Sensory Receptors and Stimuli

Sensory receptors are:

• specialized cells that detect changes in the environment

• organs that produce hormones

• muscles that move the body

• glands that secrete enzymes

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Fill in the blank: Sensory receptors are special cells located throughout the body that detect ______ in the environment.

• changes

• colors

• sounds

• shapes

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What do photoreceptors detect?

• Chemicals

• Light

• Temperature

• Pressure

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Which type of sensory receptor detects touch, pressure, vibration, and sound in the skin and ears?

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Pain receptors

Fill in the blank: Thermoreceptors detect changes in ________ (skin).

• temperature

• pressure

• light

• sound

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Which type of receptor detects chemicals in taste buds and nose?

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Pain receptors

Pain receptors detect harmful stimuli that may cause _______.

• injury

• growth

• healing

• relaxation

When a sensory receptor detects a ________, it converts that stimulus into an electrical signal.

• stimulus

• hormone

• enzyme

• neuron

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What is the function of a sensory receptor?

• To create movement

• To detect a stimulus and convert it into an electrical signal

• To produce hormones

• To digest food

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The signal from a sensory receptor is sent as a message through the ________ system to the brain.

• nervous

• digestive

• respiratory

• circulatory