1. Chapter 9: The General and Special Senses
Receptors
Olfaction
Gustation
Vision
Audition, Proprioception, and Aging
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2. tactile (Merkel) discs root hair plexus Ruffini corpuscles
Receptors: $100 Question
Which structures, made up of free nerve endings, monitor distortions and movements across the body surface?
tactile (Merkel) discs
root hair plexus
Ruffini corpuscles
tactile (Meissner) corpuscles
Answer: B
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3. tactile (Merkel) discs root hair plexus Ruffini corpuscles
Receptors: $100 Answer
Which structures, made up of free nerve endings, monitor distortions and movements across the body surface?
tactile (Merkel) discs
root hair plexus
Ruffini corpuscles
tactile (Meissner) corpuscles
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4. Receptors: $200 Question
Which of the following receptors play a major role in regulating cardiac function and adjusting blood flow to vital tissues?
baroreceptors
chemoreceptors
proprioceptors
thermoreceptors
Answer: A
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5. Receptors: $200 Answer
Which of the following receptors play a major role in regulating cardiac function and adjusting blood flow to vital tissues?
baroreceptors
chemoreceptors
proprioceptors
thermoreceptors
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6. Receptors: $300 Question
What type of receptor sends afferent fibers from the carotid and aortic bodies to the respiratory centers in the CNS?
mechanoreceptor
proprioceptor
chemoreceptor
baroreceptor
Answer: C
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7. Receptors: $300 Answer
What type of receptor sends afferent fibers from the carotid and aortic bodies to the respiratory centers in the CNS?
mechanoreceptor
proprioceptor
chemoreceptor
baroreceptor
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8. constant elevated blood pressure constant odor constant muscle stretch
Receptors: $400 Question
Which of the following types of stimulus would not result in receptor adaptation?
constant elevated blood pressure
constant odor
constant muscle stretch
constant low blood oxygen level
Answer: C
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9. constant elevated blood pressure constant odor constant muscle stretch
Receptors: $400 Answer
Which of the following types of stimulus would not result in receptor adaptation?
constant elevated blood pressure
constant odor
constant muscle stretch
constant low blood oxygen level
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10. Receptors: $500 Question
Touch receptors of the fingertips have ________ receptive fields, and thus provide ________ information regarding the location of a stimulus.
small; imprecise
large; imprecise
small; precise
large; precise
Answer: C
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11. Receptors: $500 Answer
Touch receptors of the fingertips have ________ receptive fields, and thus provide ________ information regarding the location of a stimulus.
small; imprecise
large; imprecise
small; precise
large; precise
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12. odorant-binding proteins G-proteins second messengers
Olfaction: $100 Question
Olfactory reception occurs as dissolved chemicals react with what structures on the surface of cilia?
olfactory epithelia
odorant-binding proteins
G-proteins
second messengers
Answer: B
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13. odorant-binding proteins G-proteins second messengers
Olfaction: $100 Answer
Olfactory reception occurs as dissolved chemicals react with what structures on the surface of cilia?
olfactory epithelia
odorant-binding proteins
G-proteins
second messengers
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14. Olfaction: $200 Question
The axons of olfactory receptors form bundles that are part of which cranial nerve?
N I
N II
N III
N IV
Answer: A
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15. Olfaction: $200 Answer
The axons of olfactory receptors form bundles that are part of which cranial nerve?
N I
N II
N III
N IV
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16. odorant-binding proteins basal cells limbic cells
Olfaction: $300 Question
Which of the following cells are regenerative stem cells found in the olfactory epithelium?
pigment cells
odorant-binding proteins
basal cells
limbic cells
Answer: C
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17. odorant-binding proteins basal cells limbic cells
Olfaction: $300 Answer
Which of the following cells are regenerative stem cells found in the olfactory epithelium?
pigment cells
odorant-binding proteins
basal cells
limbic cells
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18. The binding of an odorant changes what feature of the receptor?
Olfaction: $400 Question
The binding of an odorant changes what feature of the receptor?
the rate of transcription
the permeability of the receptor membrane
the amount of odorant-binding proteins
the rate of endocytosis of the odorant molecules
Answer: B
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19. The binding of an odorant changes what feature of the receptor?
Olfaction: $400 Answer
The binding of an odorant changes what feature of the receptor?
the rate of transcription
the permeability of the receptor membrane
the amount of odorant-binding proteins
the rate of endocytosis of the odorant molecules
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20. extensive limbic and hypothalamic connections
Olfaction: $500 Question
Profound emotional and behavioral responses result from certain smells due to which characteristic of the olfactory pathway?
extensive limbic and hypothalamic connections
extensive amygdaloid synapses
numerous thalamic receptors
hippocampal and insular connections
Answer: A
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21. extensive limbic and hypothalamic connections
Olfaction: $500 Answer
Profound emotional and behavioral responses result from certain smells due to which characteristic of the olfactory pathway?
extensive limbic and hypothalamic connections
extensive amygdaloid synapses
numerous thalamic receptors
hippocampal and insular connections
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22. Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation?
Gustation: $100 Question
Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation?
sweet
sour
water
salty
Answer: C
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23. Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation?
Gustation: $100 Answer
Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation?
sweet
sour
water
salty
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24. Gustation: $200 Question
Each gustatory cell extends which of the following structures into the surrounding fluid?
taste pores
taste hairs
supporting cells
gustatory pores
Answer: B
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25. Gustation: $200 Answer
Each gustatory cell extends which of the following structures into the surrounding fluid?
taste pores
taste hairs
supporting cells
gustatory pores
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26. Where are water receptors mainly located? tip of the tongue
Gustation: $300 Question
Where are water receptors mainly located?
tip of the tongue
base of the tongue
pharynx
larynx
Answer: C
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27. Where are water receptors mainly located? tip of the tongue
Gustation: $300 Answer
Where are water receptors mainly located?
tip of the tongue
base of the tongue
pharynx
larynx
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28. Gustation: $400 Question
Sensory afferents in which cranial nerve carry information regarding food texture, as well as sensations such as "peppery" or "spicy hot"?
trigeminal (N V)
olfactory (N I)
facial (N VII)
hypoglossal (N XII)
Answer: A
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29. Gustation: $400 Answer
Sensory afferents in which cranial nerve carry information regarding food texture, as well as sensations such as "peppery" or "spicy hot"?
trigeminal (N V)
olfactory (N I)
facial (N VII)
hypoglossal (N XII)
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30. Gustation: $500 Question
Sensory gustatory afferents of cranial nerves VII, IX, and X synapse within a nucleus in which of the following structures?
pons
medulla oblongata
hypothalamus
hippocampus
Answer: B
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31. Gustation: $500 Answer
Sensory gustatory afferents of cranial nerves VII, IX, and X synapse within a nucleus in which of the following structures?
pons
medulla oblongata
hypothalamus
hippocampus
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32. The eyelids are connected at the medial and lateral canthus.
Vision: $100 Question
The eyelids are connected at the
medial and lateral canthus.
palpebrae.
lacrimal caruncle.
tarsal plate.
Answer: A
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33. The eyelids are connected at the medial and lateral canthus.
Vision: $100 Answer
The eyelids are connected at the
medial and lateral canthus.
palpebrae.
lacrimal caruncle.
tarsal plate.
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34. Vision: $200 Question
Which extrinsic eye muscle has, as its origin, the maxillary bone at the anterior portion of the orbit?
inferior oblique
medial rectus
superior oblique
lateral rectus
Answer: A
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35. Vision: $200 Answer
Which extrinsic eye muscle has, as its origin, the maxillary bone at the anterior portion of the orbit?
inferior oblique
medial rectus
superior oblique
lateral rectus
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36. Where are the light-absorbing visual pigments located?
Vision: $300 Question
Where are the light-absorbing visual pigments located?
pigment epithelium
outer segment of photoreceptors
inner segment of photoreceptors
bipolar cells
Answer: B
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37. Where are the light-absorbing visual pigments located?
Vision: $300 Answer
Where are the light-absorbing visual pigments located?
pigment epithelium
outer segment of photoreceptors
inner segment of photoreceptors
bipolar cells
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38. Vision: $400 Question
Lens shape affects focal distance. The rounder the lens, the ________ the distance.
wider
shorter
narrower
longer
Answer: B
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39. Vision: $400 Answer
Lens shape affects focal distance. The rounder the lens, the ________ the distance.
wider
shorter
narrower
longer
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40. medial rectus and inferior oblique medial rectus and inferior rectus
Vision: $500 Question
Moving the eyeball both medially and inferiorly, such as to look at the tip of the nose, requires contraction of which two extrinsic eye muscles?
medial rectus and inferior oblique
medial rectus and inferior rectus
lateral rectus and inferior oblique
inferior rectus and superior oblique
Answer: B
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41. medial rectus and inferior oblique medial rectus and inferior rectus
Vision: $500 Answer
Moving the eyeball both medially and inferiorly, such as to look at the tip of the nose, requires contraction of which two extrinsic eye muscles?
medial rectus and inferior oblique
medial rectus and inferior rectus
lateral rectus and inferior oblique
inferior rectus and superior oblique
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42. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $100 Question
Where does the external acoustic meatus end?
at the tympanic membrane
at the vestibule
at the auditory tube
at the oval window
Answer: A
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43. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $100 Answer
Where does the external acoustic meatus end?
at the tympanic membrane
at the vestibule
at the auditory tube
at the oval window
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44. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $200 Question
Which portion of the cochlea contains endolymph?
the scala vestibuli
the bony labyrinth
the cochlear duct
the tympanic duct
Answer: C
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45. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $200 Answer
Which portion of the cochlea contains endolymph?
the scala vestibuli
the bony labyrinth
the cochlear duct
the tympanic duct
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46. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $300 Question
Sensing gravity and linear acceleration are functions of the otoliths, found in the
spiral organ.
vestibule.
ampulla.
vestibular complex.
Answer: B
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47. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $300 Answer
Sensing gravity and linear acceleration are functions of the otoliths, found in the
spiral organ.
vestibule.
ampulla.
vestibular complex.
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48. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $400 Question
Where are the hair cells of the cochlear duct located?
in the vestibule
in the tympanic duct
in the scala vestibuli
in the spiral organ
Answer: D
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49. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $400 Answer
Where are the hair cells of the cochlear duct located?
in the vestibule
in the tympanic duct
in the scala vestibuli
in the spiral organ
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50. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $500 Question
From the cochlear nuclei, auditory information ascends to which of the following structures?
thalamus
inferior colliculus
reticular activating system
superior colliculus
Answer: B
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51. Audition, Proprioception, and Aging: $500 Answer
From the cochlear nuclei, auditory information ascends to which of the following structures?
thalamus
inferior colliculus
reticular activating system
superior colliculus
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52. FINAL ROUND Question
What is the correct order of the steps in the hearing process?
1 – Hair cells vibrate against tectorial membrane.
2 – Movement of stapes creates pressure waves in scala vestibuli.
3 – Pressure waves distort the basilar membrane.
4 – Tympanic membrane movement displaces auditory ossicles.
5 – Cochlear branch of cranial nerve VIII carries information to CNS.
6 – Sound waves arrive at tympanic membrane.
Answer: C
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53. FINAL ROUND Answer
What is the correct order of the steps in the hearing process?
1 – Hair cells vibrate against tectorial membrane.
2 – Movement of stapes creates pressure waves in scala vestibuli.
3 – Pressure waves distort the basilar membrane.
4 – Tympanic membrane movement displaces auditory ossicles.
5 – Cochlear branch of cranial nerve VIII carries information to CNS.
6 – Sound waves arrive at tympanic membrane.
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