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Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e
David Shier, Washtenaw Community College
Ricki Lewis, The University at Albany
Jackie Butler, Grayson County Community College

Somatic and Special Senses

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Sounds are detected by _____-receptors.
A)chemo
B)thermo
C)mechano
D)photo
2

A nociceptor is a type of _____ receptor.
A)mechano
B)photo
C)chemo
D)pain
3

Pressoreceptors respond to changes in stimuli such as _____.
A)pressure around the arms
B)pressure within a vessel
C)intensity of light variations
D)increases in sound levels
4

Sensory adaptation occurs when stimuli become _____.
A)gradually ignored
B)increased in intensity
C)lessened in intensity
D)forgotten
5

Stimulation of a _____usually results in pain.
A)Meissner corpuscle
B)Pacinian Corpuscle
C)visceroceptor
D)free nerve ending
6

Light skin touch is sensed by _____ receptors.
A)Pacinian
B)Meissner
C)free nerve endings
D)nociceptor
7

At a temperature of 50 degrees C, the most likely perception of a skin sensation is one of _____.
A)cold
B)heat
C)pain
D)freezing
8

The following are usual causes of pain except which one.
A)kinins
B)hypoxia
C)ischemia
D)polypeptides
9

Of the following, which can least likely undergo adaptation.
A)thermoreceptors
B)mechanoreceptors
C)photoreceptors
D)pain receptors
10

Which of the following is not likely to cause a headache.
A)school stress
B)high blood pressure
C)a full stomach
D)food flavorings such as MSG
11

Pain in the left arm caused by lack of blood to the heart is a type of _____ pain.
A)imaginary
B)psychological
C)referred
D)generalized
12

The best explanation for referred pain is that the nerves that are responsible are _____.
A)shared between visceral and somatic pathways
B)somehow confused within the brain
C)over-stimulated
D)under-stimulated
13

Pain originating in the parietal pericardium is _____ by the brain.
A)ignored
B)referred
C)usually intensified
D)felt directly
14

Which does not belong with the other items?
A)chronic pain
B)acute pain
C)A-delta fibers
D)spinothalamic tract
15

An analgesic is a drug which usually _____ pain impulses.
A)increases
B)decreases
C)has no effect on
D)decreases the threshold for
16

The _____of the brain seems to give one a crude awareness of pain.
A)cerebral cortex
B)hypothalamus
C)thalamus
D)hippocampus
17

Which of the following cannot block pain in the brain.
A)endorphin
B)enkephalin
C)acetylcholine
D)serotonin
18

The movements in breathing can be detected by the _____ in the tendons of the thorax.
A)spindles
B)Golgi organs
C)Golgi bodies
D)free nerve endings
19

A stretch reflex occurs when the intrafusal fibers of a _____ are stimulated.
A)muscle spindle
B)muscle fiber
C)Golgi tendon organ
D)motor unit
20

The _____ are the actual areas that respond to chemical stimulations for the sense of smell.
A)olfactory lobes
B)olfactory mucous membrane cells
C)cilia on olfactory cells
D)olfactory organs
21

The olfactory receptor cells are examples of _____ neurons.
A)sensory
B)multipolar
C)association
D)bipolar
22

Which area allows one to perceive the aroma of a pizza.
A)olfactory bulb
B)olfactory lobe
C)olfactory cortex
D)olfactory tracts
23

Which sense is most likely to adapt rapidly?
A)taste
B)smell
C)hearing
D)vision
24

A person aged 21 will probably lose _____ of their smell at 22.
A)none
B)50%
C)1%
D)5%
25

The visible elevations on the tongue, that contain the receptors for taste are the _____.
A)taste buds
B)taste pores
C)papillae
D)gustatory cells
26

Which of the following could be detected on the back of the tongue?
A)sweet
B)sour
C)salty
D)bitter
27

Which of these does not belong with the rest?
A)strychnine
B)nicotine
C)alkaline
D)alkaloid
28

The nerves, which convey taste sensations, are the following except which one?
A)VII
B)VIII
C)IX
D)vagus
29

The gustatory cortex is located within the _____lobe.
A)temporal
B)parietal
C)occipital
D)frontal
30

Which of these does not belong with the others?
A)pinna
B)external ear
C)ceruminous glands
D)malleus
31

The purpose of the auricle is to _____sound waves.
A)dampen
B)increase the intensity of
C)act as a collector of
D)vibrate in response to
32

The first structure to vibrate in response to sounds is _____.
A)auricle
B)malleus
C)organ of Corti
D)tympanic membrane
33

The following belong together except which one?
A)incus
B)tympanic cavity
C)middle ear
D)cochlear duct
34

The purpose of the ossicles is to _____ the incoming vibrations.
A)lessen the intensity of
B)increase the force of
C)change the wavelength of
D)move with
35

The stapes sends its vibrations to the _____.
A)incus
B)tympanic membrane
C)oval window
D)round window
36

Which of these does not belong with the others?
A)tympanic reflex
B)stapedius
C)increase sound
D)decrease sound
37

The auditory tube acts to equalize pressure between the middle ear and _____.
A)throat
B)inner ear
C)outer ear
D)cochlea
38

The term labyrinth refers to the appearance of the _____.
A)outer ear
B)inner ear
C)middle ear
D)vestibule
39

The membranous labyrinth contains _____fluid.
A)cerebrospinal
B)plasma
C)endolymph
D)perilymph
40

The portion of the inner ear, which detects sounds, is the _____.
A)semicircular canals
B)osseous labyrinth
C)vestibule
D)cochlea
41

Reissner's membrane separates the cochlear duct from the _____.
A)round window
B)scala vestibuli
C)scala tympani
D)basilar membrane
42

Vibrations from the _____ reach the scala vestibuli first.
A)round window
B)scala tympani
C)oval window
D)cochlear duct
43

The cells that convert vibrations into neurological impulses are the _____ cells.
A)hair
B)otolith
C)basilar membrane
D)crista acoustica
44

The connection between the cochlear hair cells and the VIII cranial nerve are made by _____.
A)direct contact
B)release of neurotransmitter
C)the axons in contact
D)the dendrites in contact
45

The intensity of sounds is measured in units of _____.
A)mv
B)amperes
C)daltons
D)dB
46

The auditory perception center is located within the _____.
A)medial geniculate body of thalamus
B)midbrain
C)temporal lobe
D)medulla oblongata
47

Which type of deafness can be treated by a cochlear implant.
A)presbycusis
B)conductive
C)sensorineural
D)otosclerosis
48

The following belong together except which one?
A)dynamic equilibrium
B)vestibule
C)static equilibrium
D)utricle
49

The maculae can be found in the _____.
A)cochlear duct
B)saccule
C)semicircular canals
D)4. semicircular ducts
50

Stimulation of the crista ampullaris results in _____.
A)deafness
B)loud sounds
C)feeling of motion
D)a sense of body position
51

The term for eyelid is _____.
A)conjunctiva
B)sclera
C)levator palpebrae
D)palpebra
52

Tears drain into the openings of the _____.
A)puncta
B)lacrimal sac
C)canaliculi
D)nasolacrimal duct
53

Movement of the eyeball is effected by muscles innervated mainly by the _____nerve.
A)VI
B)IV
C)oculomotor
D)vagus
54

The outer covering of the eye is called the _____.
A)vascular tunic
B)conjunctiva
C)sclera
D)choroid layer
55

The suspensory ligaments attach to the _____.
A)lens
B)sclera
C)canal of Schlemm
D)iris
56

The process of adjusting vision from a near to a distant object is called _____.
A)adaptation
B)accommodation
C)amblyopia
D)cataracts
57

An increase in aqueous fluid pressure is a symptom of _____.
A)cataract
B)migraine
C)glaucoma
D)hyperopia
58

Which of the following is the first to come into contact with light?
A)rods
B)bipolar neurons
C)cones
D)ganglion cells
59

The point of sharpest retinal vision is called the _____.
A)fovea centralis
B)macula lutea
C)vitreous body
D)optic disk
60

Which of the following is decomposed under light?
A)vitamin A
B)retinene
C)rhodopsin
D)iodopsin