Spencial senses (additional MCQ)

Question 1

Tear glands are known as

Islets of Langerhans
Lachrymal glands
Parotid glands
Adrenal glands

Answer 1

Lachrymal glands

Question 2

The iris is controlled by the

Somatic and sympathetic nervous system
Somatic and parasympathetic nervous system
Brain stem
Autonomic nervous system

Answer 2

Autonomic nervous system

Question 3

The blind spot of the eye is where light falls on the

Optic nerve
Fovea
Cornea
Iris

Answer 3

Optic nerve

Question 4

The visual cortex of the brain is loicated in the

Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe

Answer 4

Occipital lobe

Question 5

The term ‘anosmic’ means

Dehydration
Inability to pass urine
Loss of hearing
Loss of smelll and taste

Answer 5

Loss of smelll and taste

Question 6

Loss of the sense of smell and taste during cold virus infection is due to

Loss of appetite affects both receptors
The interpretation centres in the brain for taste and smell are linked
Virus damage to the olfactory bulb which influenses taste
Autoimmune response whereby both receptors are inactivated temporarily

Answer 6

The interpretation centres in the brain for taste and smell are linked

Question 7

The ear has

one chamber
two chambers
three chambers
four chambers

Answer 7

three chambers

Question 8

The ear ossicles are located in the

Outer ear
Middle ear
Inner ear
Eustachian tube

Answer 8

Middle ear

Question 9

The inner ear is filled with

Air
Blood
Serum
Lymph (peri and endo)

Answer 9

Lymph (peri and endo)

Question 10

The balance receptors of the head are located in the

Vestibular nerve
Cochlea
Semi-circular canals
Middle ear

Answer 10

Semi-circular canals

Question 11

Sound vibration is converted to nerve impulses by the

Oval window
Tympantic membrane
Ear Ossicles
Basilar and tectorial membrane

Answer 11

Basilar and tectorial membrane

Question 12

The sense of taste is known as

Olfaction
Digestion
Gustation
Deglutition

Answer 12

Gustation

Question 13

Which of the ossicles is responsible for creating ripples in the Scala tubes of the cochlea?

Stapes
Anvil
Malleus
Incus

Answer 13

Stapes

Question 14

The Surface of the eyeball sensitive to light is known as the

Retina
Choroid
Sclera
Conjuctiva

Answer 14

Retina

Question 15

Movement of the eyeball within its socket is achieved by

Two pairs of skeletal muscles
Two pairs of smooth muscles
Three pairs of skeletal muscles
Three pairs of smooth muscles

Answer 15

Three pairs of skeletal muscles

Question 16

Receptors sensitive to coloured light are known as

Cones
Rods
Bipolar neurones
Ganglion cells

Answer 16

Cones

Question 17

The diameter of the pupil is deteremined by contraction and relaxation of the

Eyeball muscles
Ciliary muscles
Iris
Lens

Answer 17

Iris

Question 18

The white of the eye is due to the colour of the

Retina
Choroid
Sclera
Cornea

Answer 18

Sclera

Question 19

The interior of the eye between the lens and retina is filled with

Blood
Water
Vitreous humour
Bile

Answer 19

Vitreous humour

Question 20

Nerve impulses from the taste buds enter the central nervous system via

Motor neurones
Autonomic neurones
Cranial sensory neurones
Cranial motor neurones

Answer 20

Cranial sensory neurones