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General Senses or Special Senses
Tongue and Nose
Eyes
Ears
100
What is a major organ of the sympathetic nervous system?
What is the adrenal gland?
100
Bipolar neurons are characteristic to the ____________.
special senses
100
The receptors for taste and smell are classified as __________.
chemoreceptors
100
Name the tunics of the wall of the eyeball in their correct sequence from inside out.
Retina, choroid, sclera
100
The receptors for sound reception and equilibrium are located in the __________ cavity.
inner ear
200
__________ and __________ are the major neurotransmitters released by autonomic nervous system neurons.
What is acetylcholine and norepinephrine?
200
This senses temperature, pain, touch, pressure, vibration, and proprioception (body position).
General senses
200
Name the 3 types of papillae.
Filiform, fungiform, and circumvallate.
200
The _______ covers both the inner surface of the eyelids and the visible portion of the sclera (anterior eye).
conjunctiva
200
This extension of hte middle ear connects to the nasopharynx and allows for pressure equalization.
Eustachian tube or auditory tube
300
True or False: During vigorous activity, digestion would increase while respiratory rate would decrease.
False- digestion would decrease and respiratory rate would increase
300
_____________ receptors are structurally more complex and localized in specific organs.
Special sense
300
________ molecules travel and stimulate the olfactory epithelium. These molecules are dissolved into the mucous of the nose so that we can smell them.
Odorant
300
The blind spot on the retina is where the ________ leaves the eye.
optic nerve
300
___________ is a fluid similar to cerebrospinal fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous layrinth. It also is found in the scala vestibuli and scala tympani.
Perilymph
400
__________ means that both the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system supply an organ.
What is dual innervation?
400
________ have complex receptors- they take up more space and translate information.
Special senses
400
Name 2 other places taste buds are located other than the tongue.
Soft palate, inner surface of the cheeks, pharynx, and epiglottis of the larynx
400
______ nerve stimulation results in an increase in the diameter of the pupil.
Sympathetic
400
_________ can result from impacted cerumen or a perforated ear drum.
Conduction deafness
500
Which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation? salivation, dilation of the pupils, elimination of urine or increased peristalsis of the digestive viscera
What is dilation of the pupils?
500
_______ include general somatic sensory information (from skin and muscles) and visceral autonomic sensory (from visceral organs).
General senses
500
Fill in the blanks with the type of chemicals that stimulate a certain taste: Umami: Bitter: Salty: Sour: Sweet:
Umami- glutamate Bitter- alkaloids- (i.e. coffee) Salty- metal ions- (i.e. salt ions- Na+, K+, etc.) Sour- H+ (i.e. vinegar- acetic acid) Sweet- hydroxide ion (OH)
500
When a person cries, he or she tends to keep on wiping their dripping nose. The nose drips because ____________.
lacrimal gland secretions wash the eyeball and drain into the lacrimal duct, which empties into the nasal cavity
500
Fill in the events of sound transmission: _______ vibrates; internal ear fluids are set in motion; ________ are stimulated; _______ of the ear vibrate; auditory cortex is stimulated.
tympanic membrane; auditory receptors/hair cells; ossicles
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