Final: Week 1 Study Guide

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a special sense?

A) Taste
B) Touch
C) Smell
D) Vision
E) Hearing

Answer 1

B) Touch

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C) Taste and smell

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the five special senses?

A) Gustation
B) Olfaction
C) Audition
D) Vision
E) Proprioception

Answer 3

E) Proprioception

Question 4

True or False: All cells involved in gustation are true neurons.

A) True
B) False

Answer 4

B) False

Question 5

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

Answer 5

C) Olfactory epithelium

Question 6

Which molecule is known to depolarize taste receptor cells?

A) Amiloride
B) Rhodopsin
C) Serotonin
D) Dopamine
E) Acetylcholine

Answer 6

A) Amiloride

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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)

Question 8

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

Answer 8

A) Cornea, pupil, lens, retina

Question 9

Which cells in the retina are responsible for phototransduction?

A) Horizontal cells
B) Ganglion cells
C) Rods
D) Amacrine cells
E) Cones

Answer 9

C) Rods

Question 10

Which of the following terms refers to the loss of taste sensation?

A) Ageusia
B) Anosmia
C) Dysgeusia
D) Hyposmia
E) Hypergeusia

Answer 10

A) Ageusia

Question 11

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?

A) Cerebellum
B) Hypothalamus
C) Occipital lobe
D) Parietal lobe
E) Temporal lobe

Answer 11

C) Occipital lobe

Question 12

Which cells in the retina are responsible for color vision?

A) Ganglion cells
B) Horizontal cells
C) Amacrine cells
D) Cones
E) Rods

Answer 12

D) Cones

Question 13

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

Answer 13

E) Olfactory receptor cell

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a type of papillae on the tongue?

A) Fungiform
B) Filiform
C) Circumvallate
D) Foliate
E) Olfactory

Answer 15

E) Olfactory

Question 16

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

Answer 16

D) Depolarization of taste receptor cell, activation of gustatory afferent axon, neurotransmitter release

Question 17

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

Answer 17

B) Regulating body temperature

Question 18

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing olfactory information?

A) Cerebellum
B) Hypothalamus
C) Olfactory bulb
D) Parietal lobe
E) Temporal lobe

Answer 18

C) Olfactory bulb

Question 19

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

Answer 19

D) Monocular blindness

Question 20

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

Answer 20

A) Photoreceptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, ganglion cells