15. The Special Senses
Introduction to Special Senses
15. The Special Senses
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ProblemWhat is the difference between special senses and general senses?
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Special senses use action potentials, while general senses use graded potentials.
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Special senses are located in special sense organs, while general senses are distributed throughout the body.
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General senses include sight, taste, and equilibrium; special senses include pressure, temperature, and pain.
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The receptors for general senses are receptor cells, while special senses use modified nerve endings.
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ProblemWhich of the following correctly matches the sense to the type of stimulus it measures in the environment?
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Electromagnetic radiation: Smell.
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Pressure waves traveling through a fluid: Hearing.
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Chemical properties of gasses dissolved in a liquid: Equilibrium.
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Movement and gravity: Sight.
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND ACTIVITIES (65)
- Which of the following cranial nerves is not involved in the gustatory sense?a. Vagus nerve (X)b. Hypoglossal ...
- Tears normally flow from the lacrimal sac into the:a. lacrimal gland.b. lacrimal canaliculi.c. lacrimal puncta...
- 1. Match the cell type with the correct stimulus. ____Rod or cone ____Hair cell in cochlea ____Gus...
- The axons of the olfactory nerve terminate in the:a. olfactory epithelium.b. olfactory bulb.c. olfactory tract...
- Fill in the blanks: In an olfactory neuron, the binding of a(n) ______to its membrane receptor triggers a(n)__...
- The primary olfactory cortex is located in the:a. frontal lobe.b. occipital lobe.c. parietal lobe.d. temporal ...
- Which of the following statements is true regarding gustatory cells?a. They have microvilli that project into ...
- Match the taste with the chemical substance that produces it. ____Sweet ____Sour ____Salty ...
- he axons from the nasal retina in the left eye terminate in the:a. right lateral geniculate nucleus.b. left la...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.a...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.b...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.c...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.e...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.d...
- Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.f...
- Explain how sounds of different frequencies are detected in the cochlea.
- How do the hair cells of the crista ampullaris detect rotation of the head?
- The macula in the utricle detects:a. rotation of the head to the right.b. very low-frequency sound waves that ...
- Fill in the blanks: The spiral organ sits on the________membrane, and the stereocilia of the outer hair cells ...
- True or false: Hair cells in the spiral organ will depolarize or hyperpolarize, depending on the direction in ...
- Which of the following is not part of the auditory pathway in the CNS?a. Superior temporal lobeb. Superior col...
- Fill in the blanks: In the ampulla of a semicircular duct, the hair cells are located in the_____and their ste...
- Stimuli from the inner ear regarding head movement and position are sent to all of the following except the:a....
- Explain what would happen to your sense of smell if there were no basal cells present in the olfactory epithel...
- In which direction would you be unable to move your right eye if your right abducens nerve were damaged?
- Following a stroke, a patient lost vision in the left visual field. Name several structures in the brain that ...
- Why do you have the sensation that you are still spinning immediately after stopping?
- Mr. Spencer suffers loss of taste sensation. Tests reveal that his taste buds and salivary glands are function...
- If severe congestion from a cold prevented your pharyngotympanic tube from opening, what could happen to your ...
- Suppose the round window in your middle ear became very stiff. What effect would this have on hearing, and why...
- Mrs. Flores is a 45-year-old female who suffered a fracture of the ethmoid bone as the result of a car acciden...
- Your 60-year-old patient, Mr. Guster, has Bell's palsy, which causes dysfunction of those portions of the faci...
- Which of the following is not a possible cause of conduction deafness? a. impacted cerumen, b. middle ear inf...
- Olfactory nerve filaments are found a. in the optic bulbs, b. passing through the cribriform plate of the eth...
- Where are the olfactory sensory neurons, and why is that site poorly suited for their job?
- A progressive disorder characterized by the loss of higher-order cerebral functions is (a) Parkinson's disea...
- A reduction in sensitivity in the presence of a constant stimulus is (a) transduction, (b) sensory coding, ...
- Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the spiral organ? a. Sounds of high frequency s...
- Pitch is to frequency of sound as loudness is to a. quality, b. intensity, c. overtones, d. all of these.
- Sound waves are converted into mechanical movements by the (a) auditory ossicles, (b) cochlea, (c) oval wi...
- The spiral organ is located in the_______of the internal ear. (a) utricle, (b) bony labyrinth, (c) vestibu...
- dentify the structures of the external, middle, and internal ear in the following figure. a. ___ b. ___ c. _...
- Auditory information about the frequency and intensity of stimulation is relayed to the CNS over the cochlear ...
- Displacement of stereocilia toward the kinocilium of a hair cell (a) produces a depolarization of the membra...
- Damage to the ampullary cupula of the lateral semicircular duct would interfere with the perception of (a) t...
- The malleus, incus, and stapes are the tiny bones located in the (a) external ear, (b) middle ear, (c) int...
- What are the three auditory ossicles in the middle ear, and what are their functions?
- The basic receptors in the internal ear are the (a) utricles, (b) saccules, (c) hair cells, (d) supportin...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Sounds entering the external acoustic meatus are eventually c...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Which of the following are paired incorrectly? a. Cochlear...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Movement of which structure triggers bending of hairs of the ...
- Name the structures of the outer, middle, and inner ears, and give the general function of each structure and ...
- Sylvia Marcus, age 70, recently had surgery for otosclerosis. The operation was a failure and did not improve ...
- Sound waves hitting the eardrum set it into motion. Trace the pathway of vibrations from the eardrum to the sp...
- Otoliths (ear stones) are a. a cause of deafness, b. a type of hearing aid, c. important in equilibrium, d. t...
- The structure that allows pressure in the middle ear to be equalized with atmospheric pressure is the a. pinn...
- Which of the following is important in maintaining the balance of the body? a. visual cues, b. semicircular c...
- Juan tells his physician that he has been feeling dizzy, especially when he closes his eyes. He is asked to st...
- Normal balance depends on information transmitted from a number of sensory receptor types. Name at least three...
- For each of the following descriptions, indicate whether it applies to a macula or a crista ampullaris: inside...
- Taste buds are found on the a. anterior part of the tongue, b. posterior part of the tongue, c. palate, d. al...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Gustatory cells are a. bipolar neurons. b. multipolar neu...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Alkaloids excite gustatory hairs mostly at the a. tip of t...
- Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Cranial nerves that are part of the gustatory pathway include...
- Mrs. Garson has an immune disorder that causes dry mouth, and she complains to her doctor that she's lost her ...