Ch. 15 The Special Senses
Chapter 14, Problem 19
How do rods and cones differ functionally?
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Textbook Question
Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the spiral organ?
a. Sounds of high frequency stimulate hair cells at the basal end,
b. the 'hairs' of the receptor cells are embedded in the tectorial membrane,
c. the basilar membrane acts as a resonator,
d. the more numerous outer hair cells are largely responsible for our perception of sound.
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Textbook Question
The structure that allows pressure in the middle ear to be equalized with atmospheric pressure is the
a. pinna,
b. pharyngotympanic tube,
c. tympanic membrane,
d. oval window.
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Textbook Question
Otoliths (ear stones) are
a. a cause of deafness,
b. a type of hearing aid,
c. important in equilibrium,
d. the rock-hard petrous part of the temporal bones.
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Textbook Question
Pitch is to frequency of sound as loudness is to
a. quality,
b. intensity,
c. overtones,
d. all of these.
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Textbook Question
Which of the following is important in maintaining the balance of the body?
a. visual cues,
b. semicircular canals,
c. the saccule,
d. proprioceptors,
e. all of these.
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Textbook Question
Which of the following is not a possible cause of conduction deafness?
a. impacted cerumen,
b. middle ear infection,
c. cochlear nerve degeneration,
d. otosclerosis.
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