Senses

Question 1

Receptors that respond to pain are called

Answer 1

nociceptors

Question 2

Taste, smell, and pain are all examples of

Answer 2

chemical senses

Question 3

Receptors that respond to temperature are called

Answer 3

thermoreceptors

Question 4

Receptors that respond to molecules are called

Answer 4

chemoreceptors

Question 5

Which of the following would be an example of a submodality when taken in by the body?

Answer 5

vibration

Question 6

Pressure, vibration, muscle stretch, hair movement, hearing, and balance are all examples of

Answer 6

mechanical senses

Question 7

Receptors that respond to physical changes are called

Answer 7

mechanoreceptors

Question 8

The raised structures on the tongue that contain the taste buds are called

Answer 8

papillae

Question 9

Our perception of foods as salty is triggered by

Answer 9

Sodium ions (Na+)

Question 10

Our perception of foods as sour is triggered by

Answer 10

H+ ions (acidity)

Question 11

Our perception of foods as sweet is triggered by

Answer 11

glucose or other monosaccharides

Question 12

Our perception of foods as savory (umami) is triggered by

Answer 12

L-Glutamate

Question 13

Toxic alkaloids are bitter and can trigger the gag reflex via the ___________ nerve.

Answer 13

vagus

Question 14

The sense of smell is taken in through the

Answer 14

olfactory epithelium

Question 15

The auditory portion of the bony labyrinth is called the

Answer 15

cochlea

Question 16

The receptor cells for receiving auditory information in the inner ear are called

Answer 16

hair cells

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the auditory ossicles of the middle ear?

Answer 17

cochlea

Question 18

Air pressure is equilibrated across the tympanic membrane of the ear by the

Answer 18

Eustachian tube

Question 19

The visible external part of the ear is called the

Answer 19

auricle

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the behavior of the cochlea?

Answer 20

Each area of the cochlea only responds to certain frequencies

Question 21

The receptor cells for equilibrium in the inner ear are called

Answer 21

hair cells

Question 22

The vestibular system of the inner ear can sense motion in three-dimensional space through the relative movements of

Answer 22

ampullae

Question 23

The cranial nerve that sends signals of balance from the inner ear to the brain is the

Answer 23

vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 24

The _____________ slides over the stereocilia in the utricle and saccule to trigger signals for head positioning.

Answer 24

otolithic membrane

Question 25

The semicircular canals in the inner ear sense

Answer 25

head movement

Question 26

The utricle and saccule in the inner ear sense

Answer 26

head position

Question 27

Somatosensory receptors can be found in all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 27

eyes

Question 28

Tendon stretching is detected by

Answer 28

Golgi tendon organ

Question 29

Stretching of the skin and joints is detected by

Answer 29

Ruffini’s corpusles

Question 30

Light touch is detected by

Answer 30

Meissner’s corpuscles

Question 31

Somatosensation includes all of the following submodalities EXCEPT

Answer 31

smell

Question 32

Deep pressure and high frequency vibrations are detected by

Answer 32

Pacinian corpuscles

Question 33

Muscle stretch and contraction is sensed via

Answer 33

muscle spindles

Question 34

The opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light enters, is called the:

Answer 34

pupil

Question 35

The innermost layer in the back of the eye where photoreceptors receive visual stimuli and send the signals through the optic nerve to be processed by the brain is called

Answer 35

retina

Question 36

All of the following structures protect the eye EXCEPT

Answer 36

ciliary body

Question 37

The highly vascular connective tissue that provides the blood supply to the eye is called the

Answer 37

choroid

Question 38

The white of the eye is called the

Answer 38

sclera

Question 39

The clear protective coating over the pupil of the eye is called the

Answer 39

cornea

Question 40

The muscular structure that bends the lens to focus light on the retina is called the

Answer 40

ciliary body

Question 41

Which of the following extraocular muscles is not correctly paired with its direction of movement of the eye?

Answer 41

superior oblique - up

Question 42

After light hits the photoreceptors, the signal is next sent to the

Answer 42

bipolar cells

Question 43

Color vision is taken in by the

Answer 43

cones

Question 44

The part of the retina with only cones that provides the highest visual acuity is called the

Answer 44

fovea

Question 45

The spot where the optic nerve exits the eye is called the

Answer 45

blind spot

Question 46

The cells that send the signal through the optic disc to the optic nerve are called the

Answer 46

retinal ganglion cells

Question 47

The cells that process light information before allowing the RGCs to pass it onto the brain are called

Answer 47

amacrine cells