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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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The cochlear nerve joins the vestibular nerve to become the_____, which traverses the internal acoustic meatus and enters the cranial cavity.
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The volume, or loudness, of sound is a function of wave amplitude, or height, measured in______________.
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3. The _____________ is attached to the medial surface of the tympanic membrane.
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The ______________ muscle is attached to the malleus and is innervated by the trigeminal nerve (V).
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5. Light enters the eye through the _______
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Most of the sensations thought of as being tastes are strongly influenced by ______ sensations.
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7. ___million olfactory neurons are present within the olfactory epithelium.
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8. MSG stands for_______
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9. Taste is mainly a function of the _____ in the mouth
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10. The middle ear contains three auditory ossicles: the malleus, incus, and_____________.
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11. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about 50______.
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12. Sensitivity for bitter substances is the highest.
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The _____ stimulate action potentials in the sensory neurons which are conducted to the brain where the sense of taste is perceived.
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14. The external and middle ears are involved in ______only
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15. The fleshy part of the external ear on the outside of the head is called_____
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16. _____ is a complete loss of smell
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17. The organs of hearing and balance are divided into ______ parts.
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18. The head to the eardrum is also called _______
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Olfactory neurons are ______ neurons with dendrites extending to the epithelial surface of the nasal cavity.
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20. The _____ interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a louder sound.
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21. _____ consist of taste cells, basilar cells, and supporting cells.
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______ of the inner hair cells by the nervous system stimulates the contraction of actin filaments within the hair cells, causing them to shorten.
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Olfactory neurons are bipolar neurons with dendrites extending to the epithelial surface of the _______
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24. The ______ interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a louder sound.
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25. The _______and _____are attached to auditory ossicles
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26. The ______ is a set of fluid-filled chambers medial to the middle ear.
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The ends of the dendrites are modified into bulbous enlargements with long specialised cilia called _______
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28. The ______ is a branch of the facial nerve carrying taste impulses from the anterior twothirds of the tongue.
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29. ______ enters the eye through the pupil
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The fibrous layer consists of the sclera and cornea; the vascular layer consists of the choroid, ______body, and iris.
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31. Each taste cell has several microvilli, called ______
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32. The brain interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a ______________sound
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The fibrous layer consists of the sclera and cornea; the vascular layer consists of the_____, ciliary body, and iris.
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Stimulation of the inner hair cells by the nervous system stimulates the contraction of ______________ within the hair cells causing them to shorten.
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35. The remaining two nonsensory cell types are basal cells and_____
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When the taste cells depolarize, they release _____ that diffuse to sensory neurons associated with the taste cells.
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37. ______is a partial loss of smell or decreased sensation of smell
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38. The ciliary ring and the base of the ciliary processes contain smooth muscle called_____.
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The ______ consists of a connective tissue matrix containing collagen, elastic fibers, and proteoglycans, with a layer of stratified squamous epithelium covering the outer surface and a layer of simple squamous epithelium on the inner surface.
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40. The tensor tympani and stapedius muscles are attached to ______ ossicles.
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A ______ pathway allows the maintenance of visual fixation on an object while the head is in motion.
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The “hairs” of the hair cells consist of numerous microvilli, called_____, and one cilium, called a kinocilium.
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The importance of taste lies in the fact that it allows a person to select _____ in accord with desires
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44. Static balance is associated with the ______ and the saccule of the vestibule.
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Olfactory neurons are bipolar neurons with _____ extending to the epithelial surface of the nasal cavity.
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46. Sounds louder than _____________ db are painful to the ear
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_____ is associated with the semicircular canals and is involved in evaluating changes in the direction and rate of head movements.
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Within the olfactory bulb and olfactory cortex, ______ occur that tend to inhibit transmission of action potentials resulting from prolonged exposure to a given odorant.
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The stereocilia and kinocilium are embedded in the otolithic membrane, which is a gelatinous mass weighted with crystals of calcium carbonate and protein called___
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50. The brain interprets the higher _____ of action potentials as a louder sound.
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