Question 1

Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parietal lobe
B)  Insula
C)  Occipital lobe
D)  Frontal lobe
E)  Temporal lobeF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following does not contribute to the sense of equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otolithic membrane
B)  Semicircular canals
C)  Saccule
D)  Utricle
E)  Vallate papillaeF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The three types of cones in the retina are differentiated from one another by what feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  The absorption peak of their photopsin
B)  The width of their outer segment
C)  Whether they contain cis-retinal or trans-retinal or both
D)  The number of discs in their outer segmentE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Pain,heat,and cold are detected by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile (Meissner)  discs
B)  tactile corpuscles
C)  lamellar (Pacinian)  corpuscles
D)  free nerve endings
E)  end (Krause)  bulbsF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which structure acts as a transducer in the spiral organ (organ of Corti) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereocilium
B)  Inner hair cell
C)  Tectorial membrane
D)  Round window
E)  Basilar membraneF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

You can smell the fragrance of your deodorant when you just put it on,but after a little while the smell fades.What explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sensory projection of the sense of smell
B)  The projection pathway of the sense of smell
C)  The tonic nature of the sense of smell
D)  The phasic nature of the sense of smell
E)  The fast adaptation of the primary olfactory cortex to the smell of your deodorantF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 16: Sense Organs

Which structure acts as a transducer in the spiral organ (organ of Corti) ?

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The three types of cones in the retina are differentiated from one another by what feature?

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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

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Which of the following does not contribute to the sense of equilibrium?

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Pain,heat,and cold are detected by __________.

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You can smell the fragrance of your deodorant when you just put it on,but after a little while the smell fades.What explains this phenomenon?

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Exam 16: Sense Organs

Which structure acts as a transducer in the spiral organ (organ of Corti) ?

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The three types of cones in the retina are differentiated from one another by what feature?

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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

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Which of the following does not contribute to the sense of equilibrium?

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Pain,heat,and cold are detected by __________.

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You can smell the fragrance of your deodorant when you just put it on,but after a little while the smell fades.What explains this phenomenon?

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