nearsighted, concave lens
• b. nearsighted, convex lens
• c. farsighted, concave lens
• d. farsighted, convex lens

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Visual System 500 Answer

• A person with an abnormally short eyeball
  (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses
  this kind of lens to correct his or her vision
• a. nearsighted, concave lens
• b. nearsighted, convex lens
• c. farsighted, concave lens
• d. farsighted, convex lens

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Hearing and Balance100 Question

• These structures are all part of the external ear
  except
• a. auricle (pinna)
• b. external acoustic meatus (external
  auditory canal)
• c. auditory (eustachian) tube
• d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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Hearing and Balance100 Answer

• These structures are all part of the external ear
  except
• a. auricle (pinna)
• b. external acoustic meatus (external
  auditory canal)
• c. auditory (eustachian) tube
• d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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Hearing and Balance 200 Question

• The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within
  this
• a. scala media (cochlear duct)
• b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)
• c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)
• d. vestibule
• e. semicircular canals

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Hearing and Balance 200 Answer

• The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within
  this
• a. scala media (cochlear duct)
• b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)
• c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)
• d. vestibule
• e. semicircular canals

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Hearing and Balance 300 Question

• A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an
  increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.
• a. frequency
• b. amplitude
• c. resonance
• d. both a and b

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Hearing and Balance 300 Answer

• A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an
  increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.
• a. frequency
• b. amplitude
• c. resonance
• d. both a and b

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Hearing and Balance 400 Question

• Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular
  canals primarily affects the ability to detect
  this
• a. linear acceleration
• b. movement of the head in all
  directions
• c. the position of the head relative to the
  ground
• d. the position of the limbs

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Hearing and Balance 400 Answer

• Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular
  canals primarily affects the ability to detect
  this
• a. linear acceleration
• b. movement of the head in all
  directions
• c. the position of the head relative to the
  ground
• d. the position of the limbs

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Hearing and Balance 500 Question

• Given these parts of the inner ear 1. oval
  window2. round window 3. scala tympani 4.
  scala vestibuli5. helicotremaThis is the
  correct order in which vibrations travel through
  the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.
• a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1
• b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1

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Hearing and Balance 500 Answer

• Given these parts of the inner ear 1. oval
  window2. round window 3. scala tympani 4.
  scala vestibuli5. helicotremaThis is the
  correct order in which vibrations travel through
  the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.
• a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1
• b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1

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Grab Bag100 Question

• The lens normally focuses light onto this
• a. optic disc
• b. iris
• c. macula lutea
• d. cornea
• e. pupil

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Grab Bag 100 Answer

• The lens normally focuses light onto this
• a. optic disc
• b. iris
• c. macula lutea
• d. cornea
• e. pupil

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Grab Bag 200 Question

• Given these ear bones (ossicles)1. incus2.
  malleus3. stapesThis is the correct order of
  the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic
  membrane to the inner ear.
• a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
• b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1

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Grab Bag 200 Answer

• Given these ear bones (ossicles)1. incus2.
  malleus3. stapesThis is the correct order of
  the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic
  membrane to the inner ear.
• a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
• b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1

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Grab Bag 300 Question

• The following occurs during dark adaptation
  except
• a. rod function increases
• b. cone function decreases
• c. pupils dilate
• d. break down of rhodopsin

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Grab Bag 300 Answer

• The following occurs during dark adaptation
  except
• a. rod function increases
• b. cone function decreases
• c. pupils dilate
• d. break down of rhodopsin

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Grab Bag 400 Question

• Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is
  translated by the brain into specific information
  about head position and acceleration.
• True/False

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Grab Bag 400 Answer

• Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is
  translated by the brain into specific information
  about head position and acceleration.
• True/False

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Grab Bag 500 Question

• This best describes the relationship between
  olfaction and gustation
• a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants
• b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants
• c. olfactory sensations provide information
  about a substance that may be thought of as
  taste
• d. there is no relationship between the
  olfactory and gustatory senses

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Grab Bag 500 Answer

• This best describes the relationship between
  olfaction and gustation
• a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants
• b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants
• c. olfactory sensations provide information
  about a substance that may be thought
  of as taste
• d. there is no relationship between the
  olfactory and gustatory senses

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FINAL ROUND Question

• The following statements about corneal
  transplants are true except
• a. easily accessible
• b. less immunologically active
• c. requires extensive circulation to the
  cornea
• d. one of the first organs to be
  transplanted

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FINAL ROUND Answer

• The following statements about corneal
  transplants are true except
• a. easily accessible
• b. less immunologically active
• c. requires extensive circulation to the
  cornea
• d. one of the first organs to be
  transplanted

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