Ch. 4 - Other senses

Question 1

olfactory bulb

Answer 1

bulb-like structure at the tip of the frontal lobe, where the olfactory nerves begin

Question 2

umami

Answer 2

taste for monosodium glutamate

Question 3

inflammatory pain

Answer 3

signal that some type of tissue damage has occurred

Question 4

Meissner’s corpuscle

Answer 4

touch receptor that responds to pressure and lower frequency vibrations

Question 5

Merkel’s disk

Answer 5

touch receptor that responds to light touch

Question 6

neuropathic pain

Answer 6

pain from damage to neurons of either the peripheral or central nervous system

Question 7

nociception

Answer 7

sensory signal indicating potential harm and maybe pain

Question 8

Pacinian corpuscle

Answer 8

touch receptor that detects transient pressure and higher frequency vibrations

Question 9

Ruffini corpuscle

Answer 9

touch receptor that detects stretch

Question 10

vestibular sense

Answer 10

contributes to our ability to maintain balance and body posture

Question 11

kinesthesia

Answer 11

perception of the body’s movement through space

Question 12

proprioception

Answer 12

perception of body position