Multiple Choice Practice Questions

These are the questions from Wednesday's class (answers are listed at the end).


   1.What function does the retina serve?

A.The retina contains the visual receptor cells

B.The retina focuses light coming in the eye through the lens

C.The retina determines which rods and cones will be activated by incoming light

D.The retina determines how much light is let into the eye

E.The retina connects the two optic nerves and sends impulses to the left and right visual

cortices

2.Which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between sensation and

perception?

A.Sensation is a strictly mechanical process, while perception is a cognitive process

B.Perception is an advanced form of sensation

C.Sensation happens in the senses, while perception happens in the brain.

D.Sensation is detecting stimuli; perception is interpreting stimuli detected

E.Sensation involves learning and expectations, and perception does not.

3.Of the following, which bend incoming light rays to focus an image on the retina?

I.Cornea

II.Iris

III.Lens

A.I only

B.II only

C.III only

D.I and III only

E.I, II, III

4.  The cochlea is responsible for

A.  protecting the surface of the eye.

B.  transmitting vibrations received by the eardrum to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.

C.  transforming vibrations into neural signals

D.  coordinating impulses from the rods and cones in the retina.

E.  sending messages to the brain about orientation of the head and body

Answers:  1. A; 2. D; 3. C; 4. C