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A woman arrives at her ophthalmologist with the complaint of “dry eye” (too little tear production).  After a few tests, you, the ophthalmologist, determine that it is caused by inadequate secretion by the tear-producing part of the eye, the ____________. 

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the sense of taste? 

Older people usually become far-sighted as time goes on, because of what age-related change in the focusing structure of the eye?  

Variations in sound wave amplitude are interpreted by the cerebrum as differences in a sound’s _________.

People with middle ear infections sometimes also suffer from vertigo (dizziness).  This is because the cranial nerve to the ear also supplies the semicircular canals.  This cranial nerve is the _______________.

Maintenance or control of the following bodily processes would all be governed by the ANS autonomic nervous system, EXCEPT WHICH ONE? 

If both sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves supply an organ, which of the following sentences best describes their neurotransmitters?  (Which of the following sentences is TRUE?)

A man suffering with a cold goes to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for a medication which will dilate his bronchioles to help him breathe more easily, and constrict his nasal vessels to reduce nasal drainage.  You, the pharmacist, warn him that it may have the added side effect of increasing his heart rate, because the cold medication is a ____________.

Which of the special sense organs might add to someone’s feelings of motion sickness?  

You work as a nurse practitioner in a busy general practice clinic.  You examine a toddler who is crying, running a low-grade fever, and pulling at his ear.  You use the otoscope to examine the ear and you see a dark pink, slightly bulging tympanum.  You suspect a middle ear infection.  Which of the following sentences best explains the cause why these infections are so common in children?