Senses: Receptors, Gustation, and Olfaction

What is the process of converting external stimulus into an electrical signal called?

• Transduction

• Translation

• Transmission

• Transformation

Which type of receptors detect changes in temperature?

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

What do mechanoreceptors detect?

• Touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch (movement)

• Light and color

• Sound and balance

• Temperature and pain

Which type of pain is associated with a part of the body that has been removed?

• Phantom pain

• Chronic pain

• Acute pain

• Referred pain

What is the sense of taste also known as?

• Gustation

• Olfaction

• Audition

• Vision

What are the taste sensations?

• Sweet, Salt, Sour, Bitter, Umami (savory)

• Sweet, Salt, Sour, Bitter

• Sweet, Salt, Sour

• Sweet, Salt

Photoreceptors detect changes in intensity, color, and position of light.

• True

• False

What are chemoreceptors responsible for detecting?

• Specific molecules dissolved in fluid

• Changes in temperature

• Light intensity

• Sound waves

Where are taste buds located?

• On the dorsal surface of the tongue in epithelial and connective tissue elevations

• On the surface of the teeth

• Inside the nasal cavity

• On the inner walls of the stomach

What is referred pain?

• Impulses from certain viscera are perceived as originating not from the organ but from the skin.

• Pain that is felt in the exact location of the organ.

• Pain that is only psychological and has no physical basis.

• Pain that is felt only during movement.