Senses

Question 1

means by which the brain recieves informations about the nevironment and the body

Answer 1

senses

Question 2

is the process initiated by stimulating sensory receptors

Answer 2

sensation

Question 3

is the consious awareness of those stimuli

Answer 3

perception

Question 4

what are the two basic groups of senses?

Answer 4

General senses
Special senses

Question 5

they have receptors distributed over a large part of the body

Answer 5

general sense

Question 6

they are more specialized in structure and are located to specific parts of the body

Answer 6

special senses

Question 7

what are the two groups of general senses?

Answer 7

the somatic senses
the visceral senses
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Question 8

they provide sensory information about the body and environment

Answer 8

somatic senses

Question 9

they provide information about various internal organs primarily involving pain and pressure

Answer 9

visceral senses

Question 10

are sensory nerve endings or specialized cells capable of responding to stimuli by developing action potentials.

Answer 10

sensory receptors

Question 11

what are the types of receptors

Answer 11

mechanoreceptors
chemoreceptors
thermoreceptors
photoreceptors
nociceptors

Question 12

type of receptor nga baout bending or stretching

Answer 12

mechanoreceptors

Question 13

type of receptors responding to chemicals

Answer 13

chemoreceptors

Question 14

type of receptors responding to temp

Answer 14

thermoreceptors

Question 15

type of receptors responding to light

Answer 15

photoreceptors

Question 16

type of receptor responding to pain

Answer 16

nocireceptors

Question 17

what are the general senses?

Answer 17

touch
pressure
pain
temperature
vibration
itch
proprioception

Question 18

it is the sense of movement and position of the body or limbs

Answer 18

proprioception

Question 19

these are small superficial nerve endings involved in detecting light touch and superficial pressure

Answer 19

merkel disks