Senses

Question 1

exteroceptors

Answer 1

detect stimuli from outside the body (eg taste, hearing, vision)

Question 2

interoceptors

Answer 2

receive stimuli from inside the body (eg change in blood pressure)

Question 3

chemoreceptors

Answer 3

respond to nearby chemicals (eg pain receptors)

Question 4

photoreceptors

Answer 4

respond to light energy

Question 5

mechanoreceptors

Answer 5

respond to mechanical

Question 6

thermoreceptors

Answer 6

stimulated by temperature changes (in hypothalamus)

Question 7

sensation step 1/4

Answer 7

receptors respond to stimuli

Question 8

sensation step 2/4

Answer 8

nerve impulses travel to cerebral cortex

Question 9

sensation step 3/4

Answer 9

brain interprets info

Question 10

sensation step 4/4

Answer 10

sensation/conscious perception occurs

Question 11

umami

Answer 11

meaty/savory taste

Question 12

smell receptors

Answer 12

olfactory cell (modified neurons, specific)
- olfactory bulb connects w/limbic system (emotion + memory)

Question 13

anterior chamber of the eye

Answer 13

between cornea and lens; aqueous humor fluid

Question 14

posterior chamber

Answer 14

most of eye; vitreous humor behind lens

Question 15

sclera

Answer 15

white/fibrous part of the eye except cornea; maintains eye shape
- includes cornea and pupil

Question 16

choroid

Answer 16

darkly pigmented vascular layer

• absorbs light rays not absorbed by retina
• includes iris and ciliary body (muscle that control shape of lens)

Question 17

retina

Answer 17

inner layer containing photoreceptors