Special Senses

Question 1

What types of receptors are found on filiform papaillae?

Answer 1

TACTILE receptors

Question 2

The membranes found in the vestibule of the inner ear are the

Answer 2

Utricle and saccule

Question 3

When the light focuses in front of the fovea, the image will be blurry. This nearsightedness, is called

a. Refraction
b. Myopia
c. Hyperopia
d. Astigmatism
e. Presbyopia

Answer 3

b. Myopia

Question 4

For sharpest visual acuity, light rays must be refracted so that they

a. Change wavelength to fall within the visible range
b. Stimulate constriction of the pupil
c. Turn photopigments in the lens into their colorless form
d. Hit the melanin in the choroid
e. Fall directly on the central fovea

Answer 4

e. Fall directly on the central fovea

Question 5

John has a small brain tumor pushing on the left side of his optic chiasm. As a result, he has lost his 3 dimensional vision. What region of his visual field is being affected?

a. The lateral fields in both eyes
b. The medial field in his left eye
c. The lateral field in his left eye
d. All of his vision from the right eye
e. The medial fields in both eyes

Answer 5

b. The medial field in his left eye

Question 6

Interoceptors are located in

a. In blood vessels, visceral organs, muscles, and the nervous system
b. In muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear
c. At or near the external surface of the body

Answer 6

a. In blood vessels, visceral organs, muscles, and the nervous system

Question 7

the microscopic tissue image from the quiz- what is the receptor?

Answer 7

Meissner’s corpuscle

Question 8

what is the reflex that moves the eyeball to change focus from near to far.

Answer 8

CONVERGENCE