Sensory Quizzes

1. The receptors that monitor positions of muscles are called

2. The receptors that experience pain are called

3. Taste buds are

A. chemoreceptorsB. PhotoreceptorsC. baroreceptorsD. all of the above apply

4. Gustation is another word for ____.

5. What type of taste buds are found in the back of the tongue?

a. Filiformb. Fungiformc. Circumvallate

6. Our taste buds are most sensitive to _______ flavors.

a. Unpleasantb. Pleasant

7. The tip of the tongue is most sensitive to which flavor?

a. Saltyb. Sweetc. Bitter d. Sour

8. The boundary (ear part) separating the outer & middle ear is

the ___

9. The semicircular canals are involved with __________.

10. What is the name of structure # 3 below?

11. What is the scientific name of structure # 1b below?

12. What is the name of the nerve that carries the message of what we smell to the brain?

12. What happens to the number of chemoreceptors in our nose as we age?

13. Name structure #2 below.

13. Name structure #2 below.

13. Odorant molecules must be lipid and ________ soluble.

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#1

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#2

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#3

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#4

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#5

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#6

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#7

PalpebraeEyelashes

ConjunctivaLacrimal Gland

Nasolacrymal DuctCaruncle

ScleraCornea

IrisPupil

Aqueous HumorVitreous Humor

Lens Retina

Optic Nerve

#8

#9. What eye structure, besides the lens, refracts light as it enters the eye?

#10. What is the name of the nerve that sends the signal of what we see to the brain?

#11. What is the name of the photoreceptor that makes it possible to see in the dark?

#12. What is the name of the region where the nerves from both eyes converge before they get to the brain?

#13. The picture below shows an eye that is ________________.a. normal visionb. nearsightedc. farsighted

#14. A lens with greater curvature would results in _________ refraction.

#15. Which vitamin does our body use as a photopigment?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for “rest and digest”?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system stems from nerves in the thorasic region of the spine?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system slows the digestive system?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system decreases heart rate?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system constricts pupils?

What brain structure is the control center of sensory information?

a. Amygdalab. Brain stemc. hypothalmusd. Cerebral cortex

Which division of the autonomic nervous system has nerves extending into the skin?