General Senses Quiz

Where are our senses derived from?

• Sensory Receptors

• Motor Cortex

• Migdala

• Spinal Chord

Which category(ies) do sense fall?

• Somatic

• Special

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Which of the following is not a type of sensory receptor?

• Chemoreceptor

• Pain Receptor

• Gas Receptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Photoreceptor

Which sensory receptor is responsible for sensing changes in chemical concentratrions?

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain Receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

Which sensory receptors is responsible for responding to changes in pressure or movement?

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain Receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

Sensation is ...

• when the brain interprets the sensory input

• the awareness of a stimulus that occurs when the brain receives sensory impulses

• when the brain send the sensation back to its point of origin, so the person can pinpoint the area of stimulation

• None of the above

Perception occurs ...

• when the brain interprets the sensory input

• when the awareness of a stimulus that occurs when the brain receives sensory impulses

• when the brain sends the sensation back to its point of origin, so the person can pinpoint the area of stimulation

• None of the above

The brain can become _________ to a maintained stimulus such as the feel of clothing on the skin, persistent odors, ongoing sounds, etc.

• more responsive

• less responsive

• Both of the above

• Neither of the above

Which of the following is not a general sense?

• Touch

• Pressure

• Pain

• Taste

Which of the following is not a mechanoreceptor?

• Free Nerve Endings

• Myelin Sheaths

• Tactile Corpuscles

• Lamellated Corpuscles