Nervous System: Senses - Fill in the Blanks - Practice Set 2

________ stimuli originate from within the body and are detected by interoceptors.

• Internal

• External

• Environmental

• Sensory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ stimuli are changes in the external environment detected by sensory organs.

• External

• Internal

• Chemical

• Physical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

(a)   detect body position and movement and are a type of proprioceptor.

Nociceptors are sensory receptors that detect (a)   .

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ detect chemical changes in the internal environment, such as blood composition.

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

________ receptors respond to temperature changes.

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ receptors in the eye detect light and enable vision.

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Rod cells are most sensitive in ________ light conditions.

• low

• bright

• moderate

• intense

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Cones allow us to see ________ and fine details.

• color

• shapes

• textures

• sizes

The ________ is the part of the brain that processes auditory information.

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe