What is the function of the highlighted element in this image?

BSC2087 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Module 9 Lab Assessment

Question 1What is the function of the highlighted element in this image?

Creates an action potential

Processes color

Creates 3D perception

Refracts light

Question 2The     refracts light.

Pupil

Lens

Retina

Choroid

Question 3Photoreceptors in the     transform light into nervous system signals

Sclera

Retina

Lacrimal duct

Optic nerve

Question 4Which structure is highlighted and indicated by the red arrow in this image?

Olfactory tracts

Olfactory bulbs

Olfactory nerves

Nasal cavity

Question 5Olfaction affects the accuracy of the gustatory sensation perception.

True

False

Question 6When you stand on a foam pad with eyes closed in a BESS test, the primary sensory input for balance is ______ .

Olfaction

Vision

Somatosensation

Vestibular

Question 7

Taste buds are located within the circumvallate and fungiform papillae.

True

False

Question 8Where is the pictured structure found?

Inner ear

Middle ear

Nasal cavity

Outer ear

Question 9Which cranial nerve is NOT involved in the taste pathway perception?

Facial

Glossopharyngeal

Vagus

Abducens

Question 10It is harder to correctly identify colors in the dark because ______ .

Rods primarily function in the dark, and they sense shades of black, white, and gray

The optic chiasm doesn’t work in the dark

Cones primarily function in the dark, and they sense shades of black, white, and gray

Optic nerves don’t work in the dark