Chapter 14

Question 1

Conversion of a stimulus to an impulse

Answer 1

Transduction

Question 2

Erroneous projection for pain

Answer 2

not phantom pain

Question 3

What photopigments are in the fovea centralis?

Answer 3

Iodopsin

Question 4

Do rods and cones have axons in the optic nerve?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Cupulae are associated with

Answer 5

Dynamic equilibrium

Question 6

Is the vestibular membrane in the vestibule?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

When objects move away from the eye, but less than 20 feet, the lense becomes…

Answer 7

less round

Question 8

When objects move away from the eye, but less than 20 feet, the suspensory ligaments

Answer 8

tighten

Question 9

the scala media and cochlear duct are

Answer 9

related

Question 10

the semicircular duct and scleral venous sinus

Answer 10

are not related

Question 11

closest to nasolacrimal duct

Answer 11

lacrimal punctum

Question 12

last item sound waves pass through

Answer 12

round window

Question 13

pain receptors are not

Answer 13

mechanoreceptors

Question 14

sustenacular cells are related to

Answer 14

taste

Question 15

chemoreceptors are not related to

Answer 15

taste

Question 16

superficial layer in eyeball

Answer 16

sclera

Question 17

most photoreceptors in retina don’t contain

Answer 17

photopsin

Question 18

most phororeceptors in the retina contain

Answer 18

scotopsin

Question 19

what’s the most medial?

Answer 19

lacrimal canal

Question 20

the saccule is part of the

Answer 20

membraneous labyrinth

Question 21

the cochlea is not part of the

Answer 21

membraneous labyrinth

Question 22

the spiral organ and endolymph

Answer 22

are not in contact with

Question 23

the stapes and round window

Answer 23

are in contact

Question 24

the cochlear nerve isn’t related to

Answer 24

dynamic equilibrium

Question 25

______ in the olfactory bulb help a person become less aware of a continuous odor

Answer 25

granule cells

Question 26

Rhodopsin is made up of

Answer 26

scotopsin and retinal

Question 27

the ___ is more sensitive to vertical than horizontal movement

Answer 27

saccule

Question 28

axons of ______ cells conduct impulses to the brain

Answer 28

ganglion

Question 29

gelatinous structures attached to hair cells in the inner ear include the tectorial membrane, otolithic membrane, and

Answer 29

cupula

Question 30

depolarization of _____ cells in the retina cause depolarization of ganglion cells

Answer 30

bipolar

Question 31

afterimages

Answer 31

perceptions of stimuli after they're gone

Question 32

all photopigments contain an opsin and lipid soluble chemical called

Answer 32

retinal

Question 33

olfactory neurons are replaced every

Answer 33

2 months

Question 34

conjunctiva

Answer 34

mucous membrane that covers the anterior surface of the eye and inner lining of the eyelids

Question 35

helicotrema

Answer 35

passageway where scala vestibuli meets scala tympani

Question 36

saccades

Answer 36

jerky movement of eyeballs when a person is scanning the visual field

Question 37

19. The proximal end of the organ of Corti is more sensitive to high pitch sounds than to low pitch sounds.

Answer 37

T

Question 38

21. Rhodopsin is the most abundant photopigment in the retina.

Answer 38

T

Question 39

22. Perception of green color requires only stimulation of only green cones.

Answer 39

T

Question 40

23. High pitch soundwaves stimulate the organ of Corti nearer the helicotrema.

Answer 40

F

Question 41

27. The tectorial membrane is within the scala media.

Answer 41

T

Question 42

29. Ear otoliths are found in the middle ear.

Answer 42

F

Question 43

26. A macula in the inner ear is not in contact with perilymph.

Answer 43

T

Question 44

30. The near point of vision is about 20 feet.

Answer 44

F

Question 45

32. The fovea centralis is located lateral to the optic disc.

Answer 45

T

Question 46

31. The canal of Schlemm is located at a canthus.