BIO 167 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 |
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS.
When you hear your instructor speaking , the words first transmitted through the
air to reach your outer ear, then through _____to the tympanic membrane, then
through _____ to the oval window, then through _______in the cochlea, and
finally through to ______ the auditory cortex.
Air, Bone, Fluid, Action Potential
When you hear your instructor speaking , the words are first transmitted through
the air to reach your outer ear, then through
Your friends are teasing you because your socks are mismatched colors. "I had
to get dressed in dim light this morning," you explain, "and of course for color
vision require brighter light than _____
Cones, Rods
You disregarded the warnings about using cotton swabs inside the ear canal, and
accidentally poked one in too far. What structures are most likely to be
damaged, in order of proximity to the ear canal?
incus, malleus, oval window, stapes semicircular canals and cochlea, tympanic
membrane
3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 1
What is the main difference between Balto, a police dog trained to sniff out
drugs, and Fluffy, an untrained pet?
-Balto's olfactory epithelium has more of the receptors for drug odors than
Fluffy's
-Balto's thalamus routes odor information to a different lobe of the brain than
Fluffy's.
-Balto's olfactory epithelium has types of olfactory receptors that Fluffy's does
not.
-Balto's cerebral cortex has associations between drug odors and behavior
EBalto's olfactory epithelium has neurons that fire differently than Fluffy's.
Balto's cerebral cortex has associations between drug odors and behavior
, A genetic defect causes Meissner's corpuscles to be much slower in adapting to
stimulation than their normally rapid rate of adaptation. What might you expect
to observe in a patient with this defect? Select all that apply
Hypersensitivity to temperature
Problems with fine motor dexterity
Problems with large motor dexterity
Hypersensitivity to irritating clothing Problems
with large motor dexterity bedsores problems
with fine motor dexterity hypersensitivity to
irritating clothing
Note whether each feature of the ear is used for balance, hearing, or both.
cochlea hair cells, malleus, incus, and stapes
semicircular canals tympanic membrane cochlea-
hearing hair cells- both
malleus, incus, and stapes- hearing
semicircular canals balance tympanic membrane- hearing
What is the correct pathway for the following events?
1. Perceive the information attained by the brain
2. Turn on bathroom light in the middle of the night
3. Visual cortex translates electrical impulse
4. Retinal cells transduce an electrical impulse
5. Optic nerve carries information to the brain
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 |
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS.
When you hear your instructor speaking , the words first transmitted through the
air to reach your outer ear, then through _____to the tympanic membrane, then
through _____ to the oval window, then through _______in the cochlea, and
finally through to ______ the auditory cortex.
Air, Bone, Fluid, Action Potential
When you hear your instructor speaking , the words are first transmitted through
the air to reach your outer ear, then through
Your friends are teasing you because your socks are mismatched colors. "I had
to get dressed in dim light this morning," you explain, "and of course for color
vision require brighter light than _____
Cones, Rods
You disregarded the warnings about using cotton swabs inside the ear canal, and
accidentally poked one in too far. What structures are most likely to be
damaged, in order of proximity to the ear canal?
incus, malleus, oval window, stapes semicircular canals and cochlea, tympanic
membrane
3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 1
What is the main difference between Balto, a police dog trained to sniff out
drugs, and Fluffy, an untrained pet?
-Balto's olfactory epithelium has more of the receptors for drug odors than
Fluffy's
-Balto's thalamus routes odor information to a different lobe of the brain than
Fluffy's.
-Balto's olfactory epithelium has types of olfactory receptors that Fluffy's does
not.
-Balto's cerebral cortex has associations between drug odors and behavior
EBalto's olfactory epithelium has neurons that fire differently than Fluffy's.
Balto's cerebral cortex has associations between drug odors and behavior
, A genetic defect causes Meissner's corpuscles to be much slower in adapting to
stimulation than their normally rapid rate of adaptation. What might you expect
to observe in a patient with this defect? Select all that apply
Hypersensitivity to temperature
Problems with fine motor dexterity
Problems with large motor dexterity
Hypersensitivity to irritating clothing Problems
with large motor dexterity bedsores problems
with fine motor dexterity hypersensitivity to
irritating clothing
Note whether each feature of the ear is used for balance, hearing, or both.
cochlea hair cells, malleus, incus, and stapes
semicircular canals tympanic membrane cochlea-
hearing hair cells- both
malleus, incus, and stapes- hearing
semicircular canals balance tympanic membrane- hearing
What is the correct pathway for the following events?
1. Perceive the information attained by the brain
2. Turn on bathroom light in the middle of the night
3. Visual cortex translates electrical impulse
4. Retinal cells transduce an electrical impulse
5. Optic nerve carries information to the brain
