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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP CHAP 15 EXAM
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Question 1: which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?
Answer:
pharyngotmpanic tube
Question 2: select the correct statement about olfaction.
Answer:
some of the sensation of olfaction is actually one of pain
Question 3: as sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of corti),____
Answer:
outer hair cells stiffen the basilar membrane Question 4: conscious perception of vision probably reflects activity in the ____
Answer:
occipital love of the cortex
Question 5: the first "way station" in the visual pathway from the eye , after there has been partial crossover of the fiber in the optic chiasma, is the ____
Answer:
lateral geniculate body of the thlalamus
Question 6: the oil component found in tears is produced by the___
Answer:
tarsal glands
Question 7: U.S. employees must wear hearing protection at ____ db or above.
Answer:
90
Question 8: the blind spot of the eye is where___
Answer:
the optic nerve leaves the eye Question 9: which of the following is not a possible cause of conduction deafness?
Answer:
cochlear nerve degeneration
Question 10: which of the following is true about light and vision?
Answer:
when we see the color of the object, all light is being absorbed by that object except for the color being experienced
Question 11: the oval window is connected directly to which passageway?
Answer:
scala vestibuli Question 12: which of the following taste sensations is incorrectly matched to the chemicals that produce it?
Answer:
umami-amino acids glutamate and lysine
Question 13: tinnitus, vertigo and gradual hearing loss typify the disorder called___
Answer:
Menieres syndrome Question 14: which of the following could not be seen as one looks into the eye with an ophthalmoscope?
Answer:
optic chiasma
Question 15: dark adaptation ____
Answer:
involves accumulation of rhodopsin Question 16: The eye muscle that elevates and turns the eye laterally is the____
Answer:
inferior oblique
Question 17: during dark adaptation____.
Answer:
rhodopsin accumulates in the rods
Question 18: olfactory cells and taste buds are normally stimulated by___
Answer:
substances in solution
Question 19: damage to the medial recti muscles would probably affect ____
Answer:
convergence
Question 20: the tarsal plate of the eyelid____
Answer:
is connected to the levator palpebrae
Question 21: which of the follow types of neurons are replaced throughout adult life?
Answer:
olfactory receptor cells
Question 22: taste buds are not found____
Answer:
in filiform papillae Question 23: what prevents the eyelids from sticking together when the eyes close?
Answer:
tarsal gland secretions Question 24: which of the following is not a characteristic of olfactory receptor cells?
Answer:
They are unipolar neurons
Question 25: receptors for hearing are located in the___
Answer:
cochlea
Question 26: information from balance receptors goes directly to the ____
Answer:
brain stem reflex centers Question 27: visual inputs to the ___ serve to synchronize biorhythms with natural light and dark.
Answer:
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Question 28: the receptor membranes of gustatory cells are ___
Answer:
gustatory hairs