Understanding the Five Senses

What do all senses have in common?

• They are all located in the brain.

• They detect changes through sensory receptors.

• They function without external stimuli.

• They all use the same type of receptor.

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What type of receptors respond to light?

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

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What is the main function of chemoreceptors?

• Responding to light

• Detecting movement

• Sensing chemical substances

• Regulating temperature

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Which receptors are involved in detecting smell?

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Olfactory receptors

• Gustatory receptors

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How many different odors can humans identify?

• About 100

• About a thousand

• Around a trillion

• About 400

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Where are the olfactory bulbs located?

• Deep in the cochlea

• On the opposite side of the skull from the nasal passage

• In the olfactory cortex

• Near the nasal passage

Which cells in the retina help detect color?

• Rods

• Hair cells

• Cones

• Merkel cells

Which receptors are primarily responsible for our sense of balance?

• Olfactory receptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors in the semicircular canals

• Thermoreceptors

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What type of receptors detect touch?

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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What sensory function do Merkel cells serve?

• Amplifying sound

• Detecting touch

• Sensing temperature

• Detecting color