Deck 29: The Senses

Question 1

Cilia from sensory cells that detect motion are located within the:

A) interior eye
B) semicircular canals
C) upper nasal cavity
D) cochlea

Answer 1

B

Question 2

There are _____ kinds of cone cells that allow us to see colors.

A) 3
B) 10
C) 200
D) 600

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The sensory receptors that sense changes in the body's internal environment are called _______________.

Answer 3

interoceptors

Question 4

Balance is associated with the movements of little __________ in the inner ear.

Question 5

Describe the path that sound travels to reach the inner ear.

Question 6

Many fish have a ________________ system with hair cells that sense pressure waves.

Question 7

The type of light-detecting visual pigment complex found in rods is:

A) rhodopsin
B) carotene
C) acetylcholine
D) opsin

Question 8

What is not possible when eyes are located on the side of the head?

A) Seeing distances
B) Seeing in black and white
C) Seeing green
D) Depth perception

Question 9

Otoliths are involved in:

A) hearing
B) balance
C) smell
D) taste
E) vision

Question 10

The sharpest vision occurs at the ___________ where the concentration of cones is highest.

A) area of the retina closest to the lens at the front of the eye
B) optic nerve
C) fovea
D) parallax

Question 11

The light that passes through the pupil is focused by the lens on the:

A) iris
B) sclera
C) retina
D) lens
E) choroids

Question 12

The chamber of the inner ear that is shaped like a tightly-wound snail shell is the ___________.

Question 13

All of the following can be sensed by interoceptors except:

A) muscle tension
B) limb position
C) blood chemistry
D) body temperature
E) hearing

Question 14

All of the following animals use echolocation to locate objects except:

A) whales
B) bats
C) cats
D) shrews
E) dolphins

Question 15

List the types of information animals can sense about their internal environments.

Question 16

Two senses that detect changes in chemical concentration are:

A) touch and pressure
B) sight and smell
C) hearing and balance
D) taste and smell

Question 17

A lateral line system supplements the _______ sense of hearing.

A) fish's
B) bird's
C) snake's
D) whale's
E) shrew's

Question 18

Animals such as bats use a type of sonar called ______________ to locate objects.

Question 19

All sensory receptors are able to initiate nerve impulses by opening or closing:

A) voltage-gated channels
B) exteroreceptors
C) interoreceptors
D) stimulus-gated channels