Final: Week 1 Study Guide Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT considered a special sense?
A) Taste
B) Touch
C) Smell
D) Vision
E) Hearing
B) Touch
Which of the following are chemical senses?
A) Taste and vision
B) Smell and hearing
C) Taste and smell
D) Vision and hearing
E) Touch and taste
C) Taste and smell
Which of the following is NOT one of the five special senses?
A) Gustation
B) Olfaction
C) Audition
D) Vision
E) Proprioception
E) Proprioception
True or False: All cells involved in gustation are true neurons.
A) True
B) False
B) False
Which of the following is NOT a structure involved in taste perception?
A) Papillae
B) Taste receptor cells
C) Olfactory epithelium
D) Taste pore
E) Basal cells
C) Olfactory epithelium
Which molecule is known to depolarize taste receptor cells?
A) Amiloride
B) Rhodopsin
C) Serotonin
D) Dopamine
E) Acetylcholine
A) Amiloride
Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for taste sensation?
A) Cranial nerve I
B) Cranial nerve VII
C) Cranial nerve IX
D) Cranial nerve X
E) Cranial nerve II
B) Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve)
A) Cranial nerve I (Olfactory nerve)
B) Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve)
C) Cranial nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal nerve)
D) Cranial nerve X (Vagus nerve)
E) Cranial nerve II (Optic nerve)
What is the correct pathway of light through the eye?
A) Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
B) Pupil, cornea, lens, retina
C) Lens, cornea, pupil, retina
D) Cornea, lens, pupil, retina
E) Pupil, lens, cornea, retina
A) Cornea, pupil, lens, retina
Which cells in the retina are responsible for phototransduction?
A) Horizontal cells
B) Ganglion cells
C) Rods
D) Amacrine cells
E) Cones
C) Rods
Which of the following terms refers to the loss of taste sensation?
A) Ageusia
B) Anosmia
C) Dysgeusia
D) Hyposmia
E) Hypergeusia
A) Ageusia
Which part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?
A) Cerebellum
B) Hypothalamus
C) Occipital lobe
D) Parietal lobe
E) Temporal lobe
C) Occipital lobe
Which cells in the retina are responsible for color vision?
A) Ganglion cells
B) Horizontal cells
C) Amacrine cells
D) Cones
E) Rods
D) Cones
Which of the following is NOT a structure in the taste bud?
A) Taste pore
B) Gustatory afferent axon
C) Basal cell
D) Taste receptor cell
E) Olfactory receptor cell
E) Olfactory receptor cell
Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for olfaction?
A) Cranial nerve I
B) Cranial nerve VII
C) Cranial nerve IX
D) Cranial nerve X
E) Cranial nerve II
A) Cranial nerve I (Olfactory nerve)
A) Cranial nerve I (Olfactory nerve)
B) Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve)
C) Cranial nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal nerve)
D) Cranial nerve X (Vagus nerve)
E) Cranial nerve II (Optic nerve)
Which of the following is NOT a type of papillae on the tongue?
A) Fungiform
B) Filiform
C) Circumvallate
D) Foliate
E) Olfactory
E) Olfactory
What is the correct sequence of events in taste signal transduction?
A) Depolarization of taste receptor cell, neurotransmitter release, activation of gustatory afferent axon
B) Activation of gustatory afferent axon, depolarization of taste receptor cell, neurotransmitter release
C) Neurotransmitter release, activation of gustatory afferent axon, depolarization of taste receptor cell
D) Depolarization of taste receptor cell, activation of gustatory afferent axon, neurotransmitter release
E) Activation of gustatory afferent axon, neurotransmitter release, depolarization of taste receptor cell
D) Depolarization of taste receptor cell, activation of gustatory afferent axon, neurotransmitter release
Which of the following is NOT a function of the olfactory system?
A) Detecting odors
B) Regulating body temperature
C) Triggering memories
D) Influencing emotions
E) Warning of dangers
B) Regulating body temperature
Which part of the brain is responsible for processing olfactory information?
A) Cerebellum
B) Hypothalamus
C) Olfactory bulb
D) Parietal lobe
E) Temporal lobe
C) Olfactory bulb
Which type of deficit would be experienced if there is damage to the optic nerve?
A) Hemianopia
B) Scotoma
C) Quadrantanopia
D) Monocular blindness
E) Binocular blindness
D) Monocular blindness
What is the correct sequence of neural processing in the retina?
A) Photoreceptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells
B) Horizontal cells, photoreceptors, bipolar cells, ganglion cells
C) Ganglion cells, horizontal cells, photoreceptors, bipolar cells
D) Bipolar cells, horizontal cells, photoreceptors, ganglion cells
E) Ganglion cells, bipolar cells, horizontal cells, photoreceptors
A) Photoreceptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells
