Quiz on the Human Senses

Which of the following statements is unique to our sense of smell?

• It utilizes chemoreceptors.

• Molecules are dissolved in fluids.

• It is considered a special sense.

• Signals are sent to the frontal lobe and the limbic system.

Which of the following is considered a general (somatic) sense?

• Balance

• Vision

• Touch

• Smell

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Photoreceptors in our eyes are responsible for converting ________ to electrical signals.

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Which structure is essential for maintaining our balance when we rotate our heads?

• Tympanic membrane

• Auditory ossicles

• Papillae

• Semicircular canals

Which statement below correctly matches the structure with its function?

• The vestibule is the key structure for maintaining balance.

• The gustatory epithelial cells are stem cells responsible for making new taste receptor cells.

• The lacrimal apparatus triggers our eyes to reflexively blink.

• Rods are the receptor cells in our eyes that detect fine detail and color.

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Which of the following statements about the outermost layer of the eye is false?

• It is also known as the fibrous layer.

• It supplies the other two layers with blood.

• It has the anchoring sites for the extrinsic eye muscles.

• The white part of this layer is called the sclera.

Reorder the following

• impulse is send to the vestibulocochlear nerve, the impulse will then be interpreted by the temporal lobe

• organs of corti deform vibrations

• sound waves enter auditory canal and eardrum vibrates

• ossicles amplify vibrations and stapes hits oval window and transmits vibrations to cochlea

• round window dissipates vibrations within the cochlea

The white portion of the eye (In Humans).

• Pupil
• Sclera
• Dyslexia
• Retina

What is letter B

• Optic nerve
• Lens
• Cornea
• Retina

What is letter E?

• Vitreous humor
• Retina
• Cornea
• Optic nerve