Deck 8: Movement and the Changing Senses

Question 1

Humans rely on which sense more than the others?

A) vision
B) hearing
C) smell
D) touch

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The lens of the human eye changes shape whenever

A) the rods are dilated
B) the cones are contracted
C) the retina is activated
D) the ciliary muscle is contracted
E) the photoceptors are dilated

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The parts of the eye that make color vision and acuity possible are the

A) cones
B) rods
C) irises
D) ciliary muscles

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The process of maintaining clear retinal images in varying light conditions is

A) acuity
B) accommodation
C) hyperoptic
D) senile miosis
E) accentuation

Question 5

The degree of detail that can be seen is referred to as

A) accentuation
B) accommodation
C) hyperoptic
D) acuity

Question 6

The Snellen eye chart is used to determine

A) dynamic visual acuity
B) accommodation
C) static visual acuity
D) peripheral vision
E) refractory power of the lens

Question 7

Clouding of the crystalline lens of the eye is known as

A) vascular sclerosis
B) senile macular degeneration
C) senile miosis
D) cataracts
E) presbyopia

Question 8

The inability to focus clearly on near objects is clinically known as

A) vascular sclerosis
B) senile macular degeneration
C) senile miosis
D) cataracts
E) presbyopia

Question 9

As we age, the drooping of the eyelid

A) is known as binocular vision
B) is known as senile ptosis
C) can limit vertical peripheral vision
D) is known as binocular vision AND can limit vertical peripheral vision
E) is known as senile ptosis AND can limit vertical peripheral vision

Question 10

The visual system needed to properly "track" an object is the

A) ocular-motor system
B) peripheral vision system
C) crossed lateral system
D) unilateral system

Question 11

Factors that influence how well a person can make a motor response coincide with the arrival of an external object include all of the following EXCEPT

A) age
B) object sound
C) object speed
D) gender
E) viewing time

Question 12

The primary role of the Golgi tendon organs is to

A) change joint angles
B) provide precise information about movement
C) detect tension in the muscle's tendon
D) register changes in head motion

Question 13

People with Romberg's sign disease have a malfunction of the

A) visual system
B) sensory receptors in the soles of their feet
C) inner ear
D) taste buds

Question 14

One of the most common causes of loss of visual acuity among older adults is

A) Romberg's sign disease
B) contraction of the eye's fovea
C) slower reaction time
D) senile macular degeneration

Question 15

Drusen is

A) fatty deposits found in the retina
B) new blood vessel growth within the retina
C) the cause of cataracts
D) the cause of diabetic retinopathy

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of wet age-related macular degeneration?

A) the most prevalent form of age-related macular degeneration
B) fragile and sometimes leaky blood vessels grow within the retina
C) causes 90 percent of all age-related macular degeneration blindness
D) can be detected by an Amsler grid examination

Question 17

In part, this carotenioid is designed to reduce oxidative stress within the retina

A) lutein
B) metopolol
C) zeaxanthin
D) a and b
E) a and c

Question 18

In adulthood there is generally a 1% to 3% reduction in the visual field every

A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) 15 years

Question 19

What do the following sentences refer to :
-Makes colorless night vision possible.

Question 20

What do the following sentences refer to :
-Legal definition of blindness.

Question 21

What do the following sentences refer to :
-These types of cells are primarily concentrated in the macula.

Question 22

What do the following sentences refer to :
-Most prevalent form of age-related macular degeneration.

Question 23

What do the following sentences refer to :
-A clouding of the eye's lens.

Question 24

What do the following sentences refer to :
-An inability to clearly focus on near objects

Question 25

What do the following sentences refer to :
-A type of eye dominance most often associated with superior athletic performance.

Question 26

What do the following sentences refer to :
-A stretch receptor located at the musculo-tendinous junction.

Question 27

What do the following sentences refer to :
-A condition associated with damage to sensory receptors.

Question 28

What do the following sentences refer to :
-Research suggest that it is best if a baseball player possesses this type of eye dominance?

Question 29

Normal static visual acuity is generally attained by 3 years of age.

Question 30

The Ansler grid is used to assess age-related macular degeneration.

Question 31

The amount of light reaching the retina at age 60 is only about half the amount that reaches the retina at age 20.

Question 32

Senile miosis is a clinical condition caused by a drooping eyelid.

Question 33

Unilateral eye dominance is associated with better hitting performance in baseball.

Question 34

Children are best at visually tracking objects that move in an arc.

Question 35

The otolith organ is primarily responsible for detecting linear acceleration.

Question 36

Babies are capable of hearing even before birth.

Question 37

Romberg sign disease is frequently associated with blindness.

Question 38

Legally, blindness refers to a Snellen distance vision of 20/300.