Integration of nervous system functions Flashcards
Vision is dependent upon
photoreceptors
Which of these combinations of general senses depends on mechanoreceptors?
pressure and proprioception
What is a somatic sense?
touch
Mechanoreceptors respond to
a change in temperature
What is a visceral sense modality?
pain
A state of conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors is called
perception
Free nerve endings respond to
temperature change and pain.
If you feel someone touch you on the shoulder, the person has stimulated a(n) ____
somatic
Amputees frequently perceive pain in the amputated structure. This type of pain is called
phantom pain
When people smoke cigarettes, they damage some of their taste buds. Which type of sense has been damaged by the smoking?
special
As the nervous system ages
reflexes become slower.
What transmitter substance has been implicated in Parkinson’s disease?
dopamine
Changes in the blood concentration of glucose, oxygen and hydrogen are detected by
chemoreceptors
The pain a person experiences with acute appendicitis results from stimulating nerve endings called
visceroreceptors
Decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is called
Select one:
adaptation
