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Which of the following is a somatic sense?A. smellB. tasteC. touchD. sound
When people smoke cigarettes, they damage some of their taste buds. Which type of sense has been damaged by the smoking?A. specialB. somaticC.visceralD. autonomic
Taste receptors are calledA.taste budsB. gustatory receptorsC.olfactory receptorsD. taste pores
Proprioceptive nerve endings associated with detection of muscle stretch are:A. muscle spindlesB. pacinian corpuclesC. ruffini's end-organsD. golgi tendon organs
Free nerve endings repsond toA. temperature change and painB. pressure and vibrationC. light touch and two-point discriminationD. temperature change and pressure
The anterior and posterior compartments of the eye are seperated by the A. lensB. retinaC. corneaD. canal of schlemm
To which of the following substances would the taste buds be most sensitive?A. syrupB. vinegar (sour)C. salt waterD. tonic water (bitter)
As an object moves closer to the eyeA. the lens flattensB. the eyes rotate mediallyC. the ciliary muscles relaxD. the diameter of the pupil increases
The senses for dynamic equilibrium are located in the A. utricleB. organ of the cortiC. cochleaD. semicircular canals
In order for a molecule to be detected by the olfactory neurons it must,A. be in present in high concentrationB. be one of the five primary classes of odorsC. be dissolved in fluid covering the olfactory epithelium
The area containing the highest concentration of cones is theA. fovea centralisB. optic discC. macula luteaD. iris
The pain a person experiences with acute appendicitis results from stimulatingA. exteroreceptorsB. visceroreceptorsC.proprioceptors
The clear jellylike substance behind the lens of the eye is theA. aqueous humorB.cellular bodyC. ciliary bodyD. vitreous humor
Which of the following belongs to the middle ear?A. cochleaB.ossiclesC. ampullaeD. vestibule
Color vision:A. is a function of cone cellsB. is most acute in dim lightC. is interpreted in the cerebellum D. depends on the amount of available rhodopsin
The bending of light that happens at the cornea and lens isA. accommodationB. reflectionC. contractionD. refraction
Vision is dependent uponA. chemoreceptorsB. photoreceptorsC. thermoreceptorsD. mechanoreceptors
Which of the following structures are considered to be an accessory structure of the eye?A. lensB. retinaC. scleraD. palpabrae (eyelids)
The muscle is responsible for the change of shape of the lens is theA. arrector pili muscleB. orbicularis oculiC. ciliary muscleD. superior rectus muscle
The lacrimal glands...A. cause a sty when inflamedB. constantly produce a fluid called tearsC. are located in the superomedial corner of the orbitD. are innercated by the parasympathetic fibers from the oculomotor nerve