Sensory Organs

Question 1

Thermoception

Answer 1

the sensory perception of internal temperature levels

Question 2

Normal temperatures

Answer 2

Canine and feline

100-102.2

Question 3

Hypothermia

Answer 3

having a temperature below normal

blood vessels constrict (vasoconstriction), preventing loss of heat by decreasing vascular surface area

the body will shiver

Question 4

Hyperthermia

Answer 4

having a temperature above normal

blood vessels dilate (vasodilations) increasing vascular surface area, allowing blood to cool down faster

Canines will pant

Question 5

Nociception

Answer 5

the sensory perception of pain

Question 6

Four processes of nociception

Answer 6

1. Transduction
2. Transmission
3. Modulation
4. Perception

Question 7

Anesthesia

Answer 7

the LOSS of sensory perception and consciousness

Question 8

Analgesia

Answer 8

the DECREASE of the sensory perception of painful stimuli

Question 9

Gustatory sense

Answer 9

the sensory perception of taste

Question 10

Olfactory sense

Answer 10

the sensory perception of smell

located in the dorsocaudal aspect of the nasal cavity