In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: The actual receptors for taste are the ___________ located within the _________. Answer: ; taste hairs Question: Light receptors in the _________ form impulses that are transmitted to the brain via the ________ nerve. Answer: ; optic Question: Sound stimuli are transmitted from the membrane to the oval window by the Answer: ear . Question: In the maintenance of dynamic equilibrium, turning the head causes movement of endolymph in the _________ stimulating the hair cells of the _________ to form impulses, which are sent to the brain. Answer: canals; crista ampullaris Question: The structure that causes your nose to "run" when you cry is the ___________. Answer: duct Question: The outer layer of the eye consists of the _______ and ________. Answer: sclera; Question: When cloudiness of the lens occurs it is referred to as ________. Answer: a Question: The space between the bony and membranous labyrinths contain ________. While the membranous labyrinth itself contains __________. Answer: perilymph; Question: The receptors for stimuli are located in the Answer: . Question: The auditory ossicles, the malleaus, , and stapes are located in the Answer: ear. Question: _________ results when light rays are focused in front of the retina. Answer: Question: Light rays entering the eye are first bent by the ________ and finely focused on the retina by the _________. Answer: ; lens Question: The ________ controls the amount of light entering the eye. Answer: Question: The rods are active in ________ vision and contain the pigment ____________. Answer: black and ; rhodopsin Question: The interpretation of impulses as sensations is the function of the Answer: cerebral . Question: The _________ is the retinal area for sharpest, bright-light vision, and it contains densely packed ________. Answer: fovea centralis; Question: Tears are secreted by the __________, flow across the surface of the eye, and drain into the _________ via the superior and inferior canaliculi. Answer: gland; lacrimal sac Question: A woman applies perfume and immediately detects the scent. But after a short time, she cannot detect the scent. Why does this ? Answer: receptors have become adapted and no longer form impulses Question: Because a chemical we will smell needs to diffuse into the fluid surrounding the olfactory receptors, which of the substances would not be able to be detected? Answer: Question: The intensity of a sensation is proportional to the ________ of impulses received by sensory areas of the cerebrum. Answer: Question: Vibrations of the perilymph produce vibrations in the ________ causing hair cells in the ________ to form impulses that the brain interprets as sound sensations. Answer: basilar membrane; of Corti Question: ________ are the sensory receptors for pain. Answer: Free endings Question: Pitch of a sound wave is dependent on the ______ of the wave, while the volume is dependent on __________. Answer: ; amplitude Question: The external of the ear which can be viewed is referred to as the Answer: auricle Question: Chemoreceptors for taste are _________, which can only detect chemicals that are _________ in a liquid. Answer: cells; dissolved |
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