Sensory Receptors Review

Something you detect using your sensory receptors is called a...

• stimulus

• reflex

• sense

• touch

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How is a reflex arc different than other voluntary movements?

• A reflex arc takes the same path as a voluntary action

• A reflex arc takes longer than a voluntary action

• A reflex a travels from a sensory neuron to the spinal cord then to a motor neuron, skipping the brain

• There is no difference between a reflex arc and a voluntary action

A reflex arc involves what kind of neurons?

• sensory neurons only

• motor neurons only

• sensory and motor neurons

• sensory, motor, and interneurons

The green arrow is pointing towards what?

• Lens

• Retina

• Cataract

• Iris

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The colored part of the eye is called the...?

• pupil

• retina

• iris

• photoreceptors

The bumps on your tongue are called ____________ and contain taste buds.

• cilia

• villi

• papillae

• alveoli

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What are the cells of the nervous system called?

• Neurons

• Neutrons

• Synapses

• Erythrocytes

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What are the parts of the nervous system?

• Reflexes, brain, nerves

• Brain, muscles, nerves

• Lungs, brain, nerves

• Brain, spine, nerves

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These help us perceive things in the natural world. They help us see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.

• Seeing Organs

• Sensory Organs

• Processing Organs

• Five Organs

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The five basic tastes the tongue can detect

• Sweet, Spicy, Sour, Salty, Umami

• Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Umami

• Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty, Spicy

• Sweet, Bitter, Spicy, Salty, Umami

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