Senses/Nervous System

The _______ send and receive messages from the brain.

• Nerves
• Spinal Cord
• Brain

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a reaction to a stimulus is called a

• response

• stimuli

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The sense of taste uses ____________.

• chemoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

• photoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

The sense of smell uses _________.

• chemoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

• electromagnetic receptors

The sense of touch uses ______________.

• electromagnetic receptors

• chemoreceptors

• mechanoreceptors

• photoreceptors

The sense of hearing uses _______________.

• electromagnetic receptors

• thermal receptors

• mechanoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

"You feel a mosquito biting  your arm". This is because you have ....................... in your skin.

• Lateral lines
• Photoreceptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Electroreptors

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Taste is experienced through...

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Electroreceptors

• Photoreceptors

Taste and smell are similar because:

• They are both located on the face

• They both detect chemicals

• They both require conscious effort to detect

• They both bypass the brain

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Which sense detects pressure and heat

• sight

• hearing

• taste

• touch

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