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2. a. external auditory meatus b. cribriform plate c. nasolacrimal duct
Olfaction: $100 Question
Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this:
a. external auditory meatus
b. cribriform plate
c. nasolacrimal duct
d. mastoid sinus
e. olfactory tract
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3. a. external auditory meatus b. cribriform plate c. nasolacrimal duct
Olfaction: $100 Answer
Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this:
a. external auditory meatus
b. cribriform plate
c. nasolacrimal duct
d. mastoid sinus
e. olfactory tract
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4. This is not considered one of the seven primary odors: a. floral
Olfaction: $200 Question
This is not considered one of the seven primary odors:
a. floral
b. minty
c. sweet
d. putrid
e. musky
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5. This is not considered one of the seven primary odors: a. floral
Olfaction: $200 Answer
This is not considered one of the seven primary odors:
a. floral
b. minty
c. sweet
d. putrid
e. musky
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6. a. intermediate olfactory area b. lateral olfactory area
Olfaction: $300 Question
This is responsible for visceral and emotional reactions to odors and has connections to the limbic system:
a. intermediate olfactory area
b. lateral olfactory area
c. medial olfactory area
d. olfactory bulb
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7. a. intermediate olfactory area b. lateral olfactory area
Olfaction: $300 Answer
This is responsible for visceral and emotional reactions to odors and has connections to the limbic system:
a. intermediate olfactory area
b. lateral olfactory area
c. medial olfactory area
d. olfactory bulb
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8. These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:
Olfaction: $400 Question
These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:
a. basal cells
b. mitral cells
c. olfactory hairs
d. tufted cells
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9. These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:
Olfaction: $400 Answer
These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:
a. basal cells
b. mitral cells
c. olfactory hairs
d. tufted cells
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10. a. receptors become saturated
Olfaction: $500 Question
Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately notices a strong odor. After a few minutes however, she realizes that the smell is hardly noticeable anymore. This it the best explanation:
a. receptors become saturated
b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral (tufted) cells
c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area can inhibit further action potentials
d. all of these
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11. a. receptors become saturated
Olfaction: $500 Answer
Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately notices a strong odor. After a few minutes however, she realizes that the smell is hardly noticeable anymore. This it the best explanation:
a. receptors become saturated
b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral (tufted) cells
c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area can inhibit further action potentials
d. all of these
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12. Taste: $100 Question
These papillae provide a rough surface on the tongue allowing it to manipulate food more easily:
a. vallate
b. fungiform
c. foliate
d. filiform
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13. Taste: $100 Answer
These papillae provide a rough surface on the tongue allowing it to manipulate food more easily:
a. vallate
b. fungiform
c. foliate
d. filiform
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14. Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.
Taste: $200 Question
Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.
True/False
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15. Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.
Taste: $200 Answer
Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.
True/False
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16. b. glossopharyngeal (IX) c. vagus (X) d. hypoglossal (XII)
Taste: $300 Question
Taste from different regions of the tongue are carried by these cranial nerves except:
a. facial (VII)
b. glossopharyngeal (IX)
c. vagus (X)
d. hypoglossal (XII)
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17. b. glossopharyngeal (IX) c. vagus (X) d. hypoglossal (XII)
Taste: $300 Answer
Taste from different regions of the tongue are carried by these cranial nerves except:
a. facial (VII)
b. glossopharyngeal (IX)
c. vagus (X)
d. hypoglossal (XII)
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18. This taste sensation is the most sensitive: a. bitter b. salty
Taste: $400 Question
This taste sensation is the most sensitive:
a. bitter
b. salty
c. sweet
d. umami
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19. This taste sensation is the most sensitive: a. bitter b. salty
Taste: $400 Answer
This taste sensation is the most sensitive:
a. bitter
b. salty
c. sweet
d. umami
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20. a. Na+ diffuses through Na+ channels of gustatory hairs
Taste: $500 Question
Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of cells by this mechanism:
a. Na+ diffuses through Na channels of gustatory hairs
b. diffusion of H+ into the cell through H+ channels
c. amino acids bind to receptors on gustatory hairs
d. a and b
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21. a. Na+ diffuses through Na+ channels of gustatory hairs
Taste: $500 Answer
Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of cells by this mechanism:
a. Na+ diffuses through Na channels of gustatory hairs
b. diffusion of H+ into the cell through H+ channels
c. amino acids bind to receptors on gustatory hairs
d. a and b
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22. Visual System: $100 Question
The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this:
a. choroid
b. ciliary
c. body
d. cornea
e. iris
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23. Visual System: $100 Answer
The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this:
a. choroid
b. ciliary
c. body
d. cornea
e. iris
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24. Visual System: $200 Question
Given these structures: 1. lacrimal canaliculi 2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac 4. nasolacrimal duct 5. puncta List the structures in the correct order that tears would flow through them after being produced in the lacrimal gland.
a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4
b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3
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25. Visual System: $200 Answer
Given these structures: 1. lacrimal canaliculi 2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac 4. nasolacrimal duct 5. puncta List the structures in the correct order that tears would flow through them after being produced in the lacrimal gland.
a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4
b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3
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26. Visual System: $300 Question
This statement about aqueous humor is true:
a. is found in the anterior compartment of the eye
b. is produced by the ciliary processes
c. helps maintain intraocular pressure
d. provides nutrition for the cornea and lens
e. all of these
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27. Visual System: $300 Answer
This statement about aqueous humor is true:
a. is found in the anterior compartment of the eye
b. is produced by the ciliary processes
c. helps maintain intraocular pressure
d. provides nutrition for the cornea and lens
e. all of these
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28. Visual System: $400 Question
Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye travel here:
a. all to the right occipital lobe
b. all to the left occipital lobe
c. all to the thalamus
d. most to the thalamus, some to the superior colliculus
e. some to right occipital lobe and left occipital lobe
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29. Visual System: $400 Answer
Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye travel here:
a. all to the right occipital lobe
b. all to the left occipital lobe
c. all to the thalamus
d. most to the thalamus, some to the superior colliculus
e. some to right occipital lobe and left occipital lobe
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30. Visual System: $500 Question
A person with an abnormally short eyeball (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses this kind of lens to correct his or her vision:
a. nearsighted, concave lens
b. nearsighted, convex lens
c. farsighted, concave lens
d. farsighted, convex lens
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31. Visual System: $500 Answer
A person with an abnormally short eyeball (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses this kind of lens to correct his or her vision:
a. nearsighted, concave lens
b. nearsighted, convex lens
c. farsighted, concave lens
d. farsighted, convex lens
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32. Hearing and Balance: $100 Question
These structures are all part of the external ear except:
a. auricle (pinna)
b. external acoustic meatus (external auditory canal)
c. auditory (eustachian) tube
d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)
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33. Hearing and Balance: $100 Answer
These structures are all part of the external ear except:
a. auricle (pinna)
b. external acoustic meatus (external auditory canal)
c. auditory (eustachian) tube
d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)
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34. Hearing and Balance: $200 Question
The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within this:
a. scala media (cochlear duct)
b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)
c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)
d. vestibule
e. semicircular canals
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35. Hearing and Balance: $200 Answer
The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within this:
a. scala media (cochlear duct)
b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)
c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)
d. vestibule
e. semicircular canals
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36. Hearing and Balance: $300 Question
A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.
a. frequency
b. amplitude
c. resonance
d. both a and b
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37. Hearing and Balance: $300 Answer
A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.
a. frequency
b. amplitude
c. resonance
d. both a and b
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38. Hearing and Balance: $400 Question
Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular canals primarily affects the ability to detect this:
a. linear acceleration
b. movement of the head in all directions
c. the position of the head relative to the ground
d. the position of the limbs
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39. Hearing and Balance: $400 Answer
Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular canals primarily affects the ability to detect this:
a. linear acceleration
b. movement of the head in all directions
c. the position of the head relative to the ground
d. the position of the limbs
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40. Hearing and Balance: $500 Question
Given these parts of the inner ear: 1. oval window 2. round window 3. scala tympani 4. scala vestibuli 5. helicotrema This is the correct order in which vibrations travel through the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.
a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1
b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1
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41. Hearing and Balance: $500 Answer
Given these parts of the inner ear: 1. oval window 2. round window 3. scala tympani 4. scala vestibuli 5. helicotrema This is the correct order in which vibrations travel through the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.
a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1
b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1
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42. The lens normally focuses light onto this: a. optic disc b. iris
Grab Bag: $100 Question
The lens normally focuses light onto this:
a. optic disc
b. iris
c. macula lutea
d. cornea
e. pupil
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43. The lens normally focuses light onto this: a. optic disc b. iris
Grab Bag: $100 Answer
The lens normally focuses light onto this:
a. optic disc
b. iris
c. macula lutea
d. cornea
e. pupil
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44. Grab Bag: $200 Question
Given these ear bones (ossicles): 1. incus 2. malleus 3. stapes This is the correct order of the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.
a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1
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45. Grab Bag: $200 Answer
Given these ear bones (ossicles): 1. incus 2. malleus 3. stapes This is the correct order of the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.
a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3
b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1
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46. The following occurs during dark adaptation except:
Grab Bag: $300 Question
The following occurs during dark adaptation except:
a. rod function increases
b. cone function decreases
c. pupils dilate
d. break down of rhodopsin
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47. The following occurs during dark adaptation except:
Grab Bag: $300 Answer
The following occurs during dark adaptation except:
a. rod function increases
b. cone function decreases
c. pupils dilate
d. break down of rhodopsin
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48. Grab Bag: $400 Question
Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is translated by the brain into specific information about head position and acceleration.
True/False
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49. Grab Bag: $400 Answer
Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is translated by the brain into specific information about head position and acceleration.
True/False
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50. This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:
Grab Bag: $500 Question
This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:
a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants
b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants
c. olfactory sensations provide information about a substance that may be thought of as taste
d. there is no relationship between the olfactory and gustatory senses
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51. This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:
Grab Bag: $500 Answer
This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:
a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants
b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants
c. olfactory sensations provide information about a substance that may be thought of as taste
d. there is no relationship between the olfactory and gustatory senses
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52. The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:
FINAL ROUND Question
The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:
a. easily accessible
b. less immunologically active
c. requires extensive circulation to the cornea
d. one of the first organs to be transplanted
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53. The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:
FINAL ROUND Answer
The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:
a. easily accessible
b. less immunologically active
c. requires extensive circulation to the cornea
d. one of the first organs to be transplanted
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