Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy & Physiology Study Guide

16.10 Chapter Sixteen Practice Exam 1. A reduction in sensitivity in the presence of a constant stimulus is ___________________. a. Transduction b. Sensory coding c. Line labeling d. Adaptation 2. A blind spot occurs in the retina where ___________________. a. The fovea is located b. Ganglion cells synapse with bipolar cells c. The optic nerve attaches to the retina d. Rod cells are clustered to form the macula e. Amacrine cells are located 3. Sound waves are turned into mechanical movements by the ___________________. a. Auditory ossicles b. Cochlea c. Oval window d. Round window e. Tympanic membrane 4. The basic receptors in the inner ear are the ___________________. a. Utricles b. Saccules c. Hair cells d. Supporting cells e. Ampullae 5. The retina is ___________________. a. The vascular tunic b. The fibrous tunic c. The neural tunic d. All of these

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At sunset, your visual system adapts to ___________________. a. Fovea vision b. Rod-based vision c. Macular vision d. An above average visual acuity rating is ___________________. a. 20/20 b. 20/30 c. 15/20 d. The malleus, incus, and stapes are the tiny bones located in the ___________________. a. Outer ear b. Middle ear c. Inner ear d. Larger the stimulus needed to stimulate a sensory receptor b. Fewer sensory receptors there are c. More difficult it is to locate the exact point of stimulation d. Larger the area of the somatosensory cortex in the brain that deals with the area e. Closer together the receptor cells

Cone-based vision 7.

20/15 8.

Membranous labyrinth 9. The larger the receptive field, the ___________________. a.

Answer key found on page 366.

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