Special Senses Quiz

Question 1 - Single Best Answer

Identify the tissue as indicated by dots:

organ of Corti
spiral ganglion
modiolus
spiral ligament
osseous spiral lamina


Question 2 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

basilar membrane
zonula fiber
Descemet's membrane
Bowman's membrane
vestibular membrane


Question 3 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

optic disc
choroid
pigmented epithelium
optic nerve
neural retina


Question 4 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure surrounding the arrow:

sclera
scala tympani
stria vascularis
scala vestibuli
scala media


Question 5 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

ciliary body
choroid
sclera
zonula fiber
vitreous body


Question 6 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

corneal endothelium
lens capsule
Descemet's membrane
corneal epithelium
Bowman's membrane


Question 7 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

vestibular membrane
zonula fiber
Descemet's membrane
basilar membrane
Bowman's membrane


Question 8 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

trabecular vein
Volkmann's canal
canal of Schlemm
central artery
Haversian canal


Question 9 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

stria vascularis
scala vestibuli
scala tympani
stria terminalis
scala media


Question 10 - Single Best Answer

Identify the structure at the tip of the arrow:

corneal endothelium
lens epithelium
lens fibers
corneal epithelium
lens capsule


Question 11 - Single Best Answer

A 75 year old Black female comes to you, her ophthalmologist, complaining that she is "not able to see" and her "glasses just don't work as they used to". During the fundoscopic exam, you give up because you cannot find the vessels. An opaque mass is in the way. You explain to your patient that her glasses will not help her vision because she has bilateral cataracts (opacity of the optical lens). This condition occurs with normal aging, long term corticosteroid use, or may present in early childhood as a result of abnormal sugar metabolism. What are two characteristics that allow the lens to remain transparent?

low water content and avascularity
membranous labyrinth and vestibule
canal of Schlemm and high water content
avascularity and choroid

Question 12 - Single Best Answer

Your next patient presents with a small, tender, erythematous (red) lesion on the eyelid. This is known as a sty, which is acute inflammation of the glands found in the eyelid secondary to clogged ducts. Meibomian glands are typically involved. What do they usually secrete and why?

oil to lubricate the anterior aspect of the cornea
aqueous humor to lubricate anterior aspect of the cornea
oil to prevent evaportation of tears
collagen for the vitreous humor

Question 13 - Single Best Answer

Patients with disorders such as diabetes mellitus (with resulting high blood glucose) and hypertension (high blood pressure) have changes in the blood vessels observed through fundoscopic examination. In which structure are they located?

sclera
choroid
retinal pigmented epithelium
Descement's membrane

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  Updated: September 7, 1998