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Ch.10 Part A Flashcards

1
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54) Olfaction is linked to what emotionally sensitive part of the brain?

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54) Lymphatic.

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14) Which one of the special senses is different from the others because it senses internal rather than external stimuli

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14) Equilibrium (semicircular canals and vestibule).

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20)The action potential patterns arriving from a sensory

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20) F.

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10)Sensory receptors are found in

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10) Dermis

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27) The diminishment of stimulus by a sensory area, over time, is referred to as;

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27)Adaption or olfactory fatigue

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43) Ruffini corpuscles are responsible for sensing;

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43)

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34) What type of receptor does not show adaptation? Why?

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34) Nociceptors and proprioception.

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2) Complex numeral receptor are usually nerve endings enclosed in what?

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2) Connective tissue capsules.

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52) What are the two structures involved in transmitting olfactory signals above the olfactory epithelium?

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52) Bulb and tract.

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45) What three functional categories of temperature sensors contribute to our sense of heat or cold?

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45)

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67) Pitch is determined by the frequency of the action potentials living the cochlea T/F

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67) F.

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12
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8) Thermoreceptors will continue to send action potential even if there is no change in receptor temp T/F

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8) F*

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24) Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures stimulated during when you put your hand on an extremely hot surface;

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24)

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30) Temperature receptors are complex neural receptors T/F

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30) F.

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15
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5) What type of receptors detect changes in fluid composition in the body

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5) Chemoreceptors.

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26) Cold and warm receptors only give information about changes in skin temperature T/F

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26) T.

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17
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68) Intensity of perceived sound is determined by;

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68) Frequency of AP.

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60) The major function of the tympanum is to;

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60) Eardrum converts pressure waves into mechanical vibrations.

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39) Afferent pathways always move signals toward the;

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39) Through sensory nerves to cns.

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17)which of the following is not a energy source or type of stimulis

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17)*

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21
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64) What are the sensory cells of the inner ear?

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64) Hair cells.

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22
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4) What structure type of receptor has no axon but passes all signals directly to an afferent neuron

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4) Special senses.

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23
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35) A structure that converts a stimulus into an AP is called a;

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35) Transduction*

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24
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66) What four steps happen after stereo cilia in the basilar membrane are pressed against?

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66)

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25
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32) What two senses are most emotionally disturbing and why?

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32) Smell and itch.

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26
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59) The scientific name for the eardrum is the;

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59)

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27
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12)What are the five major special senses

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12) Vision (eyes), Hearing (ears), Taste (tongue), Smell (olfactory epithelium), Equilibrium (semicircular canals and vestibule).

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28
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3) A pacinian corpuscle is an example of what structural type of receptor

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3) Complex neural*

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29
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25) A substance that causes pain to be reduced is called a;

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25) Analgesic

30
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38) Pruritis is more commonly called;

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38) Itch.

31
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51) What structures branch out and receive odorant molecules from incoming air?

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51)

32
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36) What structural type of receptors are composed of neurons with free nerve endings?

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36) Simple receptors; neurons with free nerve endings.

33
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21) What is the benefit of having reflexes, rather than sending all signals to the brain for processing?

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21) Rapid and reliable response.

34
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40) What are the two types of stimuli for the senses based on location?

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40) Internal and external receptors.

35
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61) The major function of the ossicles of the ear are to;

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61) Transmit vibration, strength, power, allow damping.

36
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53) The olfactory tract and bulb contain;

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53)

37
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7) What type of receptors detect physical change in tissue

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7) Mechanoreceptors.

38
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13) If a signal reaches the spinal cord and the motor nerve is immediately stimulated this is normally a reflex action T/F

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13) T

39
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42) The main cause of referred pain is;

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42) Convergence

40
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55) Which of the following is not a taste receptor on the taste buds?

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55) Sour, sweet, salt, bitter, and umami.

41
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23) The mechanism of pruritus is well established and the treatments are usually very effective T/F

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23) F.

42
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57) Sound waves directly stimulated the hair cells and generate action potentials T/F

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57) F.

43
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65) Which of the two membranes of the cochlea that work together to generate action potentials?

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65) Basilar and sectoral membrane.

44
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33) What type of pain is caused in one location but felt in another?

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33) Referred pain.

45
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28) What is the primary cause of referred pain?

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28) Ischemia, lack of oxygen to internal organs

46
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58) Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures involved in the hearing process;

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58)

47
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16) What two structures of the inner ear are responsible for the sense of balance

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16) semicircular canals and vestibule.

48
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70) What are the two types of deafness?

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70)Conductive and sensorineural or central.

49
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6) Oxygen and ph sensors in the brain are examples of what type of receptors

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6) Chemoreceptors.

50
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11) The rods and cones in the eyes are examples of what functional type of receptor

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11) Photoreceptors

51
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62) Mechanical vibrations of the ossicles are converted into fluid waves at the oval window T/F

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62) T.

52
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69) The main function of our pinnae are to direct sound waves into the ear canal T/F

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69) F.

53
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48) What type of analgesic blocks sensations of pain by blocking NT release in the brain?

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48)

54
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50) Olfactory cells are in what functional category?

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50)

55
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29) Olfactory fatigue is an example of a phenomenon known as;

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29) Adaptation.

56
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19) How is the location of a stimulus determined (what part of the body it came from)?

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19) Location determined by area of brain stimulated by afferent nerve (No special info in APS)

57
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47) What are the free nerve ending receptors responsible for sensing pain and itch?

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47)

58
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37) What type of nerve endings are responsible for sensing pain and chemicals in the skin?

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37) Free nerve ending.

59
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15)The CNS is composed of

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15) Brain or spinal cord.

60
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56) What are found on the surface of the tongue?

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56) Taste buds.

61
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31) What are the three structural categories of sensory receptors?

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31)

62
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22) How is the intensity of a stimulus determined?

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22) Frequency AP.

63
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9) What type of receptors detects changes in the temperature

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9) Thermoreceptors

64
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49) What cells convert smells into APs

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49)

65
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44) Light or brief touch is sensed best by the;

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44)

66
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63) What are the two membranes of the cochlea that work together to generate action potentials?

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63) Basilar and sectoral membrane.

67
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46) If you put your hand into ice water, what two receptors would be stimulated?

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46)

68
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18) What pathway has signals moving through sensory nerves to the CNS

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18) Reflexive path.

69
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41) What two receptors in the skin are responsible for sensing deep pressure and vibration?

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41) Pacinian corpuscles and Merkel receptors.

70
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71) How do the two types of deafness compare? What causes each?

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71) Conductive; failure of tympanum, ossicles, or cochlea to transmit vibrations. Sensorineural or central; inability to convert vibrations into AP, transmit AP to brain, or to interpret signals from cochlea as sound.

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