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A) interpretation B) transmission C) stimulation D) transduction 2
A) pressure B) pain C) heat D) touch 3
A) sweet B) bitter C) salty D) sour 4
A) kinocilium B) ampullae C) statocysts D) otolith 5
A) tectorial membrane B) tympanic membrane C) basilar membrane D) vestibular membrane 6
A) retina B) cornea C) pupil D) fovea E) optic nerve 7
A) rod cells B) cone cells C) bipolar cells D) cupula cells E) ampullae 8
A) rhodopsin B) G proteins C) phosphodiesterase D) all of the above E) none of the above 9
A) gravity B) sound C) touch D) vibration E) smell 10
A) optic nerve B) cornea C) bipolar cells D) rod and cone cells E) vestibular apparatus 11
A) foveal membrane B) basilar membrane C) oval window D) tectorial membrane E) tympanic membrane 12
A) bitter B) salty C) spicy D) sweet 13
A) organ of Corti B) retina C) iris D) cornea E) pupil 14
A) ampullae of Lorenzini B) lateral line system C) pit organs D) taste buds E) all of the above are found in fish 15
A) found only in invertebrates B) free nerve endings that depolarize in response to direct physical stimulation C) mechanical receptors that employ a lever device D) auditory receptors 16
A) infrared vision B) regular vision C) electric organs D) taste 17
A) rod and cone cells of mammals B) taste receptors of fishes C) organs of Corti of humans D) olfactory receptors of mammals E) organs of Corti of bats 18
A) travel farther B) travel more quickly C) provide better directional information D) all of the above E) none of the above 19
A) outer ear and middle ear B) middle ear and inner ear C) inner ear and throat D) cochlea and semicircular canals E) middle ear and throat 20
A) rod and cone cells B) organs of Corti C) proprioceptors D) all of the above E) none of the above 21
A) cornea B) iris C) papillae D) retina E) organ of Corti 22
A) stirrup B) anvil C) saddle D) hammer 23
A) taste B) pain C) color D) gravity E) all of the above 24
A) modified muscles B) the auditory center of the snake's brain C) electroplates D) the visual center of the snake's brain E) magnetic receptors 25
A) electroreceptors. B) exteroceptors. C) interoceptors. D) proprioceptors. E) thermoreceptors. 26
A) Pacinian corpuscles -- detects warmth B) Meissner's corpuscles -- detects light touch of the skin C) semicircular canals -- detects rotational movements in the three dimensions of space D) statocyst -- a gravity receptor E) vestibular apparatus -- detects changes in speed or direction of movement 27
A) fruit fly B) alligator C) bird D) human E) all of the above 28
A) In order to produce a clear image, the aqueous humor is involved in the process of accommodation. B) The space anterior to the lens is filled with the vitreous humor. C) The function of the crystalline lens is to bend light rays and focus them on the optic nerve. D) The amount of light entering your eye is regulated by smooth muscle in the ciliary body. E) Nearsightedness is a condition resulting from loss of lens elasticity. 29
A) The human eye contains both rhabdomeric receptors, the rods, and ciliary receptors, the cones. B) Rhabdomeres are found in the compound eyes of insects, but not in the eyes of octopi. C) In mammals, color vision depends upon three types of cones that are maximally sensitive to three different wavelengths of light. D) Suffering from a Vitamin A deficiency leads to night blindness. E) Accommodation involves the ability to change the width of the lens by contracting or relaxing certain muscles. 30
A) True B) False 31
A) True B) False 32
A) True B) False 33
A) True B) False 34
A) True B) False
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