Special Senses test
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- Q1Which cranial nerves does not carry taste sensations to the brain?glossopharyngealinterocularfacialvagus60s
- Q2Which is one of the five taste sensationssoursweetall of the aboveumami60s
- Q3Tough, white connective tissue forms this portion of the fibrous layer of the eye:corneascleraconjunctivachoroid60s
- Q4The gland that produces tears in the eye is called thelacrimal glandsebaceous glandceruminous glandtarsal gland60s
- Q5Which region of the retina contains only cones and is the sharpest area of visual acuity?retinachoroidsclerafovea centralis60s
- Q6The transparent central anterior portion of the sclera through which light enters the eye is called thechoroidpupilretinacornea60s
- Q7The middle coat of the eyeball that contains pigment which prevents light from scattering in the eyeball is theretinacorneachoroidsclera60s
- Q8Which layer of the eye contains rods and conesoptic nerveretinachoroidiris60s
- Q9The pigmented portion of the eye that has a rounded opening through which light passes is the:iriscornearetinasclera60s
- Q10The three sets of color receptors within the retina are sensitive to wavelengths of visible light that are:red, blue, and yellowred, green, and yellowblue, green, and redgreen, yellow, and purple60s
- Q11Which area of the retina lacks rods and cones and therefore does not detect images:optic discchoroidciliary bodyfovea centralis60s
- Q12Which one of the following is NOT true of color blindness:it is caused by a defect in genes on the X (female) sex chromosomelack of red or green receptors is the most common typeit occurs most often in woment results from lack of cones60s
- Q13The gel-like substance that reinforces the eyeball and prevents it from collapsing inward is the:vitreous humorciliary bodyaqueous humoraqueous humor60s
- Q14What structure of the eye focuses light on the retinachoroidsclerarodcornea60s
- Q15The inability to see distant objects is termed "nearsighted" or:presbyopiamyopiahyperopiaastigmatism60s