Chapt. 8 Special Senses
Quiz by Nate Ritterbush
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- Q1
The lacrimal glands are located in the frontal bones, produce a slightly acidic secretion and produce __________________________________
most of our enzymes
most of our sebum
most of our tears
most of our sweat
30s - Q2
White, fibrous outer layer of the eyeball
sclera
retina
sheath
choroid coat
30s - Q3
Which is not one of the 5 taste sensations
sweet
bitter
umami
touch
30s - Q4
Olfactory receptors are what kind of receptors
baroreceptors
thermoreceptors
mechanoreceptors
chemoreceptors
30s - Q5
Inner layer of the eye wall that contains the visual receptors
retina
choroid coat
sclera
30s - Q6
The fading of a smell after you have been exposed to it for a period of time is called
relief
sensory adaptation
forgetting
sensory extinction
30s - Q7
What is not one of the special senses
smell
taste
balance
touch
30s - Q8
What is the pigmented portion of the eye
retina
lens
iris
sclera
30s - Q9
Adjustment of lens of the eye for close or distant vision
adaptation
accommodation
stretchalot
sensory
30s - Q10
What is the transparent portion of the eye
sclera
iris
cornea
retina
30s - Q11
Where are the hearing receptors located
middle ear
inner ear
external ear
30s - Q12
What is the difference between rods and cones
cones see in dark, rods see color
cones see color and in dark, rods fill space
cones fill space, rods see color and in dark
cones see color, rods see in dark
30s - Q13
What creates a blind spot in our vision
extra cones
lens attachment
optic nerve attachment
extra rods
30s - Q14
Which is not a sensory receptor (chemorectptors, pain, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors)
chemoreceptor
thermoreceptor
photoreceptor
pain
baroreceptor
30s - Q15
What is dynamic equilibrium (maintenance of balance when the head and body are suddenly moved)
maintain balance when head and body are still
maintain balance when head and body move suddenly
30s