Chapter 10

Question 1

If you enter a room and you smell a strong odor, but the odor soon seems to fade away you have experienced

Answer 1

sensory adaptation

Question 2

Pain receptors

Answer 2

are generally stimulated by factors that cause tissue damage

Question 3

The olfactory receptors are examples of

Answer 3

chemoreceptors

Question 4

Taste receptors are

Answer 4

modified epithelial cells

Question 5

Which of the following is not a primary taste sensation

Answer 5

pungent

Question 6

The hearing receptors are contained within the

Answer 6

spiral organ

Question 7

Which of the following correctly lists the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye

Answer 7

cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor

Question 8

Which of the following contains visual receptors

Answer 8

retina

Question 9

Which of the following contains fibrous dense connective tissue

Answer 9

sclera

Question 10

The auditory ossicles are

Answer 10

tiny bones in the middle ear`

Question 11

Melanocytes would be found inside the

Answer 11

choroid coat

Question 12

Which of the following structures contain pain receptors

Answer 12

meninges on the surface of the brain and blood vessels within the brain

Question 13

Anosmia is a condition in which there is a loss of

Answer 13

smell

Question 14

blowing the nose improperly may cause an infection within the auditory tube to spread into the

Answer 14

middle ear

Question 15

Worldwide, blindness is most commonly caused by changes in the

Answer 15

cornea

Question 16

Treatment of cataract usually involves removal of the

Answer 16

lens

Question 17

The disorder called glaucoma is usually caused by

Answer 17

excessive accumulation of aqueous humor

Question 18

Night blindness is most commonly caused by

Answer 18

an improper diet

Question 19

Floaters that cast shadows on the visual receptors are usually located within the

Answer 19

vitreous humor

Question 20

Sound intensity is measured in

Answer 20

desibels

Question 21

(T or F) Pain sensations arising from visceral organs may be caused by the stretching of tissue

Answer 21

true

Question 22

(T or F) Tears contain an enzyme that functions to reduce the chance of developing an eye infection

Answer 22

true

Question 23

(T or F) Radial muscles of the iris contract to control the diameter of the pupil

Answer 23

true

Question 24

(T or F) Pain impulses reach the cerebral cortex then stimulate the thalamus gland

Answer 24

false

Question 25

(T or F) Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but are important for color

Answer 25

true

Question 26

(T or F) The conjunctiva lines the inner surface of the eyelid and covers the anterior surface of the eye

Answer 26

true

Question 27

(T or F)The auditory tube connects the external ear to the throat

Answer 27

true

Question 28

(T or F) The transparent, anterior portion of the eye's outer tunic is called the cornea

Answer 28

true

Question 29

(T or F) The adjustment of the lens's thickness to make close vision possible is called accommodation, and it is performed by the ciliary body

Answer 29

true

Question 30

(T or F) The fovea centralis is the region of sharpest vision in the retina

Answer 30

true

Question 31

(T or F) Pain is naturally controlled by endorphins

Answer 31

true

Question 32

pain that feels like it is coming from a part other than the part being stimulated is called

Answer 32

reffered pain

Question 33

the semicircular canals contain the macula and the ampulla for both static and dynamic

Answer 33

equilibrium