Ch 19A (Taste & Smell)

Question 1

this class of receptors are distributed throughout the skin & organs

Answer 1

general sense receptors

Question 2

this class of receptors are housed in complex organs in the head

Answer 2

special sense receptors

Question 3

this receptor detects specific molecules dissolved in fluids

Answer 3

chemoreceptors

Question 4

this receptor detects changes in temperature

Answer 4

thermoreceptors

Question 5

this receptor detects changes in intensity, color & position of light

Answer 5

photoreceptors

Question 6

these receptors detect touch, pressure, vibration & stretch

Answer 6

mechanoreceptors

Question 7

these receptors detect pressure changes within body structures

Answer 7

baroreceptorshes

Question 8

these receptors detect painful stimuili

Answer 8

nociceptors

Question 9

this sensation is associated with a part of a body that has been removed

Answer 9

phantom pain

Question 10

this sensation is caused by impulses areas that are perceived as originating from the skin rather than the organ

Answer 10

referred pain

Question 11

this is the most numerous type of receptor

Answer 11

tactile receptorswh

Question 12

where are tactile receptors located?

Answer 12

in the dermis & subcutaneous layer

Question 13

_____ are taste receptors housed in specialized organs called taste buds

Answer 13

gustatory cells

Question 14

where are taste buds located?

Answer 14

on a dorsal surface called papillae

Question 15

name the five taste sensations

Answer 15

sweet, salt, sour, bitter, umami

Question 16

taste in interpreted by the ____

Answer 16

insula

Question 17

this lines the superior nasal cavity

Answer 17

olfactory epithelium