Special Senses

Our sense organs ................. information from our surroundings

• receive

• interprets

A decision to open the umbrella because it is raining, it is caused by .....

• the nervous system

• our senses organs

• the musculoskeletal system

Order :

• stimulus - decision - response

• response - decision - stimulus

• stimulus - response - decision

The.............carries visual messages to the brain.

• optic nerve

• taste buds

• receptors from the skin

• auditory nerve

• olfatory nerve

The.............carries messages from the nose to the brain.

• optic nerve

• taste buds

• receptors from the skin

• auditory nerve

• olfatory nerve

What is detected by chemoreceptors?

• tastes

• sounds

• odors

• both a and c

Of the following, which is NOT part of an eye?

• cochlea

• iris

• retina

• cornea

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are parts of the ____.

• inner ear

• balance system

• middle ear

• outer ear

Which neurons in your eye can detect all colors of light?

• Rods

• Pyramids

• Cubes

• Cones

The ear has 2 main functions.  They are hearing and: 

• Balance
• Draining excess fluid
• Managing pressure when in elevated areas
• Creating cerumen