sensation

Question 1

The system that provides information about the body senses, including: touch
movement
pain
skin temperature

Answer 1

Somatosensory System

Question 2

The sensory system that provides information about the position and movement of the head, which contributes to one’s sense of balance.

Answer 2

Vestibular system

Question 3

The vestibular structures may be divided into two types:

Answer 3

the otolith organs
semicircular canals

Question 4

The sensory organs of the vestibular system are found in the inner ear, adjacent to the structures responsible for audition

Answer 4

Movement Receptors

Question 5

A structure in the inner ear vestibular system that provides information about the angle of the head relative to the ground and about linear acceleration.

Answer 5

Otolith organ

Question 6

One of three looping chambers found in the inner ear that provide information regarding the rotation of the head.

Answer 6

Semicircular canal

Question 7

A stone made from calcium carbonate that is attached to hair cells in the otolith organs.

Answer 7

Otolith

Question 8

the largest and heaviest organ of the human body.
provides a boundary separating what is inside from what is outside.
It prevents dehydration and protects the body from dirt and bacteria.

Answer 8

Skin

Question 9

Human __________ is found on the lips, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet.

Answer 9

Glabrous Skin (Hairless skin)

Question 10

2 types of skin

Answer 10

hairy skin and Glabrous Skin

Question 11

3 layers of the skin

Answer 11

dermis
epidermis
subcutaneous tissue

Question 12

• Outer layer of the skin

Answer 12

Epidermis

Question 13

• The layer of skin below the epidermis.

Answer 13

Dermis

Question 14

The layer of tissue below the dermis that contains fat and connective tissue.

Answer 14

Subcutaneous Tissue

Question 15

• A touch receptor that responds to physical
  displacement such as bending or
  stretching.

Answer 15

MECHANORECEPTORS

Question 16

The axon fibers are surrounded by a fluid-filled capsule formed of connective tissue.

Answer 16

Encapsulated mechanoreceptors

Question 17

Two major types: ( encapsulated)

Answer 17

Meissner’s corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles.

Question 18

Two major types: ( non encapsulated)

Answer 18

Merkel’s disks
Ruffini’s endings

Question 19

An encapsulated mechanoreceptor located near the surface of the skin that senses pressure.

Answer 19

Meissner’s corpuscles

Question 20

An encapsulated mechanoreceptor located deeper in the skin, in joints, and in the digestive tract that senses pressure and vibration.

Answer 20

Pacinian corpuscles

Question 21

A nonencapsulated mechanoreceptor located near the surface of the skin that senses pressure.

Answer 21

Merkel’s disks

Question 22

A nonencapsulated mechanoreceptor
located deep in the skin that senses stretch.

Answer 22

Ruffini’s endings

Question 23

refers to the length of time it will continue to respond to unchanging stimuli.

Answer 23

rate of adaptation

Question 24

both demonstrate rapid adaptation

Answer 24

Meissner’s corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles

Question 25

_____ and ______ are slow adapting

Answer 25

Merkel’s disks and Ruffini’s endings

Question 26

The pathway taken by touch information from the mechanoreceptors to the brain.

Answer 26

Dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway

Question 27

Cranial Nerves involved in the processing of sensory information:

Answer 27

Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal nerve)
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve)
Cranial Nerve IX (Glassopharyngeal Nerve)
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus Nerve)

Question 28

Pain that is perceived as arising from a missing body part.

Answer 28

Phantom pain

Question 29

The perception of touch of a body part as arising from a missing body part.

Answer 29

Referred sensations

Question 30

combines sensation with emotion and cognition. No other sensory modality is as dramatically affected by culture, emotion, context, and experience as our sense of _____

Answer 30

pain

Question 31

A free nerve ending that responds to painful stimuli.

Answer 31

Nociceptor