Senses Open Notes Quiz

Olfactory cortex interprets information from the

• Eye

• Ear

• Nose

• Tongue

Visual cortex interprets information from the

• Eye

• Ear

• Nose

• Tongue

Somatosensory cortex interprets signals from

• Eye

• Ear

• Nose

• Skin

Gustatory cortex interprets information from

• EYE

• EAR

• TONGUE

• SKIN

Auditory cortex interprets information from

• SKIN

• EYE

• EAR

• SKIN

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

CTE is caused by

• Listening to music too loud

• Concussions

• Burning your skin

• Staring at the Sun

What is the only sense whose signal does not pass through the thalamus?

• EYE

• EAR

• NOSE

• SKIN

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which statements are true about reflexes and pain?

• A: Reflex signals pass through the spinal cord only, not the brain, and produce a physical response of movement away from the pain.

• B: perception of pain signal is transmitted to the somatosensory cortex of the brain and does not produce an involuntary physical response.

• • 
    C: Choices A and B are both true.

• • D: A reflex response occurs more slowly than the perception of pain.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How are the sensory receptors for smell and taste similar?

• They respond to movement

• They respond to light

• They react to molecules from the environment

• They all pass through the brainstem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How are the sensory receptors for hearing and touch similar?

• They respond to movement

• They respond to light

• They react to molecules in the environment

• They do not pass through the thalamus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8