Chapter 12 Reading Assignment

Mechanoreceptors ______. Select all that apply.

• are part of general sensation

• 
  are part of special sensation

• are part of both general and special sensation

• are widely distributed throughout the body

The process by which sensory information is interpreted in a meaningful form is known as ______.

• sensation

• perception

• conduction

• transduction

Match the sensory receptor to the stimulus it detects: mechanoreceptor

• body position

• solute concentration of fluids

• changes in temperature

• cell damage

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Match the sensory receptor to the stimulus it detects: osmoreceptors

• body position

• solute concentration of fluids

• changes in temperature

• cell damage

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Match the sensory receptor to the stimulus it detects: thermoreceptor

• body position

• solute concentration of fluids

• changes in temperature

• cell damage

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Match the sensory receptor to the stimulus it detects: nociceptor

• body position

• solute concentration of fluids

• changes in temperature

• cell damage

The simplest sensory receptors are ______.

• sensory nerve endings of unipolar neurons

• encapsulated nerve endings of unipolar neurons

• specialized cells of unipolar neurons

• specialized cells of bipolar neurons

Sensory adaptation refers to ______.

• the modality of a sensory receptor receptive field

• the ability of sensory neurons to respond to stimulation without end

• the receptors becoming less responsive in the presence of a constant stimulus

Where are the smallest sensory cell receptive fields found in the body?

• lower back

• behind the knee

• fingertips

• on the forehead

Mechanoreceptors detect ______. Select all that apply.

• changes in the cell membrane

• movement of cilia

• temperature changes

• cell damage

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