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Chapter 16: Sense organs

front 1

Most somesthetic signals in the right side of the body reach the cortex in the ___ primary somesthetic area.

A) all of these

B) right and left

C) ipsilateral

D) contralateral

back 1

D

front 2

The ___ rests upon the stereocilia of hair cells

A) basilar membrane

B) macula

C) tectorial membrane

D) cupula

back 2

C

front 3

olfactory cells synapse in olfactory bulb on dendrites of ___.

A) granule cells

B) basal cells

C) mitral and tufted cells

D) ganglion cells

back 3

C

front 4

crista ampullaris detects ___

A) rotary movement

B) dynamic equilibrium

C) all of these

D) static equilibrium

back 4

A

front 5

___ is the conversion of one form of energy to another.

A) excitation

B) sensation

C) transduction

D) modality

back 5

C

front 6

Which of these is not part of the middle ear?

A) tympanic membrane

B) stapes

C) cochlea organ

D) malleus

back 6

C

front 7

___ is the dense, collagenous white of the eye and ___ is the transparent area of eye that admits light.

A) cornea...retina

B) cornea...sclera

C) lens...conjuctiva

D) sclera...cornea

back 7

D

front 8

When you view objects close to the eye, the eye makes an adjustment called

A) refraction

B) acommodation

C) emmetropia

D) myopia

back 8

B

front 9

Which of these organs does NOT have nociceptors?

A) kidney

B) stomach

C) brain

D) liver

back 9

C

front 10

The initial effect of a stimulus on a sensory receptor is a local electrical change specifically called a/an ___

A) action potential

B) receptor potential

C) sensory potential

D) local potential

back 10

B

front 11

___ are not actually neurons. they are epithelial cells

A) olfactory cells

B) tufted cells

C) taste cells

D) mitral cells

back 11

C

front 12

which of these nerve cells is not encapsulated?

A) lamellated corpuscles

B) tactile disc

C) krause end bulb

D) tactile

back 12

B

front 13

which structure allows upper respiratory infections to spread from the throat to the tympanic cavity?

A) the cochlear duct

B) the auditory canal

C) the auditory (eustachian) tube

D) the oval window

back 13

C

front 14

where do most second-order somesthetic neurons synapse with third-order neurons?

A) thalamus

B) cerebellum

C) postcentral gyrus

D) midbrain

back 14

A

front 15

You can smell the fragrance of your deodorant when you just put it on, but after a little while the smell fades. What explains this phenomenon?

A) the sensory projection of the sense of smell

B) the phasic nature of the sense of smell

C) the projection pathway of the sense of smell

D) the fast adaptation of the primary olfactory cortex to the smell of your deodorant.

back 15

B

front 16

These structures are all involved with spinal gating of pain signals except:

a) Nociceptors.
b) The spinothalamic tract.
c) Lower motor neurons.
d) Second-order neurons.
e) The reticulospinal tract.

back 16

C