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Which cranial nerve supplies taste buds
located in circumvallate papillae?
a. glossopharyngeal nerve
b. vagus nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. facial nerve
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Visual information from the left half of the
combined field of vision arrives at the:
a. visual cortex of the right occipital lobe.
b. superior colliculus on the right side.
c. visual cortex of the left occipital lobe.
d. superior colliculus on the left side.
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What is the role of the auditory ossicles in
hearing?
a. They play a major role in equilibrium.
b. They act as levers that conduct vibrations
to the inner ear.
c. They vibrate against the round window
and distort the perilymph in the vestibular
duct.
d. They play no role in hearing.
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What is the function of the auditory tube?
a. It helps amplify sound waves.
b. It allows bacteria to travel from the
oropharynx to the middle ear.
c. It permits equalization of pressure on
either side of the tympanic membrane.
d. It secretes cerumen.
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Which structures comprise the major
subdivisions of the bony labyrinth?
a. anterior, posterior, and lateral semicircular
ducts
b. middle ear, inner ear, and membranous
labyrinth
c. vestibule, three semicircular canals, and
the cochlea
d. vestibule, saccule, and utricle
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Where are the sensory receptors that
respond to rotational movements of the
head?
a. in the utricle and saccule
b. in the anterior, posterior, and lateral
semicircular ducts
c. in the cochlear duct
d. in the vestibular duct and tympanic duct
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Which of the following statements correctly
describes the location of rods and cones on
the retina?
a. Rods are located in the macula lutea, but
only cones are located in the fovea.
b. Cones are located at the periphery of the
retina, rods at the center.
c. Rods and cones are evenly distributed on
the retina.
d. Cones are located at the center of the
retina, rods at the periphery.
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The receptors for hearing are located in ____,
which is filled with ____.
a. the organ of Corti in the cochlear duct;
endolymph
b. hair cells in the vestibular duct; perilymph
c. the tectorial membrane in the tympanic
duct; perilymph
d. none of the above
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