front 1 1) What is the main function of the rods in the eye? | back 1 C) vision in dim light |
front 2 2) What structure regulates the amount of light passing to the visual
receptors of the eye? | back 2 D) iris |
front 3 3) Receptors for hearing are located in the ________. | back 3 A) cochlea |
front 4 5) The oil component found in tears is produced by the ________.
| back 4 D) tarsal glands |
front 5 6) The receptor for static equilibrium is the ________. | back 5 B) macula |
front 6 7) Farsightedness is more properly called ________. | back 6 C) hyperopia |
front 7 9) Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?
| back 7 D) pharyngotympanic tube |
front 8 10) Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________. | back 8 D) cross over to the opposite side at the chiasma |
front 9 11) Ordinarily, it is not possible to transplant tissues from one
person to another, yet corneas can | back 9 C) has no blood supply |
front 10 12) The oval window is connected directly to which passageway? | back 10 A) scala vestibuli |
front 11 13) There are three layers of neurons in the retina. The axons of
which of these neuron layers form | back 11 B) ganglion cells |
front 12 14) The first ʺway stationʺ in the visual pathway from the eye, after
there has been partial | back 12 B) lateral geniculate body of the thalamus |
front 13 15) As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of Corti),
________. | back 13 A) outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane |
front 14 16) Which of the following is true about gustatory receptors? | back 14 C) Complete adaptation occurs in about one to five minutes. |
front 15 17) Taste buds are not found ________. | back 15 B) in filiform papillae |
front 16 18) Select the correct statement about olfaction. | back 16 B) Some of the sensation of olfaction is actually one of pain. |
front 17 19) Photoreceptors ________. | back 17 B) package visual pigment in membrane-bound discs, which increases
the efficiency of |
front 18 20) Olfactory glands function to ________. | back 18 D) secrete mucus |
front 19 21) U.S. employees must wear hearing protection at ________ dB or
above. | back 19 B) 90 |
front 20 22) The ciliary body does not ________. | back 20 A) belong to the anterior chamber of the eye |
front 21 23) What is a modiolus? | back 21 C) a bone pillar in the center of the cochlea |
front 22 24) Which statement about malnutrition-induced night blindness is
most accurate? | back 22 B) Vitamin supplements will reverse degenerative changes |
front 23 25) Dark adaptation ________. | back 23 D) involves accumulation of rhodopsin |
front 24 26) Conscious perception of vision probably reflects activity in the
________. | back 24 B) occipital lobe of the cortex |
front 25 27) The optic radiations project to the ________. | back 25 C) primary visual cortex |
front 26 28) Visual inputs to the ________ serve to synchronize biorhythms
with natural light and dark. | back 26 D) suprachiasmatic nucleus |
front 27 29) Information from balance receptors goes directly to the ________.
| back 27 C) brain stem reflex centers |
front 28 30) Motion sickness seems to ________. | back 28 D) result from mismatch between visual and vestibular inputs |
front 29 31) In the uterus ________. | back 29 C) despite the fact that the fetus cannot see, functional visual
cortical connections are |
front 30 32) Most newborns ________. | back 30 B) often use only one eye at a time |
front 31 33) The blind spot of the eye is ________. | back 31 D) where the optic nerve leaves the eye |
front 32 34) The first vestiges of eyes in the embryo are called ________.
| back 32 C) optic vesicles |
front 33 35) Which pairing of terms is incorrectly related? | back 33 A) frequency: loudness |
front 34 36) Olfactory cells and taste buds are normally stimulated by
________. | back 34 A) substances in solution |
front 35 37) Which of the following could not be seen as one looks into the
eye with an ophthalmoscope? | back 35 B) optic chiasma |
front 36 38) The cells of the retina in which action potentials are generated
are the ________. | back 36 C) ganglion cells |
front 37 39) During dark adaptation ________. | back 37 C) rhodopsin accumulates in the rods |
front 38 40) Tinnitis, vertigo, and gradual hearing loss typify the disorder
called ________. | back 38 A) Ménièreʹs syndrome |
front 39 41) Which of the following is not a characteristic of olfactory
receptor cells? | back 39 B) They are unipolar neurons. |
front 40 42) An essential part of the maculae involved in static equilibrium
is (are) the ________. | back 40 D) otoliths |
front 41 43) Which of the following is true about light and vision? | back 41 B) When we see the color of an object, all light is being absorbed by
that object except for |
front 42 44) The tarsal plate of the eyelid ________. | back 42 C) is connected to the levator palpebrae |
front 43 45) Which of the following is true about photoreceptors? | back 43 A) Rods absorb light throughout the visual spectrum but confer only gray tone vision. |
front 44 46) Select the correct statement about equilibrium. | back 44 B) Cristae respond to angular acceleration. |
front 45 47) The eye muscle that elevates and turns the eye laterally is the
________. | back 45 C) inferior oblique |
front 46 48) The receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ________. | back 46 B) gustatory hairs |
front 47 49) Light passes through the following structures in which order?
| back 47 B) cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor |
front 48 50) Damage to the medial recti muscles would probably affect
________. | back 48 C) convergence |
front 49 51) Which statement about sound localization is not true? | back 49 A) It requires processing at the cortical level. |
front 50 52) As sound intensity increases, we hear the sound as a louder sound
at the same pitch. This | back 50 B) cochlear cells that respond to the same pitch vary in responsiveness |
front 51 53) Which of the following is not a possible cause of conduction
deafness? | back 51 C) cochlear nerve degeneration |
front 52 54) Visual processing in the thalamus does not contribute
significantly to ________. | back 52 C) night vision |
front 53 55) ________ is a disorder of the olfactory nerves. | back 53 B) Anosmias |
front 54 56) Visible light fits between ________. | back 54 D) UV and infrared |
front 55 57) Ceruminous glands are ________. | back 55 B) modified apocrine sweat glands |
front 56 Which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it? A) bitter- alkaloids B) salty- metal ions C) sour- acids D) sweet organic substances such as sugar and some lead salts E) umami- amino acids glutamate and lysine | back 56 E) umami- amino acids glutamate and lysine |
front 57 Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the A) nose B) ears C) skin D) eye | back 57 D) eye |
front 58 What prevents the eyelids from sticking together when the eyes close? A) conjunctival fluid B) ciliary gland C) tarsal gland secretions D) lacrimal fluid | back 58 D) lacrimal fluid |