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Chpt 15
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2010

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Term
Of the following senses, which accounts for the majority of sensory receptors in the body?
Definition
Vision
Term
Which of the following terms is a synonym for eyelids?
Definition
Palpebrae
Term
Pinkeye is an infection of the _______ of the eye.
Definition
conjunctiva
Term
Watching a sad movie can sometimes trigger an increase in lacrimal secretions, or _______.
Definition
tears
Term
In order to turn the eye straight down, the actions of the _______ muscle(s) is (are) required.
Definition
inferior rectus and superior oblique
Term
The cornea is actually part of the ______ layer of the eye.
Definition
fibrous
Term
Sympathetic fibers innervating the iris of the eye cause which response?
Definition
Dilation
Term
People with blue eyes produce ______ pigment, which is deposited in the iris.
Definition
lesser amounts of brown
Term
The ________ layer of the eye is responsible for vision.
Definition
sensory
Term
Focusing an object on the _______ provides the highest visual acuity.
Definition
fovea centralis
Term
Glaucoma is a disorder in which:
Definition
the canal of Schlemm becomes blocked.
intraocular pressure increases above 16 mm Hg.
the retina is compressed and its blood supply is blocked.
all of the above occur
Term
The formation of rainbows reflects the fact that:
Definition
visible light consists of multiple wavelengths of light.
Term
Sympathetic innervation is more predominant during __________.
Definition
distant vision
Term
Functional differences between rod vision and cone vision can be explained because:
Definition
rods participate in converging pathways where as many as 100 rods connect with a single ganglion cell.
Term
Visual pigments are differentiated based on the identity of the ______ protein.
Definition
opsin
Term
The light-dependent step in vision involves:
Definition
stimulating the transformation in retinal from the 11-cis-isomer to the 11-trans-isomer.
Term
The detection of light is ultimately communicated to the brain because of _______.
Definition
photoreceptor cell hyper polarization
Term
The receptive structures for smell are the:
Definition
olfactory receptor cells and cilia.
Term
In detection of smell, odorants themselves:
Definition
bind to receptors and stimulate opening of ion channels.
Term
The common underlying mechanism for all tastes is:
Definition
an increase in intracellular Ca2+.
Term
Taste is 80% smell. The relationship between smell and taste is evidenced by the fact that both sensations are a type of _________.
Definition
chemoreception
Term
The hearing receptors are located in the _______.
Definition
internal ear
Term
The ___________ of sound waves is interpreted as differing pitches, whereas the _______ of sound waves is interpreted as loudness.
Definition
frequency; amplitude
Term
The middle ear ossicles serve to ______ the sound waves onto the oval window.
Definition
amplify
Term
Transduction of sound stimuli occurs as the result of:
Definition
bending of the hair cells, which stimulates the opening of the mechanically gated ion channels in their membrane.
a receptor potential generation.
release of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
all of the above
Term
Dynamic and static equilibrium transduction both use the principle of ________.
Definition
mechanoreception
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