Question 1

Which receptor type is used to detect free hydrogen ion content of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  baroreceptors
B)  mechanical nociceptors
C)  chemoreceptors
D)  osmoreceptors
E)  photoreceptors

Question 2

The bone overlying the olfactory epithelium is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  sphenoid.
B)  frontal.
C)  maxilla.
D)  cribriform plate.
E)  vomer.

Question 3

The amount of light that impinges on the retina is primarily regulated by what structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  optic disk
B)  fovea
C)  ciliary body
D)  iris
E)  cornea

Question 4

Cytokines released during illness can cause a person to be more sensitive to pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct order of communication of visual information in the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  photoreceptor, ganglion cell, bipolar cell
B)  bipolar cell, ganglion cell, photoreceptor
C)  bipolar cell, photoreceptor, ganglion cell
D)  ganglion cell, bipolar cell, photoreceptor
E)  photoreceptor, bipolar cell, ganglion cell

Question 6

Bending of stereocilia of a hair cell toward the kinocilium causes (depolarization / hyperpolarization)of the hair cell.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What are sensory receptors that respond to tissue- damaging stimuli or stimuli that have the potential to damage tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  thermoreceptors
B)  Merkel's disk
C)  nociceptors
D)  proprioceptors
E)  Meissner's corpuscle

Question 8

The absence of pain, but not other somatosensations, is called (anesthesia / analgesia).

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The anterior portion of the semicircular canal detects acceleration in which direction?

Accepted Answer

A)  rotating the head as in saying "no"
B)  linear acceleration in the up and down directions
C)  linear acceleration in the forward and backward directions
D)  the rotation of the head from side to side, as in moving the ear toward the shoulder
E)  moving the head up and down as in saying "yes" E

Question 10

Which receptor type is used to detect increases in temperature between 30°C and 43°C?

Accepted Answer

A)  warm receptors
B)  cold receptors
C)  chemoreceptors
D)  osmoreceptors
E)  mechanical nociceptors

Question 11

What is a condition where light, originating from a distance, is focused in front of the retina?

Accepted Answer

A)  emmetropia
B)  hyperopia
C)  neurotropia
D)  myopia
E)  presbyopia

Question 12

(Rods / Cones)are more sensitive to light.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Each taste receptor cell is specific to only one of the four primary tastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the strands of connective tissue that connect the lens to muscles for accommodation called?

Accepted Answer

A)  ciliary muscles
B)  cornea
C)  pupil
D)  optic disk
E)  zonular fibers

Question 15

The detection of sweet by taste receptors occurs via the binding of organic molecules to receptors on the cell membrane activating that ultimately causes a _.

Accepted Answer

A)  gustducin : sodium channel to close
B)  transducin : sodium channel to close
C)  transducin : potassium channel to open
D)  Golf : potassium channel to close
E)  gustducin : potassium channel to close E

Question 16

A (concave / convex)lens causes light waves to converge onto a focal point.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Frequency of sound is coded for by the

Accepted Answer

A)  amplitude of the action potentials.
B)  frequency of action potentials.
C)  number of hair cells stimulated.
D)  direction that the stereocilia are stimulated.
E)  location of the hair cell stimulated.

Question 18

The point on the retina with greatest visual acuity is the optic disk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What molecules within the mucus of the olfactory epithelium carry odorants to the receptor on the cilia?

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory binding proteins
B)  sustentacular proteins
C)  cAMP
D)  Golf
E)  hydrophilic A

Question 20

Both the auditory and vestibular systems rely upon to detect movement of fluid within the ear.

Accepted Answer

A)  hair cells
B)  chemoreceptors
C)  hydroreceptors
D)  magnetoreceptors
E)  thermoreceptors

Exam 10: The Nervous System: Sensory Systems

Which receptor type is used to detect free hydrogen ion content of blood?

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The bone overlying the olfactory epithelium is called the

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The amount of light that impinges on the retina is primarily regulated by what structure?

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Cytokines released during illness can cause a person to be more sensitive to pain.

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Which of the following is the correct order of communication of visual information in the retina?

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Bending of stereocilia of a hair cell toward the kinocilium causes (depolarization / hyperpolarization)of the hair cell.

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What are sensory receptors that respond to tissue- damaging stimuli or stimuli that have the potential to damage tissue?

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The absence of pain, but not other somatosensations, is called (anesthesia / analgesia).

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The anterior portion of the semicircular canal detects acceleration in which direction?

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Which receptor type is used to detect increases in temperature between 30°C and 43°C?

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What is a condition where light, originating from a distance, is focused in front of the retina?

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(Rods / Cones)are more sensitive to light.

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Each taste receptor cell is specific to only one of the four primary tastes.

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What are the strands of connective tissue that connect the lens to muscles for accommodation called?

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The detection of sweet by taste receptors occurs via the binding of organic molecules to receptors on the cell membrane activating that ultimately causes a _.

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A (concave / convex)lens causes light waves to converge onto a focal point.

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Frequency of sound is coded for by the

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The point on the retina with greatest visual acuity is the optic disk.

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What molecules within the mucus of the olfactory epithelium carry odorants to the receptor on the cilia?

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Both the auditory and vestibular systems rely upon to detect movement of fluid within the ear.

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