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A&P 2 module 3 exam - portage
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2025-2026 Exam Test Questions
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What senses contain specialized receptor cells
via specialized somatic and visceral afferents? -
ANSWER-smell & equilibrium ( a&c)
the posterior portion of the outer fibrous layer
of the eye is called the ____ - ANSWER-sclera
what portion of the eye supplies blood supply
to the outer layers of the eye? - ANSWER-
choroid (of the middle layer)
true or false: the more numerous type of
photoreceptors are rods - ANSWER-true
what is the correct order of how light passes
through the eye? - ANSWER-cornea, lens,
vitreous fluid, retina
A patient had a CVA in the area indicated by
the red x in the figure, below. What type of
blindness is the patient most likely to incur?
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Explain your reasoning. - ANSWER-Bilateral
left visual field blindness.
The right optic tract is damaged. All the
sensory information from the left visual fields
travels together after the optic chiasm to the
right side of the brain.
A patient has a brain tumor in the area
indicated by the red x in the figure, below.
What type of blindness is the patient most
likely to incur? Explain your reasoning. -
ANSWER-Left eye blindness because there is
damage to the left optic nerve. Information from
the left visual field has not yet crossed at the
optic chiasm. Both peripheral and nasal fields
of the left eye would be missing.
True or False: All sensory information from the
optic nerves cross at the optic chiasm. -
ANSWER-F
A&P 2 module 3 exam - portage
learning
2025-2026 Exam Test Questions
And
Verified Answers
,2 | Page
What senses contain specialized receptor cells
via specialized somatic and visceral afferents? -
ANSWER-smell & equilibrium ( a&c)
the posterior portion of the outer fibrous layer
of the eye is called the ____ - ANSWER-sclera
what portion of the eye supplies blood supply
to the outer layers of the eye? - ANSWER-
choroid (of the middle layer)
true or false: the more numerous type of
photoreceptors are rods - ANSWER-true
what is the correct order of how light passes
through the eye? - ANSWER-cornea, lens,
vitreous fluid, retina
A patient had a CVA in the area indicated by
the red x in the figure, below. What type of
blindness is the patient most likely to incur?
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Explain your reasoning. - ANSWER-Bilateral
left visual field blindness.
The right optic tract is damaged. All the
sensory information from the left visual fields
travels together after the optic chiasm to the
right side of the brain.
A patient has a brain tumor in the area
indicated by the red x in the figure, below.
What type of blindness is the patient most
likely to incur? Explain your reasoning. -
ANSWER-Left eye blindness because there is
damage to the left optic nerve. Information from
the left visual field has not yet crossed at the
optic chiasm. Both peripheral and nasal fields
of the left eye would be missing.
True or False: All sensory information from the
optic nerves cross at the optic chiasm. -
ANSWER-F
