The Senses

Photoreceptors are found in your

• eyes

• ears

• nose

• mouth

• skin

Receptors found in your mouth are

• mechanical receptors

• chemical receptors

• sound receptors

• photoreceptors

Which type of receptor is NOT found in your skin?

• temperature

• pain

• pressure

• light

Receptors send messages to the... (pick the MOST correct option)

• control centers

• brain

• spinal cord

• organs

Nerve impulses are carried from the eye to the brain by the

• optic nerve
• transducens nerve
• cornea
• rod and cone cells

Which of the following statements about sense organs is INCORRECT?

• They are responsible for producing senses.

• They contain sensory cells.

• They are responsible for detecting stimuli.

• There are five sense organs in humans.

Which of the following is the cause of illusion?

• The brain is tired.

• The brain fails to work.

• The brain misinterprets the signals.

• The signals are not interpreted by the brain.

The cells responsible for color vision in humans are called

• rod cells
• cone cells
• bipolar cells
• cupula cells

Rod cells and cone cells are located in the

• organ of Corti
• retina
• iris
• cornea

The ear contains ______.

• mechanoreceptors
• photoreceptors
• chemoreceptors
• proprioceptors