Special Senses

Question 1

What are the four standard taste sensations?

Answer 1

Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter

Question 2

What is the clear part of the sclera in front of the eye?

Answer 2

Cornea

Question 3

What is the hole that lets light into the eye?

Answer 3

Pupil

Question 4

Which layer of the eye is where the ciliary body and iris are located?

Answer 4

The Choroid Layer

Question 5

The rods & cones of the eye are in which layer?

Answer 5

Retina

Question 6

Which are used to see in dim light and detect motion: rods or cones?

Answer 6

RODS

Question 7

What is the tympanic membrane also known as?

Answer 7

Eardrum

Question 8

What are the senses of taste and smell classified as?

Answer 8

Chemoreceptors

Question 9

The sense of movement of a limb is classified as a:

Answer 9

Proprioceptor

Question 10

What is strongly linked to our memories and sense of taste?

Answer 10

Sense of Smell

Question 11

The sense of hearing can be classified as a:

Answer 11

Mechanoreceptor

Question 12

The sense of sight can be classified as a:

Answer 12

Photoreceptor

Question 13

What is the outermost part of the external ear?

Answer 13

Auricle/Pinna

Question 14

What do ceruminous glands produce?

Answer 14

Cerumen
a.k.a. ear wax

Question 15

A sore throat may spread to the middle ear by way of the

Answer 15

Eustachian tube a.k.a. auditory tube

Question 16

What are the ossicles of the ear are small bones called?

Answer 16

Malleus, Incus, Stapes
Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

Question 17

What happens to air when it enters the nasal cavity?

Answer 17

Hairs – filter
Conchae – warm & moisten
Mucus Membrane – catches debris

Question 18

What part of the brain processes sight?

Answer 18

Occipital Lobe

Question 19

Which lobe of the brain processes sound?

Answer 19

Temporal Lobe

Question 20

Which lobe of the brain processes touch?

Answer 20

Parietal Lobe