Worksheets1. Senses Introduction & Touch
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What sensory receptor reacts to light?
Chemoreceptor
Nociceptor
Photoreceptor
Gravoreceptor
What receptor reacts to physical forces?
Chemoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor
Electroreceptor
Thermoreceptor
What is a thermoreceptor?
Responds to body position
Responds to changes in temperature
Responds to physical forces including touch and pressure
Responds to squirrels running outside
Senses a change in the internal or external environment
sensory receptor
nerve cell
brain
behavior
stimulus
An action that provokes a response
sensory receptor
nerve cell
brain
behavior
stimulus
What receptor detects pain?
Thermoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor
Proprioceptor
Nocioreceptor
The skin senses for which of the following?
Temperature
Pressure
Pain
Touch
The skin can sense all of these
Which of the following are rapidly adapting nerve endings providing information on light touch?
Meissner's
Pacinian
Alzheimers'
None of these
Tactile and pressure receptors are known as
mechanoreceptors
chemoreceptors
photoreceptors
thermoreceptors
Pressure receptors in deep subcutaneous tissues of the body are known as
Pacinian corpuscles
Meissner's corpuscles
Pacman corpuscles
none of these
