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Olfaction

FINAL ROUND

Taste Visual System

Hearing and Balance Grab Bag

Olfaction:

$100 Question

Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this:

a. external auditory meatus

b. cribriform plate

c. nasolacrimal duct

d. mastoid sinus

e. olfactory tractBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Olfaction:

$100 Answer

Olfactory nerves pass from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulbs through this:

a. external auditory meatus

b. cribriform plate

c. nasolacrimal duct

d. mastoid sinus

e. olfactory tractBACK TO GAME

Olfaction:

$200 Question

This is not considered one of the seven primary odors:

a. floral

b. minty

c. sweet

d. putrid

e. musky

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ANSWER

Olfaction:

$200 Answer

This is not considered one of the seven primary odors:

a. floral

b. minty

c. sweet

d. putrid

e. musky

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Olfaction:

$300 Question

This is responsible for visceral and emotional reactions to odors and has connections to the limbic system:

a. intermediate olfactory area

b. lateral olfactory area

c. medial olfactory area

d. olfactory bulb

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ANSWER

Olfaction:

$300 Answer

This is responsible for visceral and emotional reactions to odors and has connections to the limbic system:

a. intermediate olfactory area

b. lateral olfactory area

c. medial olfactory area

d. olfactory bulb

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Olfaction:

$400 Question

These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:

a. basal cells

b. mitral cells

c. olfactory hairs

d. tufted cells

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ANSWER

Olfaction:

$400 Answer

These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells:

a. basal cells

b. mitral cells

c. olfactory hairs

d. tufted cells

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Olfaction:

$500 Question

Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately notices a strong odor. After a few minutes however, she realizes that the smell is hardly noticeable anymore. This it the best explanation:

a. receptors become saturated

b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral (tufted) cells

c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area can inhibit further action potentials

d. all of these BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Olfaction:

$500 Answer

Sally walks into her anatomy lab and immediately notices a strong odor. After a few minutes however, she realizes that the smell is hardly noticeable anymore. This it the best explanation:

a. receptors become saturated

b. olfactory bulb neurons inhibit mitral (tufted) cells

c. neurons in the intermediate olfactory area can inhibit further action potentials

d. all of these BACK TO GAME

Taste:

$100 Question

These papillae provide a rough surface on the tongue allowing it to manipulate food more easily:

a. vallate

b. fungiform

c. foliate

d. filiform

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ANSWER

Taste:

$100 Answer

These papillae provide a rough surface on the tongue allowing it to manipulate food more easily:

a. vallate

b. fungiform

c. foliate

d. filiform

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Taste:

$200 Question

Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.

True/False

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ANSWER

Taste:

$200 Answer

Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months.

True/False

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Taste:

$300 Question

Taste from different regions of the tongue are carried by these cranial nerves except:

a. facial (VII)

b. glossopharyngeal (IX)

c. vagus (X)

d. hypoglossal (XII)

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ANSWER

Taste:

$300 Answer

Taste from different regions of the tongue are carried by these cranial nerves except:

a. facial (VII)

b. glossopharyngeal (IX)

c. vagus (X)

d. hypoglossal (XII)

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Taste:

$400 Question

This taste sensation is the most sensitive:

a. bitter

b. salty

c. sweet

d. umami

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ANSWER

Taste:

$400 Answer

This taste sensation is the most sensitive:

a. bitter

b. salty

c. sweet

d. umami

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Taste:

$500 Question

Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of cells by this mechanism:

a. Na+ diffuses through Na+ channels of gustatory hairs

b. diffusion of H+ into the cell through H+ channels

c. amino acids bind to receptors on gustatory hairs

d. a and b BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Taste:

$500 Answer

Umami (savory) tastes result in depolarization of cells by this mechanism:

a. Na+ diffuses through Na+ channels of gustatory hairs

b. diffusion of H+ into the cell through H+ channels

c. amino acids bind to receptors on gustatory hairs

d. a and b BACK TO GAME

Visual System:

$100 Question

The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this:

a. choroid

b. ciliary

c. body

d. cornea

e. irisBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Visual System:

$100 Answer

The colored (blue, brown, green) portion of the eye, as seen in an anterior view, is this:

a. choroid

b. ciliary

c. body

d. cornea

e. irisBACK TO GAME

Visual System:

$200 Question

Given these structures: 1. lacrimal canaliculi2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac4. nasolacrimal duct5. punctaList the structures in the correct order that tears would flow through them after being produced in the lacrimal gland.

a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4

b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3 BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Visual System:

$200 Answer

Given these structures: 1. lacrimal canaliculi2. lacrimal ducts 3. lacrimal sac4. nasolacrimal duct5. punctaList the structures in the correct order that tears would flow through them after being produced in the lacrimal gland.

a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,5,1,3,4

b. 3,1,4,2,5 d. 4,5,1,2,3 BACK TO GAME

Visual System:

$300 Question

This statement about aqueous humor is true:

a. is found in the anterior compartment of the eye

b. is produced by the ciliary processes

c. helps maintain intraocular pressure

d. provides nutrition for the cornea and lens

e. all of theseBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Visual System:

$300 Answer

This statement about aqueous humor is true:

a. is found in the anterior compartment of the eye

b. is produced by the ciliary processes

c. helps maintain intraocular pressure

d. provides nutrition for the cornea and lens

e. all of theseBACK TO GAME

Visual System:

$400 Question

Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye travel here:

a. all to the right occipital lobe

b. all to the left occipital lobe

c. all to the thalamus

d. most to the thalamus, some to the superior colliculus

e. some to right occipital lobe and left occipital lobe

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ANSWER

Visual System:

$400 Answer

Axons in the optic nerve from the right eye travel here:

a. all to the right occipital lobe

b. all to the left occipital lobe

c. all to the thalamus

d. most to the thalamus, some to the superior colliculus

e. some to right occipital lobe and left occipital lobe BACK TO GAME

Visual System:

$500 Question

A person with an abnormally short eyeball (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses this kind of lens to correct his or her vision:

a. nearsighted, concave lens

b. nearsighted, convex lens

c. farsighted, concave lens

d. farsighted, convex lensBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Visual System:

$500 Answer

A person with an abnormally short eyeball (anterior to posterior) is _____________ and uses this kind of lens to correct his or her vision:

a. nearsighted, concave lens

b. nearsighted, convex lens

c. farsighted, concave lens

d. farsighted, convex lens

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Hearing and Balance:

$100 Question

These structures are all part of the external ear except:

a. auricle (pinna)

b. external acoustic meatus (external auditory canal)

c. auditory (eustachian) tube

d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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ANSWER


$100 Answer

These structures are all part of the external ear except:

a. auricle (pinna)

b. external acoustic meatus (external auditory canal)

c. auditory (eustachian) tube

d. eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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$200 Question

The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within this:

a. scala media (cochlear duct)

b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)

c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)

d. vestibule

e. semicircular canalsBACK TO GAME

ANSWER


$200 Answer

The spiral organ (organ of Corti) is found within this:

a. scala media (cochlear duct)

b. scala vestibuli (vestibular duct)

c. scala tympani (tympanic duct)

d. vestibule

e. semicircular canals

BACK TO GAME


$300 Question

A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.

a. frequency

b. amplitude

c. resonance

d. both a and b

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ANSWER


$300 Answer

A higher pitch of a sound is a result of an increase in the _____________ of the sound wave.

a. frequency

b. amplitude

c. resonance

d. both a and b

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$400 Question

Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular canals primarily affects the ability to detect this:

a. linear acceleration

b. movement of the head in all directions

c. the position of the head relative to the ground

d. the position of the limbs BACK TO GAME

ANSWER


$400 Answer

Damage to sensory structures in the semicircular canals primarily affects the ability to detect this:

a. linear acceleration

b. movement of the head in all directions

c. the position of the head relative to the ground

d. the position of the limbs BACK TO GAME

Hearing and Balance: $500 Question

Given these parts of the inner ear:

1. oval window2. round window 3. scala tympani 4. scala vestibuli5. helicotrema

This is the correct order in which vibrations travel through the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.

a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1

b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1 BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Hearing and Balance: $500 Answer

Given these parts of the inner ear:

1. oval window2. round window 3. scala tympani 4. scala vestibuli5. helicotrema

This is the correct order in which vibrations travel through the cochlea when the stapes is vibrated.

a. 1,2,3,4,5 c. 2,4,5,3,1

b. 1,4,5,3,2 d. 3,2,4,5,1 BACK TO GAME

Grab Bag:

$100 Question

The lens normally focuses light onto this:

a. optic disc

b. iris

c. macula lutea

d. cornea

e. pupil

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ANSWER

Grab Bag:

$100 Answer

The lens normally focuses light onto this:

a. optic disc

b. iris

c. macula lutea

d. cornea

e. pupil

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Grab Bag:

$200 Question

Given these ear bones (ossicles):1. incus2. malleus3. stapesThis is the correct order of the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3

b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1 BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Grab Bag:

$200 Answer

Given these ear bones (ossicles):1. incus2. malleus3. stapesThis is the correct order of the ear bones (ossicles) from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

a. 1,2,3 c. 2,1,3

b. 1,3,2 d. 2,3,1 BACK TO GAME

Grab Bag:

$300 Question

The following occurs during dark adaptation except:

a. rod function increases

b. cone function decreases

c. pupils dilate

d. break down of rhodopsin

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ANSWER

Grab Bag:

$300 Answer

The following occurs during dark adaptation except:

a. rod function increases

b. cone function decreases

c. pupils dilate

d. break down of rhodopsin

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Grab Bag:

$400 Question

Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is translated by the brain into specific information about head position and acceleration.

True/False

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ANSWER

Grab Bag:

$400 Answer

Movement of otoliths located in the macula, is translated by the brain into specific information about head position and acceleration.

True/False

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Grab Bag:

$500 Question

This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:

a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants

b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants

c. olfactory sensations provide information about a substance that may be thought of as taste

d. there is no relationship between the olfactory and gustatory senses

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ANSWER

Grab Bag:

$500 Answer

This best describes the relationship between olfaction and gustation:

a. gustatory hairs can also detect odorants

b. olfactory hairs can also detect tastants

c. olfactory sensations provide information about a substance that may be thought

of as taste

d. there is no relationship between the olfactory and gustatory senses

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FINAL ROUND Question

The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:

a. easily accessible

b. less immunologically active

c. requires extensive circulation to the cornea

d. one of the first organs to be transplanted

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ANSWER

FINAL ROUND Answer

The following statements about corneal transplants are true except:

a. easily accessible

b. less immunologically active

c. requires extensive circulation to the cornea

d. one of the first organs to be transplanted BACK TO GAME

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