1. Senses Introduction & Touch

What sensory receptor reacts to light?

• Chemoreceptor

• Nociceptor

• Photoreceptor

• Gravoreceptor

What receptor reacts to physical forces?

• Chemoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Electroreceptor

• Thermoreceptor

What is a thermoreceptor?

• Responds to body position

• Responds to changes in temperature

• Responds to physical forces including touch and pressure

• Responds to squirrels running outside

Senses a change in the internal or external environment

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

An action that provokes a response

• sensory receptor

• nerve cell

• brain

• behavior

• stimulus

What receptor detects pain?

• Thermoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Proprioceptor

• Nocioreceptor

The skin senses for which of the following?

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Pain

• Touch

• The skin can sense all of these

Which of the following are rapidly adapting nerve endings providing information on light touch?

• Meissner's

• Pacinian

• Alzheimers'

• None of these

Tactile and pressure receptors are known as

• mechanoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

• photoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

Pressure receptors in deep subcutaneous tissues of the body are known as

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Pacman corpuscles

• none of these