Physio-LAB-Prelim-Exam-2nd-Sem

1. In the experiment where rubber tube was placed in the lower posterior portion and upper anterior portion of the
nasal cavity to determine if there is a difference in the sent intensity appreciated. As such, what is the expected
result? Where is the intensity of the sent greater?

a) Upper anterior portion of the nasal cavity

b) Lower posterior portion of the nasal cavity

c) Equal intensity of scent appreciated in the two areas

2. The stimulation of the haircells is

a) Brought by a mechanical event

b) Bending of stereocilia opens potassium gated channels to cause potassium influx

c) Potassium influx that causes haircells stimulation is due to the potassium concentration gradient

d) Haircells stimulation causes formation of action potential

e) All of the above

3. The stimulation of the stereocilia is due to!

a) Vibration of the tectorial membrane

b) Vibration of the basilar membrane

c) Vibration of the Perilymph

d) Vibration of the endolymph

e) Bending of the stereocilia towards the longer ones

4. In reading the visual acuity, the denominator reflects:

a) What a normal person can see

b) The distance the test is done

c) Both

d) Neither

5. When you do the right direct light reflex, and it turns out to cause right pupiloconstriction. It means that:

a) The right optic nerve is intact

b) The right occulomotor nerve is intact

c) The right sphincter muscle wnstricted

d) The left occulomotor nerve is also intact

e) All of the above

f) All except D
6. In the exercise on adaptation, what explains the disappearance of the sensation after continuous exposure to the
stimulus?

a) Absenæ of response of the reæptors

b) None of the above

c) There is reconfiguration of the mechanoreceptors leading to equilibration of the membrane potential

d) Disappearance of the applied stimulus

7. Do olfactory receptors go into fatigue, what causes fatigue?

a) Exposure to tincture of Mne

b) Continuous exposure to the stimulus decreases receptor potential that eventually causes adaptation

c) Both

d) Neither

8. Rinne's test makes use of what tuning fork

a) 256 cps

b) 512 cps

c) Any of the two

9. A blindfolded subject was asked to identify some items in the bag just by touching it and without any visual clues.
The result of the exercise showed 100% ability of the subject to identity the items in the bag. This showed that:

a) Neither

b) The individual has a knowledge or with previous exposure to object identified

c) Both

d) The intact integrity of the sense of touch pathway of the individual

10. Rinne's test result in sensorineural deafness is:

a) Air conduction is longer than bone cnnduction

b) Bone conduction is greater than air conduction

c) Air conduction in longer than bone anduction but the duration of air conduction is shortened than normal

d) None of the above

11. In the vision experiment, the visual perception pathway and the direct light reflex pathway shared a common
pathway until:
a) Optic chiasm

b) Optic radiation

c) Optic tract

d) Optic nerve

12. In the right direct and right consensual light reflex,

a) They share the same efferent fiber

b) They share the same afferent fiber

c) The same effector structure

d) They share the same receptors

e) A -and C only

f) B and D only

13. On the exercise on suæessive what cnuld explain the observation noted?

a) None of the above

b) The absolute temperature determines the temperature sensation felt

c) The environmental factors, affect temperature sensation felt

d) The temperature gradient determines the sensation that will be felt

14. In the successive contrast of experiment, what was felt by the finger immersed in warm water and the finger
immersed in cold water?

a) The finger immersed in cold water felt warm, and the finger immersed in warm water felt cold

b) Both fingers felt the same temperature

c) There is no significant change in the sensation felt.

d) The finger immersed in warm felt warm, while the finger immersed in wld water felt cold

15. In the exercise where proprioception was illustrated. The subject was able to duplicate the sequence and the
movement laid down by the examiner even without visual feedback. This exercise showed the participation of which
of the following receptors?

a) J receptors

b) GTOs

c) Muscle spindle

d) All of the above

e) A -and B only
16. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of patellar reflex?

a) It should be done bilaterally

b) The legs are tested one at a time

c) The leg should be freely hanging

d) It evaluates the integrity of spinal nerve Ll-L3

e) None of the above

17. Brachioradialis reflex evaluates the integrity of:

a) C5&6

b) C6 & 7

c) C7 & 8

d) C4 & 5

18. Which of the following are the afferent fibers for the gustatory pathway?

a) CN 7

b) CN 9

c) CN 10

d) All of the above

e) B and C only

19. The cilliary ganglion,

a) Is a part of the parasympathetic division

b) Is where the pre- ganglionic and post ganglionic fibers synapse

c) It is located near the effector organ

d) All of the above

e) A -and B only

20. Gag reflex actually determines the integrity of which of the following nerve?

a) Cranial nerves 7 & 8

b) Cranial nerve 9 & 10

c) Cranial nerve 8 & 9

21. Visual perception is a function of which structure?

a) Brodman area 17

b) Visual association area

c) Brodman area 22

d) None of the above

22. Sound the lateralized on the left ear may mean:

a) Right ear sensorineural deafness

b) Left ear bone wnduction deafness

c) Conduction and neural deafness of the left ear

d) A and B only

e) None of the above

23. In the 2 point discrimination test, the two points were perceived as two at the back showed the farthest distance
among the areas tested. This directly suggests that:

a) None of the above

b) The back has the least number of receptors per unit area

c) The back has the greatest receptive field area among those tested

d) The back has lesser sensitivity

24. In the experiment on projection of sound, the left and right sources of sound has 100% localization. This shows
that the localization of sound origin is determined by:

a) The duration of the arrival of the sound waves in the middle ear

b) The loudness of the sound peræived

c) The time lag of the arrival of sound waves to the nearest ear of

d) None of the above

25. Ankle reflex evaluates integrity of :

a) S1 & 2

b) S2 & 3
c) S3 & 4

d) S4 & 5

26. What are the olfactory receptors made of?

a) Free nerve endings

b) Chemical receptors

c) Mitral cells

d) Bowman's cells

27. In a myotatic reflex,

a) The GTOs are stimulated as extrafusal fibers contract

b) The myotatic reflex causes, contraction of the antagonistic muscle and relaxation of the atomistic muscle

c) The status and dynamic gamma fibers are the adherent fibers

d) None of the above

28. The back, having the greatest distance for two point to be perceived as 2 points showed that:

a) The back is the least sensitive part among those tested

b) The back has wmparable sensitivity with the others

c) The person will not be able to accurately determine the exact location of area stimulated of

29. Gag reflex is a test for the integrity of

a) CN VII & VIII

b) CN VII & IX

c) CN IX & X

d) None of the above

30. Where do you find the mitral and tufted cells in the olfactory pathway?

a) Olfactory epithelium

b) Olfactory bulb

c) Olfactory tracts

d) Primary olfactory cortex

e) Entorhinal area and uncus

31. In the experiment where the subject was asked to map the sensation felt in a 2 X 2 square inch area in the volar
aspect of the forearm. The result of the experiment showed which of the following:

a) Receptors can be stimulated by an inappropriate stimulus, but still perceive the general sense it is designed for

b) Different Receptors are randomly scattered in our skin

c) It somewhat showed the labeled line principle

d) All of the above

e) A and B only

32. The visual acuity test is done at 20 feet because:

a) That is normal distance

b) That is the distance where a normal person can see clearly the letters without accommodation

c) That has been the established by the scientist

33. Which portion of the olfactory pathway is involved with the emotions and memory of smell?

a) Entorhinal area and uncus

b) Olfactory bulb

c) Olfactory tracts

d) Primary olfactory cortex

34. What is the primary olfactory cortex

a) Lateral striae

b) Medial striae

c) Uncus

d) Entorhinal area

e) A -and B only

35. In the experiment where different solutions where placed in the different areas in the tongue, showed:

a) The mapping of the tongue sensitivity to the 4 basic taste sensation

b) It shows the capability of the tongue to determine taste sensation of any solution or chemical placed on the
tongue

c) That any area of the tongue can recngnize the 4 basic taste modalities
d) All of the above

36. The BLINDSPOT is,

a) An area in the retina where there are no images formed

b) An area where there are rods and cones

c) An area in the visual field where the person will not be able to appreciate any image

d) All of the above

37. The axon of the ganglion cells terminate in the:

a) Optic tract

b) Optic radiation

c) Lateral geniculate body

d) Occipital lobe

38. In the consensual light reflex, the response is explained by the:

a) Crossing of ganglion æll axon at the chiasm

b) Bilateral innervation of the Edinger Westphal nuclei

c) Bilateral innervation of superior wlliculi

d) All of the above

e) A -and B only

39. Right consensual light reflex means that:

a) Right optic and occulomotor nerves are intact

b) The left optic and right occulomotor nerves are intact

c) The right optic and left occulomotor nerves are intact

d) The lateral geniculate bodies are intake

40. In color vision

a) It's integrity of color vision is evaluated by using the ISHIHARA's chart

b) It determines the presence of absence or red-green color blindness labeled as tritanopia

c) Both

d) Neither
41. Arrival of sound waves simultaneously in the two ear to effect tympanic membrane vibration will lead to which
of the following?

a) Failure of lateralization of sound origin

b) Both ears will cause impulse conduction that will lead to simultaneous arrival of the electrical signal in the left
and right auditory cortex

c) Both

d) Neither

42. Which of the following describes Schwabach's test?

a) It measures degree of deafness

b) It compares the duration of air and bone conduction of the left and right ear

c) It determines the kind of deafness the person has, bone conduction VS sensorineural

d) None of the above

43. Weber's test result in an individual with right ear conduction deafness will be:

a) Sound louder on the right ear

b) Sound heard in the midline

c) Sound louder on the left ear

44. Where are the olfactory receptors located?

a) Medial portion of the nasal cavity

b) Roof of the nasal cavity

c) Posterior portion of the nasal cavity

45. Two coins were placed on the volar aspect of the forearm and the subject was asked to take note of the
sensation that was initially felt, and determine what happens to the initial sensation felt as the time goes by.

a) All of the above

b) This experiment showed the adaptation characteristics of the receptors

c) This experiment the sensitivity of the sense of pressure of the volar aspect of the arm

d) This experiment specifically showed the sense of pressure bilaterally

46. The right corneal reflex reflects the integrity of cranial nerves:

a) Left and right CN I and Il

b) Right CN Il & Ill

c) Right CN Il & left CN Ill

d) None of the above

47. The experiment on taste and smell where a blindfolded subject was asked to identify the food placed in the
mouth. What does this experiment show?

a) That identification of items placed in the mouth is a function of taste, smell and general senses

b) It shows the significance of sense of smell in the taste sensation

c) It shows that the two sensations work hand in hand in gustatory peræption

d) All of the above

48. A lesion in the left optic radiation will manifest which visual field defect?

a) Left homonymous hemianopsia

b) Right homonymous hemianopsia

c) Bitemporal hemianopsia

d) Bimedial hemianopsia

49. In the experiment on 2point discrimination, the exercise basically showed which of the following?

a) The sensitivity of the receptors to the sense of touch

b) The area of each receptor receptive field

c) The number of the reæptors in the area

d) The integrity of the sense of touch pathway