Sensory Receptors Quiz Review

Senses a change in the internal or external environment

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

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Transmits nerve impulses; a neuron

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

An organ with nerve endings that responds to stimulation

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

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An action that provokes a response

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

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What an organism does

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

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Sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate _____________ or storage as memories.

• behavior

• mechanical input

• nose

• eyes

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_____________ enters the body using vibrations through the skin and nerves.

• behavior

• mechanical input

• nose

• eyes

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Chemical input enters the body using molecules through the _____________ and mouth.

• behavior

• mechanical input

• nose

• eyes

Electromagnetic input enters the body using waves through the _____________.

• behavior

• mechanical input

• nose

• eyes

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This diagram shows the process the body uses to respond to information received through the senses. Which of the following best describes the information that should fill in step 2?

• Information stored for later use

• Receptors respond to the information

• Information carried to the brain

• Body systems respond to the information

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