Sensory Receptors

A sense receptor that responds to tissue damage (pain)

• mechanoreceptor

• nociceptor

• electromagnetic receptor

• chemoreceptor

A sense receptor that responds to temperature changes

• thermoreceptor

• mechanoreceptor

• chemoreceptor

• velociraptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

“They are cells specialized in picking up stimulus, whether they are internal or ex-
ternal, and send them to the brain through the nervous system”. This is the definition of...

• Stimulus
• Receptor
• Sense
• Taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way is called a(n)

• neuron
• effector
• stimuli
• receptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Nociceptor is a sensory receptor where?

• in the stomach
• in the skin
• in your spine

What type of sensor detects pressure?

• thermoreceptor

• chemoreceptor

• mechanoreceptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How does memory help guide the actions of an animal?

• Animals can remember things that have happened long ago

• Memories are stored in the brains of most animals

• Animals can avoid actions that have been harmful to them in the past

• Memories will not be passed on from parents to offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What do you call specialized sense receptors that respond to heat or cold?

• Sense receptors
• Thermoreceptors
• Hotcoldceptors
• chemoceptors

What is the name of the specialized sense receptors that register sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory flavors?

• chemoreceptor
• tonguereceptor
• saltreceptor
• nociceptor

What do you call specialized sense receptors that signal the body about danger with pain?

• painreceptor
• tasteceptor
• nociceptor
• electroreceptor