Special Senses Test Review

Which type of sensory receptor is stimulated by light?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Photoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sensory receptor detects changes in levels of O2, CO2, and H+ ions (pH) as well as chemicals that stimulate taste and smell receptors?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Pain receptors

Fill in the blank: Thermoreceptors are found in the skin and viscera and respond to both ______ and internal temperature.

• external

• chemical

• mechanical

• auditory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which receptors are widely distributed in skin, muscles, tendons, joints, and viscera and detect touch, pressure, stretch, heat, cold, and pain?

• Special sense receptors

• General sense receptors

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

Fill in the blank: Vision is a special sense associated with the ______.

• Eye

• Ear

• Nose

• Tongue

Which process occurs first in vision?

• Neural activity is processed by the brain

• Light energy is transduced into neural activity

• Visual information is distributed to brain structures

• Axons of the retinal neurons are bundled to form the optic nerves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Fill in the blank: The retina converts _______ into neuronal activity.

• light energy

• sound waves

• chemical signals

• mechanical pressure

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is NOT a function of the human visual system as described in the notes?

• Localized relative to the individual within his or her environment

• Identified based on size, shape, color, and past experience

• Detected only in bright lighting conditions

• Perceived to be moving (or not)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The axons of the retinal neurons are bundled to form the optic nerves.

• True

• False

What is the function of extraocular muscles?

• Convert light energy into neural activity

• Attach to the eye and skull and allow movement

• Process visual information in the brain

• Form the optic nerves