Sensory Receptors

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What is the specialized sensory receptor that detects the body's internal and external temperature?

Back

Thermoreceptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

Which of the following is a sense organ?

Back

Ears

Front

What do chemoreceptors process?

Back

Chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What do chemoreceptors detect?

Back

Tastes and odor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What do all parts of the sensory system use?

Back

Receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What is the function of photoreceptors?

Back

Detect light and enable vision.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What type of receptor detects pressure and touch?

Back

Mechanoreceptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What are the five main senses?

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Sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What is the role of sensory receptors in the body?

Back

To convert stimuli from the environment into electrical signals for the brain.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What type of receptor is responsible for detecting sound?

Back

Mechanoreceptor.