Senses and Sensation

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

The electrical activity in the body created by stimuli in the environment such as light, sound, chemicals and pressure.

Question 2

Vision / Sight

Answer 2

Source - Light waves striking the eye
Receptors - Rods and Cones in the retina

Question 3

Smell

Answer 3

Source - Chemical molecules breathed in through the nose
Receptors - Millions of receptors at the top of the nasal cavity

Question 4

Taste

Answer 4

Source - Chemical molecules in the mouth
Receptors - basic tongue receptors for sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami

Question 5

Touch

Answer 5

Source - pressure, warmth, cold, pain on the skin
Receptors - skin receptors detect pressure, warmth, cold and pain

Question 6

Hearing

Answer 6

Source - sound waves strike the outer ear
Receptors - cochlear hair cells in the inner ear

Question 7

Kinesthesia

Answer 7

the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts found in muscles, tendons and joints. (Perception).

Question 8

Vestibular Sense

Answer 8

the sense of body movements and position; include sense of balance and is found in the ears