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ANS
General Senses
The ear
Vision
Taste/Smell
100

Is the Autonomic nervous system voluntary or involuntary? 

Involuntary 

100

What do proprioceptors detect? 

body movement and position 

100

Name the three bones of the middle ear. 

stapes, incus, and malleus 

100

What structures make up the fibrous layer of the eye? 

sclera and cornea 

100

What causes the taste of umami? 

amino acids 

200

What is an example of a visceral reflex? 

Baroreceptors (control BP)

200

What general senses do free nerve endings detect? 

Temperature and pain 

200

What is the function of the auditory tube? 

equalize pressure on the inside of the eardrum. 

200

What is the function of vitreous humor? 

It is a gel like liquid that maintains the shape of the eyeball and keeps the retina in place. 

200

What creates the perception of taste? 

combination of the 5 types of taste, smell, sight, texture, and temperature
300

T/F: The PSNS has long lasting and widespread effects.

False that is the SNS 

300

T/F: Fast pain which is perceived as sharp pain travels through unmyelinated tracts. 

FALSE: fast pain travels through myelinated 

300

Which type of fluid can be found in the scala vestibuli and scala tympani? 

perilymph 

300

Which structure of the eye does the most bending of light rays? 

the cornea 

300

T/F: taste is the only special sense that doesn't go through the thalamus 

FALSE: smell is the only sense 

400

Which division of the ANS has the ganglia closer to the target organ? 

PSNS

400

What is referred pain? 

Pain in viscera that is perceived elsewhere on the body 

400
T/F: both membranes of the cochlear duct move in response to vibrations.  

FALSE only the basilar membrane moves 

400

What is accommodation?

change in the curvature of the lens to focus on near objects

400

How often do stem cells replace taste cells? 

Every 7-10 days 

500

What are some effects of the PSNS? 

decrease HR, decrease BP, constrict pupils, increase digestion, increase glycogen synthesis, increase waste elimination, increase reproduction. 

500

These type of receptors are rapidly adapting like smell and hair movement 

phasic receptors 

500

What structures detect static and linear acceleration? 

saccule and utricle (vestibule) 

500

If you have hyperopia what is the problem? 

Your eye is too short so the focal plane is behind the retina. 

500

How many kinds of chemoreceptors can be found on each olfactory cell? 

Only 1.