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Explore the intricacies of the olfactory system, taste perception, and the visual system in this informative quiz. Test your knowledge and learn fascinating facts about how we experience the world through our special senses.
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The Special Senses Visual System Hearing and Balance Olfaction Taste Grab Bag $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 FINAL ROUND
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 tract ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 tract BACK 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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Olfaction: $200 Answer • This is not considered one of the seven primary odors: • a. floral • b. minty • c. sweet • d. putrid • e. musky BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 BACK TO GAME
Olfaction: $400 Question • These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells: • a. basal cells • b. mitral cells • c. olfactory hairs • d. tufted cells ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Olfaction: $400 Answer • These cells proliferate to replace lost olfactory cells: • a. basal cells • b. mitral cells • c. olfactory hairs • d. tufted cells BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 BACK TO GAME
Taste: $200 Question • Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months. • True/False ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Taste: $200 Answer • Taste (gustatory) cells have an average life span of about two months. • True/False BACK TO GAME
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) ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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) BACK TO GAME
Taste: $400 Question • This taste sensation is the most sensitive: • a. bitter • b. salty • c. sweet • d. umami ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Taste: $400 Answer • This taste sensation is the most sensitive: • a. bitter • b. salty • c. sweet • d. umami BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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. iris ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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. iris BACK 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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 these ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 these BACK 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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 lens ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 BACK TO GAME
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) ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance:$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) BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance: $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 canals ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance: $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
Hearing and Balance: $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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance: $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 BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance: $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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance: $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. helicotremaThis 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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Hearing and Balance:$500 Answer • Given these parts of the inner ear: 1. oval window2. round window 3. scala tympani 4. scala vestibuli5. helicotremaThis 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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
Grab Bag: $100 Answer • The lens normally focuses light onto this: • a. optic disc • b. iris • c. macula lutea • d. cornea • e. pupil BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME
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 BACK TO GAME
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 ANSWER BACK TO GAME