General and Special Senses

Which of the following receptors detects heat?

• Thermoreceptors

• Nociceptors

• Chemoreceptors

Which of the following receptors detect pain?

• thermoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

• nociceptors

Which of the following receptors detects dissolved odorants?

• nociceptors

• chemoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

Smells are memorable because the impulses move through which part of the brain?

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• limbic system

• cerebellum

Where are olfactory receptors?

• in the nostrils

• in the nasal cavity

The tarsal glands secrete

• tears

• an oily sercretion

• a gritty secretion

The lacrimal gland secretes

• tears

• an oily secretion

• a gritty secretion

Nearsightedness is called

• myopia

• hyperopia

• accommodation

a cataract is a cloudy

• eye

• cornea

• lens

• retina

Dynamic equilibrium is balance of

• position

• rotation