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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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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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2. ______ can produce strong emotional reactions, memories, and other responses
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3. _____ is the least understood of our senses.
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Each of the ______ taste buds on a person’s tongue consists of three major types of specialised epithelial cells
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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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The importance of taste lies in the fact that it allows a person to select _____ in accord with desires
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7. The ______ is a branch of the facial nerve carrying taste impulses from the anterior twothirds of the tongue.
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8. The binding of tastants to receptors on the taste hairs activates ______
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9. There are _____ semicircular canals placed at nearly right angles to one another.
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10. ______ is distortion in odour perception (includes parosmia and phantosmia)
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The wide varieties of detectable odours are actually combinations of a smaller number of ______odours.
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12. The bony labyrinth is lined with_______.
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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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14. Receptors on the hairs detect ______
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15. A small superior part of the nasal cavity is lined with______.
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16. Rupture of the _____may result in hearing impairment.
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17. The posterior portion of the vascular layer, associated with the sclera, is the_____
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18. The brain interprets the higher frequency of action potentials as a _____sound.
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Airborne odorants become dissolved in the mucus on the surface of the epithelium and bind to molecules on the membranes of the olfactory hairs called______
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The ______ is continuous anteriorly with the ciliary body, which consists of an outer ciliary ring and an inner group of ciliary processes.
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21. Food served at the wrong temperature is perceived as______.
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22. The middle ear contains ______________auditory ossicles
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23. Distortion of the ______ membrane can make sounds seem muffled and stimulate pain
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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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Each of the 10,000 taste buds on a person’s tongue consists of three major types of specialised ______cells
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26. A slight oscillatory movement of the eyes, called _____ occurs.
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27. _____ of the hairs toward the kinocilium results in depolarization of the hair cell.
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The fibrous layer consists of the sclera and cornea; the _____consists of the choroid, ciliary body, and iris.
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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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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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31. The _____ regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil.
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32. The ______cells of each taste bud consist of about 50 taste cells.
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33. The ______________ is a thin membrane separating the external ear from the middle ear.
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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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35. ______ simply means that an animal will choose certain types of food in preference to others
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36. Deflection of the hairs toward the ______ results in depolarization of the hair cell.
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37. Each taste cell has several microvilli, called ______
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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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39. The basilar membrane is not uniform throughout its length.
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40. Taste is mainly a function of the _____ in the mouth
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41. The sensory cells of each taste bud consist of about 50______.
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42. The distortion of the tympanic membrane can make sounds seem muffled and stimulate pain.
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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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44. Substances called ______ dissolve in saliv
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The _____________s muscle is attached to the stapes and is innervated by the facial nerve (VII).
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Most of the sensations thought of as being tastes are strongly influenced by ______ sensations.
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The volume, or loudness, of sound is a function of wave amplitude, or height, measured in______________.
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48. Sound waves travel relatively slowly in air ____________ m/s
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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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The _____________ or loudness, of sound is a function of wave amplitude, or height, measured in decibels.
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