PORTAGE LEARNING ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY 2; LAB 2 EXAM SENSES
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
1. Describe how sensory information helps to sustain life.: We need to sense pain. If
sensory input is missing, we can't react and remove ourselves from a harmful stimulus.
2. These sense organs detect light.: A. Thermoreceptors
B. Correct! Photoreceptors
C. Chemoreceptors
D. Nociceptors
3. Name the structure above and state its division in the ear. (The str ucture is
highlighted in blue and indicated by the arrow.): Auricle/Pinna; external
4. What is true concerning the structures (highlighted in blue) abo
the semicircular canal.
B. It contains the anterior, posterior and lateral canals.
C. Correct! It contains the Scala tympani.
D. It detects change in motion.
5. The image above is a cross-section of the:: A. Cornea
B. Correct! Cochlea
C. Semicircular canals
D. Saccule
6. This secretes a lipid substance that helps to keep tears contained inside the
eye:: A. Nasolacrimal duct
B. Gland of Zeis
C. Correct! Meibomian Gland
D. Lacrimal canaliculi
7. Obstruction of the lacrimal apparatus results in:: A. Dry Eye
B. Correct! Watery eye
PHYSIOLOGY 2; LAB 2 EXAM SENSES
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
1. Describe how sensory information helps to sustain life.: We need to sense pain. If
sensory input is missing, we can't react and remove ourselves from a harmful stimulus.
2. These sense organs detect light.: A. Thermoreceptors
B. Correct! Photoreceptors
C. Chemoreceptors
D. Nociceptors
3. Name the structure above and state its division in the ear. (The str ucture is
highlighted in blue and indicated by the arrow.): Auricle/Pinna; external
4. What is true concerning the structures (highlighted in blue) abo
the semicircular canal.
B. It contains the anterior, posterior and lateral canals.
C. Correct! It contains the Scala tympani.
D. It detects change in motion.
5. The image above is a cross-section of the:: A. Cornea
B. Correct! Cochlea
C. Semicircular canals
D. Saccule
6. This secretes a lipid substance that helps to keep tears contained inside the
eye:: A. Nasolacrimal duct
B. Gland of Zeis
C. Correct! Meibomian Gland
D. Lacrimal canaliculi
7. Obstruction of the lacrimal apparatus results in:: A. Dry Eye
B. Correct! Watery eye
