Chapter 14: Sensations and Pathways

Question 1

sensation

Answer 1

a stimulus that acts on a receptor and the way the brain perceives that information.

Question 2

what are the two types of senses?

Answer 2

general

special

Question 3

general senses

Answer 3

distributed over a large part of the body. Somatic, proprioception, and visceral (organs).

Question 4

perception

Answer 4

the conscious awareness of sensations

Question 5

special senses

Answer 5

smell, taste, sight, hearing, balance, which occurs in special sense organs

Question 6

what are the 5 types of sensory receptors?

Answer 6

mechanoreceptors

chemoreceptors

thermoreceptors

photoreceptors

nociceptors (pain receptors)

Question 7

what are the three types of sensory receptors based on location?

Answer 7

cutaneous receptors

visceroreceptors

proprioceptors

Question 8

adaptation

Answer 8

the ability to decrease sensitivity to a continuous stimulus

Question 9

proprioceptors

Answer 9

provide information about the precise location and movements of the body

Question 10

pain

Answer 10

unpleasant perception from physical and emotional experiences that can trigger psychological, autonomic, and somatic motor responses

Question 11

analgesics

Answer 11

pain relieving medications

Question 12

referred pain

Answer 12

a painful sensation in a region of the body that is not the source of the pain stimulus.

Question 13

chronic pain

Answer 13

long lasting pain such as arthritis or migraines.