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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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1. The sclera is continuous with the_____, the anterior sixth of the eyeball.
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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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_____ neurons are bipolar neurons with dendrites extending to the epithelial surface of the nasal cavity.
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4. Taste is mainly a function of the _____in the mouth
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5. A small superior part of the nasal cavity is lined with______.
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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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A ______ pathway allows the maintenance of visual fixation on an object while the head is in motion.
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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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9. How many primary tastes have been identified in humans?
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The “hairs” of the hair cells consist of numerous microvilli, called stereocilia, and one cilium, called a______.
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11. The ______ is a set of fluid-filled chambers medial to the middle ear.
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The ______________ muscle is attached to the malleus and is innervated by the trigeminal nerve (V).
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The _____opens into the pharynx and enables air pressure to be equalised between the outside air and the middle ear cavity.
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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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15. The fleshy part of the external ear on the outside of the head is called_____
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The inner ear consists of interconnecting, fluid-filled tunnels and chambers within the temporal bone called the______
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17. The ____________and stapedius muscles are attached to auditory ossicles.
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18. There are _____ semicircular canals placed at nearly right angles to one another.
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19. The posterior portion of the vascular layer, associated with the sclera, is the_____
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20. The term ______ refers to the vestibule of the inner ear, which is involved in balance.
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21. The brain interprets the higher _____ of action potentials as a louder sound.
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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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23. The bony labyrinth is lined with_______.
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24. The ______ is an air-filled chamber medial to the tympanic membrane.
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25. Food served at the wrong temperature is perceived as______.
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26. Deflection of the hairs toward the kinocilium results in ______of the hair cell
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27. ______ is a complex process not simply confined to one type of input.
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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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29. Food served at the wrong ______ is perceived as distasteful.
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30. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about 50______.
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31. _____ of the hairs toward the kinocilium results in depolarization of the hair cell.
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32. The ciliary ring and the base of the ciliary processes contain smooth muscle called_____.
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33. Deflection of the _____ toward the kinocilium results in depolarization of the hair cell.
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34. The middle ear contains ______________auditory ossicles
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The ______ helps maintain the shape of the eyeball, protects its internal structures, and provides an attachment point for the extrinsic eye muscles.
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36. The head to the eardrum is also called _______
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37. The term _____ refers to the cochlea of the inner ear, which is involved in hearing
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38. Sensitivity for bitter substances is the highest.
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39. _____ consist of taste cells, basilar cells, and supporting cells.
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40. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about _____ taste cells.
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41. The basilar membrane is not uniform throughout its length.
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42. The cells of the taste buds each have a normal life span of about ______days.
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The ______ consists of interconnecting, fluid-filled tunnels and chambers within the temporal bone called the bony labyrinth.
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44. The brain interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a ______________sound
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45. The external and middle ears are involved in ______only
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The ______ ear is the part extending from the outside of the head to the tympanic membrane, or eardrum.
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The _____________s muscle is attached to the stapes and is innervated by the facial nerve (VII).
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The volume, or loudness, of sound is a function of wave amplitude, or height, measured in______________.
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49. The iris contains ______ groups of smooth muscles
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50. The remaining two nonsensory cell types are basal cells and_____
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