Chapter 18 Flashcards
In contrast to a sensation, a perception __________.
reaches the level of conscious awareness in an individual
If Antonio looks and sniffs hungrily at a bowl of soup and eagerly consumes a spoonful, finding it delicious but extremely hot, he has stimulated a general sense in __________.
the detection of the heat of the soup on his tongue
Sensation is defined as __________.
the reception of sensory information in the CNS
The Ruffini corpuscle __________.
is stimulated when collagen fibers are distorted
The bladder, the lungs, and the blood vessels are all monitored by what kind of receptor?
baroreceptors
What would be the effect if the cribriform plate of the ethmoid were damaged?
The sense of smell would be diminished because of an inability to send a neural, olfactory impulse to the brain.
Which of the following nerves does NOT transmit any taste information to the brain?
the hypoglossal nerve
Which of the following nerves transmits any taste information to the brain?
the vagus nerve, the facial nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve
The auditory ossicles __________.
are located in the middle ear
The auditory tube __________.
forms a passageway to the nasopharynx
Which of the following cranial nerves travels through the region of the inner ear with the vestibulocochlear nerve?
facial nerve
The inner ear lies within which of the following bones?
temporal
Damage to the thalamus would affect which of the following?
the transmission of the impulse to the auditory cortex
What is the function of the auditory ossicles?
the conduction of sound
Which of the following is not part of the vascular layer of the eye?
sclera
