Ch. 10 Senses Cumulative

What type of receptors are responsible for detecting changes in taste and smell, as well as monitoring changes in blood chemistry?

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

Which type of receptors respond to temperature differences and help us perceive sensations of hot and cold?

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

What type of receptors are responsible for our sense of touch, pressure, and vibration?

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

What is sensory adaptation?

• The ability of the nervous system to become less responsive to a maintained stimulus

• The conscious awareness of stimuli

• The ability of the brain to send a sensation back to its point of origin

• The ability of the brain to prioritize incoming sensory impulses

Which type of nerve endings in epithelial tissues are associated with itching and other sensations?

• The ability of the nervous system to become less responsive to a maintained stimulus

• Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles

• Free nerve endings of sensory nerve fibers

• Temperature receptors

What do Tactile (Meissner's) corpuscles respond to?

• Deep pressure

• Pain

• Temperature Changes

• Motion of Objects that contact the skin

What is the function of Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles?

• Deep pressure

• Sense temperature changes

• Respond to itching sensations

• Detect color changes

What are pain receptors also known as?

• Thermoreceptors

• Tactile corpuscles

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Nociceptors

Which type of pain fibers are associated with sharp pain?

• Fast (acute) pain fibers

• Slow (chronic) pain fibers

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles

What are olfactory receptors?

• Multipolar neurons with hairlike cilia

• Specialized cells responsible for detecting odors

• Membrane proteins in olfactory bulbs

• Chemicals that are inhaled