Sensory System, C34; WB,

Question 1

Sensory Receptors are specialized cells or cell groups associated with __________ _________.

Answer 1

Sensory Nerve

Question 2

Sensory Receptors pick up information, called a _________, & translates it into _____ _______, which is then sent (via ________ Nerve) to brain for _________________.

Answer 2

Stimulus, Nerve Impulse, Sensory, interpretation

Question 3

Sensory Receptors responsible for ________ senses are everywhere in body.

Answer 3

general

Question 4

Sensory Receptors responsible for _____ senses are in specific sense organs.

Answer 4

special

Question 5

Tactile Receptors

Answer 5

stimulated when something comes in contact with body’s surface & presses on them, causing them to change shape

Question 6

___________ Receptors are stimulated when something comes in contact with body’s surface & presses on them, causing them to change shape.

Answer 6

Tactile

Question 7

Tactile Receptors are stimulated when something comes in contact with body’s surface & _______ on them, causing them to change ______.

Answer 7

presses, shape

Question 8

Some Tactile Receptors (in skin) sense pressure, also known as _______ _______.

Answer 8

Deep Touch

Question 9

Intolerance to ____________ pressure is what makes us shift our position when we have been sitting in one position for a long time; person who’s _______ to sense pressure doesn’t become uncomfortable from being in one position for a long time.

Answer 9

prolonged, unable

Question 10

_________ Receptors (in muscles, tendons, joints) keep brain informed about body’s _________ in relation to each other.

Answer 10

Position, position

Question 11

Position Receptors (in _______, ______, ______) keep brain informed about body’s position.

Answer 11

muscles, tendons, joints

Question 12

____ tells us that we’ve been injured, have overworked muscle group, organ isn’t working properly, or that we’re ill.

Answer 12

Pain

Question 13

4 main Tactile Receptor types:

Answer 13

Ruffini Corpuscles
Meissner Corpuscles
Pacinian Corpuscles
Merkel Disks

Question 14

Ruffini Corpuscles
Meissner Corpuscles
Pacinian Corpuscles
Merkel Disks

are 4 main __________ Receptor types.

Answer 14

Tactile

Question 15

Brain might have more difficulty pin-pointing Pain ________ body than Pain that’s on body’s _________.

Answer 15

inside, surface

Question 16

Referred/Radiating Pain

Answer 16

Pain in one place, issue/damage in another

Question 17

Pain in one place, issue/damage in another is called __________/_____________ Pain.

Answer 17

Referred/Radiating