Question 1

Stereoscopic vision results when the

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A)   images in both eyes are identical.
B)   images in the eyes are different.
C)   rods of one eye are stimulated and the cones of the other eye are stimulated.
D)   brain interprets the images in two dimensions.

Question 2

Light is refracted when it passes

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A)   between media of the same optical density.
B)   into glass at a right angle.
C)   between media of different optical densities at a right angle.
D)   between media of different optical densities at an oblique angle.

Question 3

When all three sets of cones are stimulated, a person senses white light.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The stapes transmit vibrations to the round window of the inner ear.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are

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A)   thermoreceptors.
B)   mechanoreceptors.
C)   chemoreceptors.
D)   proprioceptors.

Question 6

Receptors for the general senses are found

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A)   in a few clusters.
B)   only in the integumentary system.
C)   widely distributed throughout the body.
D)   throughout the visceral organs.

Question 7

Sound vibrations are conducted from the malleus to the stapes to the incus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is

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A)   perception, sensation, impulse send to CNS, sensory receptors activated.
B)   sensory receptors activated, impulse sent to CNS, sensation, perception.
C)   impulse sent to CNS, sensory receptors activated, perception, sensation.
D)   impulse sent to CNS, sensory receptors activated, sensation, perception.

Question 9

Rhodopsin is found in ____ cells.

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A)   cone
B)   lens
C)   rod
D)   olfactory receptor

Question 10

A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through

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A)   lamellated corpuscles.
B)   pain receptors.
C)   proprioceptors.
D)   baroreceptors.

Question 11

The transparent, anterior portion of the eye's outer tunic is called the _________ .

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Question 12

Pain that feeels like it is coming from a part other than the part being stimulated is called ___________ pain.

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The answer of Pain that feeels like it is coming...

Question 13

A person who is colorblind lacks

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A)   retinas.
B)   one type of photopigment.
C)   corneas.
D)   a gene that encodes the proteins in rod cells.

Question 14

Which of the following are paired correctly?

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A)   Baroreceptors-stimulated by blood pressure changes
B)   Pain receptors-stimulated by damage to tissues
C)   Thermoreceptors-stimulated by temperature changes
D)   All of the above

Question 15

The process by which the brain causes a sensation to seem to come from the stimulated receptors is called _____________ .

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The answer of The process by which the brain causes...

Question 16

Opiate drugs used to treat pain come from a

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A)   bacterium.
B)   fungus.
C)   snail.
D)   plant.

Question 17

Pain impulses are first processed in the

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A)   gray matter of the posterior horn.
B)   motor cortex of the cerebrum.
C)   dorsal root ganglion.
D)   cerebral cortex.

Question 18

The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye away from the midline.

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The answer of The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye...

Question 19

A person who associates sounds with tastes has synesthesia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As a result of the tympanic reflex,

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A)   the bridge of auditory ossicles becomes less rigid.
B)   vibrations are transmitted more effectively to the inner ear.
C)   the malleus is pulled toward the eardrum.
D)   vibrations are transmitted less effectively to the inner ear.

Exam 12: Nervous System III: Senses

A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through

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The stapes transmit vibrations to the round window of the inner ear.

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The process by which the brain causes a sensation to seem to come from the stimulated receptors is called _____________ .

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As a result of the tympanic reflex,

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Pain impulses are first processed in the

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A person who is colorblind lacks

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Stereoscopic vision results when the

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Light is refracted when it passes

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The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is

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Which of the following are paired correctly?

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Rhodopsin is found in ____ cells.

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A person who associates sounds with tastes has synesthesia.

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Pain that feeels like it is coming from a part other than the part being stimulated is called ___________ pain.

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The transparent, anterior portion of the eye's outer tunic is called the _________ .

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Receptors for the general senses are found

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Sound vibrations are conducted from the malleus to the stapes to the incus.

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Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are

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Opiate drugs used to treat pain come from a

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The ________ _________ muscle rotates the eye away from the midline.

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When all three sets of cones are stimulated, a person senses white light.

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