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Nervous System III Receptors/Senses ONLY

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are our senses derived from?

a)

Sensory Receptors

b)

Motor Cortex

c)

Migdala

d)

Spinal Chord

2.

In which category(ies) do senses fall?

a)

Somatic (General)

b)

Special

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

3.

Which of the following is not a type of sensory receptor?

a)

Chemoreceptor

b)

Nociceptor

c)

Gas Receptor

d)

Mechanoreceptor

e)

Photoreceptor

4.

Which sensory receptor is responsible for sensing changes in chemical concentratrions?

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Nociceptors

c)

Thermoreceptors

d)

Mechanoreceptors

5.

Which sensory receptors is responsible for responding to changes in pressure or movement?

a)

Chemoreceptors

b)

Nociceptors

c)

Thermoreceptors

d)

Mechanoreceptors

6.

Sensation is ...

a)

when the brain interprets the sensory input

b)

the awareness of a stimulus that occurs when the brain receives sensory impulses

c)

when the brain send the sensation back to its point of origin, so the person can pinpoint the area of stimulation

d)

None of the above

7.

Perception occurs ...

a)

when the brain interprets the sensory input

b)

when the awareness of a stimulus that occurs when the brain receives sensory impulses

c)

when the brain sends the sensation back to its point of origin, so the person can pinpoint the area of stimulation

d)

None of the above

8.

The brain can become _________ to a maintained stimulus such as the feel of clothing on the skin, persistent odors, ongoing sounds, etc.

a)

more responsive

b)

less responsive

c)

Both of the above

d)

Neither of the above

9.

Which of the following is not a general sense?

a)

Touch

b)

Pressure

c)

Pain

d)

Taste

10.

Which of the following is not a mechanoreceptor?

a)

Free Nerve Endings

b)

Myelin Sheaths

c)

Tactile Corpuscles

d)

Lamellated Corpuscles

11.

Warm temperature receptors respond to temperatures between ____ and ____.

a)

77° F and 113° F

b)

50° F and 68° F

c)

Both of the above

d)

Neither of the above

12.

How quickly do pain receptors adapt to stimuli?

a)

Very quickly

b)

Little, if at all

c)

Quickly if the stimuli is weak

d)

Slower if the stimuli is strong

13.

Where is the only place that nociceptors are not found?

a)

Skin

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

d)

Brain

14.

How do visceral nociceptors differ from surface nociceptors?

a)

Damage produces pain sensations.

b)

Stretching or spasms produce pain sensations.

c)

Stretching or spasms do not produce pain sensations.

d)

None of the above.

15.

What is referred pain?

a)

Visceral pain that is treated by a doctor.

b)

Surface pain that changes in origin.

c)

Visceral pain that feels as if it is coming from another body area.

d)

All of the above.

16.

Which type of nerve fiber carries acute pain?

a)

Myelinated nerve fibers

b)

Unmyelinated nerve fibers

c)

Both of the above.

d)

Neither of the above.

17.

Small projections located on the tongue’s surface where taste buds are located are known as:

a)

papillae

b)

gustatory cells

c)

olfactory epithelium

d)

mucous producing glands

18.

NOT a primary taste sensation

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

sweet

d)

peppery

19.

Which of the following papillae do not contain taste buds:

a)

fungiform

b)

filiform

c)

circumvallate

d)

all of the above

20.

What sensory receptor reacts to light?

a)

Chemoreceptor

b)

Nociceptor

c)

Photoreceptor

d)

Gravoreceptor

21.

What receptor reacts to physical forces?

a)

Chemoreceptor

b)

Mechanoreceptor

c)

Electroreceptor

d)

Thermoreceptor

22.

What receptor detects pain?

a)

Thermoreceptor

b)

Mechanoreceptor

c)

Proprioceptor

d)

Nociceptor

23.

What receptor indicates change in body positions? (Hint: helps us with balance.)

a)

Geogravity receptors

b)

Proprioreceptors

c)

Chemoreceptors

d)

Photoreceptors

24.

What receptor helps us identify changes in smell and taste?

a)

Thermoreceptors

b)

Proprioreceptors

c)

Electroreceptors

d)

Chemoreceptors

25.

What is a thermoreceptor?

a)

Responds to body position

b)

Responds to changes in temperature

c)

Responds to physical forces including touch and pressure

d)

Responds to squirrels running outside

26.

What receptor allows you to see a rainbow?

a)

Photoreceptor

b)

Thermoreceptor

c)

Mechanoreceptor

d)

Gravitonreceptor

27.

Which receptor helps you hear your favorite band?

a)

Mechanoreceptor

b)

Bandreceptor

c)

Thermoreceptor

d)

Idon'tknowwhatIamthinking receptor

28.
Sensory receptors of the ears.
a)
Chemoreceptors
b)
Mechanoreceptors
c)
Photoreceptors
d)
Hearoreceptors
29.
The sensory receptors of the eyes.
a)
Chemoreceptors
b)
Photoreceptors
c)
Mechanoreceptors
d)
Nocireceptors
30.
Messages from the eyes are sent to the brain through the ________ ________ where the information is processed and made sense of.
a)
Optic Nerve
b)
Auditory Nerve
c)
Olfactory Nerve
d)
Somatic Nerve
31.
The chemoreceptors of smell are _______________ receptor cells.
a)
Auditory
b)
Thermo
c)
Olfactory
d)
Optic
32.
In skin, the sense of touch and pressure is detected by _______________________.
a)
Photoreceptors
b)
Thermoreceptors
c)
Nocireceptors
d)
Mechanoreceptors
33.
In skin, the sense of temperature is detected by _______________________.
a)
Thermoreceptors
b)
Chemoreceptors
c)
Nocireceptors
d)
Mechanoreceptors
34.
In skin, the sense of pain is detected by _______________________.
a)
Thermoreceptors
b)
Mechanoreceptors
c)
Nocireceptors
d)
Chemoreceptors
35.

Which answer below correctly orders the steps that our nervous system takes to sense the world around us?

a)

Sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information, then the message/signal travels through our nerves to our brain, and finally the brain processes this information and decides what to do

b)

Messages/signals travel through our nerves to our brain, then the brain processes this information and decides what to do, and finally the sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information

c)

The brain processes information and decides what to do, then sensory receptors in our sense organs receive information, and finally the message/signal travels through our nerves to our brain

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