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Human Biology

Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht

Chapter 15

Senses - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:35

Problem 1

These receptors detect stimuli within the body:
a. interoceptors.
b. exteroceptors.
c. homeoreceptors.
d. reflex receptors.

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00:42

Problem 2

A receptor that detects changes in $\mathrm{pH}$, or specific molecules in the environment, would be classified as a
a. mechanoreceptor.
b. photoreceptor
c. chemoreceptor.
d. thermoreceptor.
e. None of these are correct.

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00:52

Problem 3

Where does the process of sensation occur in the body?
a. at the sensory receptor
b. in the spinal cord
c. within the synapses between neurons of the PNS
d. in the cerebral cortex
e. All of these are correct.

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00:58

Problem 4

Which type of receptor detects the chemicals released by damaged tissues?
a. nociceptors
b. proprioceptors
c. Meissner corpuscles
d. Ruffini endings
e. None of these are correct.

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00:50

Problem 5

Which of the following types of receptors assists in the maintenance of muscle tone?
a. nociceptors
b. proprioceptors
c. Pacinian corpuscles
d. Krause end bulbs
e. All of these are correct.

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00:41

Problem 6

The senses of taste and smell rely primarily on what type of receptors?
a. mechanoreceptors
b. nociceptors
c. protoreceptors
d. proprioceptors
e. chemorecentor

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00:50

Problem 7

Olfactory bulbs are located
a. on the tongue.
b. in the nasal cavity.
c. in the brain stem.
d. in the aorta.
e. None of these are correct.

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02:09

Problem 8

Label this diagram of a human eye.

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01:35

Problem 9

Which structure of the eye is incorrectly matched with its function?
a. lens-focusing
b. cones - color vision
c. iris -regulation of amount of light
d. choroid-location of cones
e. sclera-protection

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01:14

Problem 10

Adjustment of the lens to focus on objects close to the viewer is called
a. convergence.
b. visual accommodation.
c. focusing.
d. constriction.

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01:34

Problem 11

To focus on objects that are close to the viewer, the
a. suspensory ligaments must be pulled tight.
b. lens needs to become more rounded.
c. ciliary muscle will be relaxed.
d. image must focus on the area of the optic nerve.

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01:54

Problem 12

Label this diagram of a human ear.

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00:47

Problem 13

Which of the following is not involved in the sense of hearing?
a. auditory canal
b. tympanic membrane
c. ossicles
d. semicircular canals
e. cochlea

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02:17

Problem 14

Which one of these correctly describes the location of the spiral organ?
a. between the tympanic membrane and the oval window in the inner ear
b. in the utricle and saccule within the vestibule
c. between the tectorial membrane and the basilar membrane in the cochlear canal
d. between the nasal cavities and the throat
e. between the outer and inner ear within the semicircular canals

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04:12

Problem 15

Which of the following structures would allow you to know that you were upside down, even if you were in total darkness?
a. utricle and saccule
b. cochlea
c. semicircular canals
d. tectorial membrane

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01:01

Problem 16

Moving your head forward would be detected by which of the following structures?
a. the semicircular canals
b. the utricle and saccule
c. the cochlea
d. the auditory canal.
e. None of these are correct.

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