BIOS 214 EXAM 3 LECTURE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The semicircular ducts lie within - Answers - the semicircular canals
Taste cells detect all of the following tastes except
a) sweet
b) salty
c) bitter
d) umami
e) spicy - Answers - spicy
The footplate of the stapes covers an opening called - Answers - the oval window.
What structure is not part of the eyelid? - Answers - lacrimal glands
Embryologically, the _____ is homologous to the dura mater. - Answers - Sclera
Inner and outer hair cells are components of the - Answers - Organ of Corti
All receptors for _____ are confined to the head and are innervated by cranial nerves. -
Answers - special sense
The characteristic "hemidecussation" is a term best associated with this structure -
Answers - the optic chiasm
The LASIK procedure is a surgical intervention that typically changes the structure of
the - Answers - cornea
The central bony core of the cochlea is known as the - Answers - modiolus
What is the superior opening into the stomach? - Answers - Cardiac orifice
Each hepatic lobule consists of plates of epithelial cells radially arranged around a blood
vessel called the ____. - Answers - Central vein
Which of these is the site of contact digestion? - Answers - Brush border of the small
intestine
What are Peyer patches, and where are they located? - Answers - Lymphatic tissue
found in submucosa of the ileum
Which of the following cell types secrete gastrin? - Answers - enteroendocrine cells
ANSWERS
The semicircular ducts lie within - Answers - the semicircular canals
Taste cells detect all of the following tastes except
a) sweet
b) salty
c) bitter
d) umami
e) spicy - Answers - spicy
The footplate of the stapes covers an opening called - Answers - the oval window.
What structure is not part of the eyelid? - Answers - lacrimal glands
Embryologically, the _____ is homologous to the dura mater. - Answers - Sclera
Inner and outer hair cells are components of the - Answers - Organ of Corti
All receptors for _____ are confined to the head and are innervated by cranial nerves. -
Answers - special sense
The characteristic "hemidecussation" is a term best associated with this structure -
Answers - the optic chiasm
The LASIK procedure is a surgical intervention that typically changes the structure of
the - Answers - cornea
The central bony core of the cochlea is known as the - Answers - modiolus
What is the superior opening into the stomach? - Answers - Cardiac orifice
Each hepatic lobule consists of plates of epithelial cells radially arranged around a blood
vessel called the ____. - Answers - Central vein
Which of these is the site of contact digestion? - Answers - Brush border of the small
intestine
What are Peyer patches, and where are they located? - Answers - Lymphatic tissue
found in submucosa of the ileum
Which of the following cell types secrete gastrin? - Answers - enteroendocrine cells
