Problem L2.5
Why do you have the sensation that you are still spinning immediately after stopping?
Problem L2.1
Explain what would happen to your sense of smell if there were no basal cells present in the olfactory epithelium.
Problem L2.2
In which direction would you be unable to move your right eye if your right abducens nerve were damaged?
Problem L2.4
Following a stroke, a patient lost vision in the left visual field. Name several structures in the brain that could have been damaged by the stroke to have caused this vision loss. Be specific as to right or left side.
Problem L3.1
Mr. Spencer suffers loss of taste sensation. Tests reveal that his taste buds and salivary glands are functional. What other structures might be impaired that would explain his loss of taste?
Problem L2.3
If a patient suffers visual impairment only in one eye, why must the damage be located in the visual pathway prior to the optic chiasma?
Problem L3.2
Your friend tells you that she has just been diagnosed with myopia, and she wonders if staring at her computer screen too much might have caused her problem. What do you tell her?
Problem L3.3
If severe congestion from a cold prevented your pharyngotympanic tube from opening, what could happen to your tympanic membrane? Explain your answer.
Problem L3.4
Suppose the round window in your middle ear became very stiff. What effect would this have on hearing, and why?
Ch. 15 The Special Senses