Special Senses Quiz Questions with
complete solution 2025/2026
This area contains mainly cones and is the area of highest visual acuity. - correct answer ✔Fovea
This heavily pigmented layer absorbs any scattered light and supplies blood to the retina. - correct
answer ✔Choroid
This is the pressure relief valve of the inner ear. - correct answer ✔Round Window
This fluid fills the anterior and posterior chambers and controls intraocular pressure. - correct answer
✔Aqueous humor
This receptor was stimulated by the Barany test. - correct answer ✔Crista
This receptor was stimulated by the Rinne test. - correct answer ✔Spiral Organ
These receptors are chemoreceptors. - correct answer ✔Olfactory Epithelium
Taste Buds
This structure controls the accommodation of the lens. - correct answer ✔Ciliary Muscle
This is the area where the optic nerve exits the eye and no photoreceptors are found. - correct answer
✔Blind Spot
The organ of Corti rests on this membrane. - correct answer ✔Basilar Membrane
, This membrane rests on the hair cells of the organ of Corti. - correct answer ✔Tectorial Membrane
Aqueous humor is reabsorbed and returned to the blood here. - correct answer ✔Scleral Venous Sinus
This is the fluid in the cochlear duct. - correct answer ✔Endolymph
This region of the inner ear is mainly involved in static equilibrium. - correct answer ✔Stapes or Iris
This is the area where the stapes connects to the inner ear. - correct answer ✔Oval Window
This structure adjusts its shape to control near and far vision. - correct answer ✔Lens
This structure gathers sound waves and guides them into the auditory canal. - correct answer ✔Auricle
This structure equalizes pressure between the middle and outer ear. - correct answer ✔Auditory Tube
This ear ossicle attaches to the tympanic membrane. - correct answer ✔Malleus
List the cranial nerves that carry the below special sense sensations.
*Equilibrium - correct answer ✔Vestibulocochlear Nerve
List the cranial nerves that carry the below special sense sensations.
*Smell - correct answer ✔Olfactory Nerve
complete solution 2025/2026
This area contains mainly cones and is the area of highest visual acuity. - correct answer ✔Fovea
This heavily pigmented layer absorbs any scattered light and supplies blood to the retina. - correct
answer ✔Choroid
This is the pressure relief valve of the inner ear. - correct answer ✔Round Window
This fluid fills the anterior and posterior chambers and controls intraocular pressure. - correct answer
✔Aqueous humor
This receptor was stimulated by the Barany test. - correct answer ✔Crista
This receptor was stimulated by the Rinne test. - correct answer ✔Spiral Organ
These receptors are chemoreceptors. - correct answer ✔Olfactory Epithelium
Taste Buds
This structure controls the accommodation of the lens. - correct answer ✔Ciliary Muscle
This is the area where the optic nerve exits the eye and no photoreceptors are found. - correct answer
✔Blind Spot
The organ of Corti rests on this membrane. - correct answer ✔Basilar Membrane
, This membrane rests on the hair cells of the organ of Corti. - correct answer ✔Tectorial Membrane
Aqueous humor is reabsorbed and returned to the blood here. - correct answer ✔Scleral Venous Sinus
This is the fluid in the cochlear duct. - correct answer ✔Endolymph
This region of the inner ear is mainly involved in static equilibrium. - correct answer ✔Stapes or Iris
This is the area where the stapes connects to the inner ear. - correct answer ✔Oval Window
This structure adjusts its shape to control near and far vision. - correct answer ✔Lens
This structure gathers sound waves and guides them into the auditory canal. - correct answer ✔Auricle
This structure equalizes pressure between the middle and outer ear. - correct answer ✔Auditory Tube
This ear ossicle attaches to the tympanic membrane. - correct answer ✔Malleus
List the cranial nerves that carry the below special sense sensations.
*Equilibrium - correct answer ✔Vestibulocochlear Nerve
List the cranial nerves that carry the below special sense sensations.
*Smell - correct answer ✔Olfactory Nerve
