Quiz: Anatomy And Physiology Of The Sensory Organs
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Sensory organs are the medium through which we feel and see the world. This quiz on the sensory organs' anatomy, and physiology, will ensure you become familiar with the functionality of these organs. The quiz contains various facts and trivia. The quiz is loaded with questions on all sensory organs and has difficulty levels ranging from easy and medium to hard. If you like the quiz, share it with your friends and family. All the best!.
- 1.Olfaction means
- A.
Taste
- B.
Vision
- C.
Smell
- D.
Hearing
- 2.Gustation means
- A.
Smell
- B.
Taste
- C.
Vision
- D.
Hearing
- 3.Acuity means
- A.
Ability to bend light rays as they pass from one medium to another
- B.
Clearness or sharpness of a sensory function
- C.
Substance that does not allow the passage of light; not transparent
- D.
None of the above
- 4.Accommodation
- A.
Clearness or sharpness of a sensory function
- B.
Adjustment of the eye for various distances so that images fall on the retina of they eye
- C.
Fluid that very closely resembles spinal fluid but found in teh cochlea
- D.
Functionality of a sensory organ
- 5.Perilymph
- A.
Layer or coat of tissue; also called membrane layer
- B.
Light-senstive pigment in the retinal cones and rods that absorbs light and initiates the visual proess: also called visual pigment
- C.
Fluid that closely resembles spinal fluid but found in the cochlea
- D.
Color sensitive pigment in the retinal cones
- 6.Articulating
- A.
Being loosely joined or connected together to allow motion between the parts
- B.
Layer or coat of tissue:
- C.
Clearness or sharpness of a sensory function
- D.
Functionality of a sensory organ
- 7.Rods
- A.
Function in dim light and produce black and white vision
- B.
Function in bright light and produce color vision
- C.
Highly sensitive structure
- D.
Highly resistive structure
- 8.Cones
- A.
Function in dim light
- B.
Also called optic disc
- C.
Function in bright light
- D.
Upper ear lobe
- 9.Macula
- A.
A highly sensitive structure in the central portion of the retina
- B.
Lines the inner surface of the eyelids
- C.
The second major humor of the eye
- D.
None of the above
- 10.Humor
- A.
When something is funny
- B.
Fluid of the eye
- C.
Upper bone in arm
- D.
None of the above
- 11.Tympanic membrane
- A.
Also called tympanum or eardrum
- B.
Connects the middele ear to the pharynx
- C.
Contains tiny nerve endings
- D.
None of the above
- 12.Oval window
- A.
Connects the middle ear to the pharynx
- B.
A membrane-covered opening on the external sufrace of the cochlea
- C.
Equalizes pressure on the outer and inner surface of the eardrum
- D.
Femur, ulna, patella
- 13.Three smallest bones of the body.
- A.
Patella, ulna, phalanges
- B.
Femur, humerus, radius
- C.
Malleus, incus, stapes
- D.
Patella, femur, stapes
- 14.Eustachian tube.
- A.
A snail-shaped structure filled with fluid
- B.
Connects the middle ear to the pharynx
- C.
Collects waves traveling through the air
- D.
None of the above
- 15.Cochlea
- A.
Structure in the middle ear
- B.
A slender tube lined with glands that produce a waxy secretion
- C.
The first structure of the inner ear, a snail-shped structure filled with fluid
- D.
None of the above
- 16.Cerumen
- A.
A waxy secretion
- B.
Fluid
- C.
Cell membrane
- D.
Lipid
- 17.The second major humor of the eye is:
- A.
Vitreous chamber
- B.
Vitreous humor
- C.
Glaucoma
- D.
None of the above
- 18.Tinnitus
- A.
Opacity that forms on the lens and impairs vision
- B.
Perception of ringing in the ears with no external stimuli
- C.
Complete deafness
- D.
None of the above
- 19.Visual field
- A.
Area in which objects are seen when the eye is in a fixed postion
- B.
Outward deviation of the eye
- C.
Lazy eye syndrome
- D.
None of the above
- 20.Chalazion
- A.
Measurement of refractive errors
- B.
Abnormal overflow of tears
- C.
Tumor of the eyelid
- D.
Liquid discharge from the eye
- 21.Cataract
- A.
Opacity that froms on the lens and impairs vision
- B.
Removal of the eye
- C.
Tumor of the eyelid
- D.
Red eye syndrome
- 22.Strabismus
- A.
Abnormal overflow of tears
- B.
Lazy eye
- C.
A condition in which one eye is misaligned with the other eye; also called heterotropia
- 23.Vertigo
- A.
Feeling of dizziness or spinning
- B.
Disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive hearing loss
- C.
Infection of the external auditory canal
- 24.Amblyopia
- A.
Complete color blindness
- B.
Lazy eye syndrome
- C.
Complete deafness
- 25.Achromatopsia
- A.
Complete color blindness
- B.
Complete deafness
- C.
Tumor of the eyelid
- D.
Partial color blindness
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