Sensory System

An example of a chemoreceptor is

• hair cells

• rods and cones

• taste buds

• Pacinian corpuscles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What sensory receptor is used for taste and smell?

• Chemoreceptor

• Photoreceptor

• Thermoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the name of the thin membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and folds back to cover the visible portion of the white of the eye?

• Cornea

• Sclera

• Lacrimal apparatus

• Conjunctiva

What part of the eye gives it color?

• Iris

• Cornea

• Pupil

• Sclera

​ ​ ​ Myopia is the name for nearsightedness in which distance objects are hard to see while ​ (a)   is the name for farsightedness where nearby objects are hard to see.

• hyperopia
• Astigmatism
• Presbyopia

Which are the 3 small bones in the ear? Select all that apply

• Malleus

• Incus

• Labyrinth

• Stapes

• Pinna

What is the name of the 3 tiny bones in the ear?

• Oracles

• Ossicles

• Oricula

• Otocules

Within the inner ear what is the name of the coiled shell that contains receptors for hearing?

• Cochlea

• Semicircular canals

• Vestibule

• Labyrinth

Touch receptors are found mostly where?

• Subcutaneous layer of skin and hair follicles

• Dermis of the skin and around hair follicles

• Epidermis of the skin and hair follicles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Sensory receptors in the skin include

• Free nerve endings

• Merkels discs

• Pacinian corpuscles

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8