Sensory Receptors Quiz

Which of the following sensory receptors does not undergo sensory adaptation?

• Pain receptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Olfactory receptors

• Taste receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What do we call stretch receptors in tendons?

• Thermoreceptors

• Golgi tendon organs

• Muscle spindles

What is the funnel-shaped structure in the outer ear which collects sound waves?

• External acoustic meatus

• Oval window

• Tympanic membrane

• Auricle (pinna)

What structures are considered the organs of taste and can be located on the papillae of tongue, roof of mouth, linings of cheeks and walls of pharynx?

• Olfactory bulbs

• Taste buds

• Ossicles

• Vestibules

What type of touch receptors are present in the upper layer of the dermis and sense light touch?

• Free nerve endings

• Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles

• Tactile (Meissner's) corpuscles

What is the ability to ignore unimportant (or continuous) stimuli called?

• Sensory adaptation

• Projection

• Perception

• Homeostatis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are receptors that respond to touch, tension, blood pressure, and stretch?

• Pain receptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

In the outer (fibrous) tunic of the eye, what is the name of the structure that covers the posterior portion of the eye? Hint: White of the eye

• Retina

• Sclera

• Cornea

• Iris

Rods and cones are what type of receptors in the eye that respond to light?

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the name of the structure on the retina of the eye that serves as the area producing sharpest vision?

• Fovea centralis

• Optic disc

• Choroid coat

• Cornea