Special Senses Quiz
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If your ossicles were removed, you would NOT be able to:
A. Equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane
B. Maintain your sense of balance
C. Transmit sound waves to the inner ear
D. Carry nerve impulses to the cerebrum
What eye condition occurs more frequently in children?
A. Cataract
B. Glaucoma
C. Strabismus
D. Presbyopia
Pauline has a conductive hearing loss, which can be caused by:
A. auditory nerve damage
B. an infection in the semicircular canals
C. a ruptured tympanic membrane
D. damage to the cochlea
What disorder could be treated by the surgical insertion of an artificial stapes?
A. Otosclerosis
B. Meniere’s disease
C. Otitis media
D. Sensory hearing loss
What disorder can often be corrected with radial keratotomy (RK)?
A. Myopia
B. Cataract
C. Strabismus
D. Amblyopia
What function do the orbits, eye lashes, and lacrimal glands all have in common?
A. Nutrition
B. Lubrication
C. Protection
D. Excretion
What eye condition can occur in someone with a normally shaped eyeball?
A. Myopia
B. Hyperopia
C. Presbyopia
D. Astigmatism
How is glaucoma usually treated?
A. Medication
B. Surgical removal of the lens
C. Corrective lenses
D. Radial kertotomy
Organisms in the throat can travel up the eustachian tube and cause:
A. Otosclerosis
B. A cerumen plug
C. Otitis media
D. Meniere’s disease
When you cry and your nose runs, what fluid is coming through your nose?
A. Tears
B. Cerebrospinal fluid
C. Aqueous humor
D. Mucus
Of the following, when a sound is heard, what structure would be the first to transmit the sound wave?
A. Organ of Corti
B. Cochlea
C. Stapes
D. Tympanic membrane
What organ of the inner ear is NOT involved in hearing?
A. Vestibule
B. Cochlea
C. Organ of Corti
D. Semicircular canals
What part of the eye is actually a mucous membrane?
A. Sclera
B. Cornea
C. Choroid coat
D. Conjunctiva
Where would you find cerumen?
A. Eustachian tube
B. External auditory canal
C. Semicircular canals
D. Cochlea
What statement about the sense of taste is true?
A. Taste is influences by the sense of smell
B. Taste buds are called lacteals
C. There are no taste buds in the back of the tongue
D. There are two main tastes, sweet and salty