Essay On Muscle Contractions

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yolo Practice Exam 16 Sense Organs A. Short Answer 1. Sense organs that monitor muscle contractions and joint movements are called ___. 2. Of the two types of pain, which is transmitted by myelinated nerve fibers? 3. ___ papillae at the rear of the tongue have taste buds sensitive to bitter chemicals. 4. Axons from the olfactory neurons synapse with the next neurons in the ___ of the brain. 5. The pitch of a sound is determined by the ___ of vibration. 6. The auditory ossicle attached to the tympanic membrane is the ___. 7. The transducer for the sense of hearing is a coiled, fluid-filled duct called the ___. 8. The cupula is a…show more content…
The tunica vasculosa of the eye includes all of the following except: (a) the cornea; (b) the iris; (c) the choroid; (d) chromatophores; (e) the ciliary body. 11. Outer hair cells of the cochlea have their microvilli embedded in: (a) the vestibular membrane; (b) the tectorial membrane; (c) the basilar membrane; (d) the cupula; (e) the vitreous body. 12. ___ cells of the retina are inhibited by glutamate in the dark, but excited in the light when glutamate secretion stops. (a) Ganglion; (b) Rod; (c) Bipolar; (d) Amacrine; (e) Cone 13. In the ___, there are no rod cells, but small closely spaced cone cells with “private lines” to the brain. (a) fovea centralis; (b) optic disc; (c) ora serrata; (d) ciliary body; (e) fundus 14. As you focus on a nearby object while it moves closer to your face, all of the following processes occur except: (a) the pupil constricts; (b) the medial rectus muscles contract; (c) the lenses become thicker; (d) the ciliary muscle relaxes; (e) the eye shifts from the scotopic to photopic mode. 15. Otoliths add weight, and thus inertia, to the membranes of: (a) the cochlea; (b) the saccule; (c) the semicircular ducts; (d) the ora serrata; (e) the olfactory

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