Question 1Question 2Question 3Question 4Question 5Question 6Question 7Question 8Question 9Question 10Question 11Question 12Question 13Question 14Question 15Question 16Question 17Question 18Question 19Question 20- Question 15 out of 5 pointsVibration of an object causes molecules of air to _______.Answers:a. get colderb. condense and rarifyc. stop movingd. disappear- Question 25 out of 5 pointsBecause the cochlea is filled with fluid _______.Answers:a. the ability to hear high frequencies diminishes with age as this liquid is absorbedby the bodyb. it is most sensitive to rolling movements; thus we can experience seasicknessc. its shape remains constant because liquid in the cochlea cannot be compressedd. sounds transmitted through air must be transferred to a liquid medium- Question 35 out of 5 pointsThe sensory organ for hearing, which contains the auditory hair cells, is called the _______.Answers:a. tympanic membraneb. middle earc. organ of Cortid. outer ear- Question 45 out of 5 pointsWhere is the first synapse for axons from the auditory nerve?Answer a.s:inferior colliculusb. lateral lemniscusc. trapezoid bodyd. cochlear nucleus- Question 55 out of 5 pointsPlace coding is used to detect _______.Answers:a. low frequenciesb. moderate to high frequenciesc. changes in kinesthesiad. how much fluid is in the cochlea- Question 65 out of 5 pointsOur ability to tell whether a sound is coming from in front of us or behind us is due to soundbouncing off of the _______ of the ear.Answers:a. stapesb. oval windowc. pinnad. basilar membrane- Question 75 out of 5 pointsWhich of the following is a function of the vestibular system?Answers:a. Adjusting eye movements to compensate for head movementsb. Keeping the head uprightc. Maintaining balanced. All of the above are correct- Question 85 out of 5 pointsThe connections between the vestibular nerve and the lower brain stem may contribute to _______ that occur during motion sickness.Answers:a. feelings of nausea and vomitingb. feelings of euphoriac. eye jerksd. feelings of dizziness- Question 95 out of 5 pointsKinesthesia is a somatosense that provides information about _______.Answers:a. touchb. the body’s own movementsc. temperatured. sensations from the inner organs of the body- Question 105 out of 5 pointsAll of the following are found in hairy skin, except:Answers:a. free nerve endings.b. Ruffini corpuscles.c. Pacinian corpuscles.d. Meissener’s corpuscles.- Question 115 out of 5 pointsPainful stimuli are detected by ______ in the _______.Answers:a. Ruffini corpuscles; within the teethb. Pacinian corpuscles; sheaths around tendonsc. Merkel’s disks; skind. Free nerve endings; skin- Question 125 out of 5 pointsFree nerve endings respond to _______.Answers:a. presence of capsaicinb. intense pressurec. pungent irritantsd. all of the above- Question 135 out of 5 pointsAblation of the anterior cingulate cortex would be expected to _______.Answers:a. decrease the immediate emotional consequences of painful stimulib. remove the source of pain stimulation within the spinal cordc. decrease the long-term emotional consequences of painful stimulid. enhance the release of substance P within the thalamus- Question 145 out of 5 pointsWhich of the following is not a quality of taste?Answers:a. umamib. bitternessc. mintyd. saltiness- Question 155 out of 5 pointsSweet tastes are signals that indicate the presence of ____________________.Answers:a. Acidsb. Sodium chloride (salt)c. Toxinsd. Food- Question 165 out of 5 points_______ receptors respond to hydrogen ions present in acidic solutions.Answers:a. Saltinessb. Sournessc. Bitternessd. Sweetness- Question 175 out of 5 pointsFlavor refers to ____________________.Answers:a. The intensity of an olfactory stimulusb. A combination of gustatory and olfactory qualitiesc. The intensity of a gustatory stimulusd. The pattern of responses produced by odorants on the tongue- Question 185 out of 5 pointsThe typical stimulus for olfaction is _______.Answers:a. an ion in solutionb. volatile substances that are mostly lipid solublec. an inorganic compoundd. volatile substances that are mostly water-soluble- Question 195 out of 5 pointsThe olfactory receptor cells are _______ neurons.Answers:a. unipolarb. bipolarc. multipolard. nonpolar- Question 205 out of 5 pointsPheromones are another type of chemical that most mammals are able to detect in the environment. It is dectected by the _____________.Answers:a. vomeronasal organb. olfactory glomerulusc. cribriform plated. olfactory