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Anatomy chpt 12

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following steps in sensory reception sensation begin

a)

A sensation begins when a receptor detects a stimulus

b)

if the stimulus is strong enough, the receptor causes a sensory neuron to send an impulse to the brain and spinal cord

c)

When the impulse arrives at the brain we may experience a sensation such as a sight or sound

1)
2)
3)
2.

Match the following three types of information transmitted by sensory receptors

a)

cold receptors respond only to cold while light receptors respond only to light.

1.

type

b)

uses sensory projection to know in the brain where the stimulus originated (receptive field)

2.

location

c)

the stronger a particular stimulus, the more nerve fibers fire.

3.

intensity

3.

react to various chemicals, including odors and tastes. as well as the concentration of various chemicals in t he body (such as glucose or carbon dioxide)

a)

mechanoreceptors

b)

thermoreceptors

c)

nociceptors

d)

chemoreceptors

4.

receptors are activated by a change in temperature

a)

mechanoreceptors

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

nociceptors

5.

These receptors respond to factors that change the position of a receptor, such as pressure, stretch, or vibration.

a)

photoreceptors

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

thermoreceptors

6.

Pain receptors that respond to tissue damage from trauma, heat, chemicals, pressure, or a lack of oxygen

a)

nociceptors

b)

thermoreceptors

c)

mechanoreceptors

d)

chemoreceptors

7.

found only in the eyes, these receptors respond to light

a)

photoreceptors

b)

nociceptors

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

mechanoreceptors

8.

When a stimulus is continuous, the firing frequency of the nerve begins to slow, causing the sensation to diminish

a)

adaptation

b)

intensity

c)

projection

d)

proprioceptor

9.

specialized receptor found in skeletal muscle, joints, and tendons, and provide information about body movement, muscle stretch, and general orientation of the body

a)

proprioceptor

b)

adaptation

c)

mechanoreceptor

d)

nociceptor

10.

General senses are pain, pressure, touch, stretch, and temperature

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Reorder the following steps of the main pain pathway

a)

injured tissues release chemicals that stimulate nociceptors and trigger pain

b)

neurons conduct the pain signals to the spinal cord

c)

spinothalamic tract relays the pain signal to the thalamus then carries it to the brainstem

d)

thalamus relays the signal to the cerebrum and person becomes aware of the pain

e)

impulse travels to the hypothalamus and limbic system, which triggers emotional and behavioral responses

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

Pain originating in a deep organ may be sensed as if it's originating from the body's surface. sometimes at a totally different part of the body

a)

referred pain

b)

analgesics

c)

thermoreceptors

d)

gustation

13.

The special senses are known as taste, smell, hearing, equilibrium, and vision.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Match the following four types of papillae

a)

vallate papillae

1.

found at rear of tongue, few in number but contain half of all taste buds

b)

foliate papillae

2.

form ridges at the sides of the tongue

c)

filiform papillae

3.

thread-like papillae contain no taste buds, help distinguish texture of food

d)

fungiform papillae

4.

located at tip and sides of the tongue

e)

gustation

5.

sense of taste, chemicals come in contact with taste buds

15.

Reorder the following steps how smell occurs

a)

incoming odor molecules bind to cilia projecting from the ends of the olfactory receptor cells

b)

This stimulates an impulse along the nerve fibers leaving the nasal cavity through pores in the ethmoid bone

c)

The fibers synapse with other neurons in olfactory bulbs, glomeruli partially process the impulses

d)

The signals continue to the primary olfactory cortex in the brain

1)
2)
3)
4)
16.

Match the following ossicles with their named shape

a)

malleus

1.

hammer

b)

incus

2.

anvil

c)

stapes

3.

stirrup

17.

visible part of the ear, shaped by cartilage. funnels sound into the auditory canal

a)

auricle (pinna)

b)

auditory canal

c)

external acoustic meatus

d)

cerumen

18.

leads through the temporal bone to the eardrum. opening to the outside of the body is called external acoustic meatus

a)

auditory canal

b)

auricle

c)

cerumen

d)

ossicles

19.

secreted from the lining of the canal that mix with dead skin cells to form ear wax. waterproofs the canal and also traps dirt and bacteria.

a)

auricle

b)

external acoustic meatus

c)

cerumen

d)

ossicles

20.

The stapes fits within the oval window of the vestibule which is where the inner ear begins

a)

true

b)

false

21.

AKA Eardrum; this membranous structure separates the outer ear from the middle ear. vibrates freely in response to sound waves

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

auditory ossicles

c)

external acoustic meatus

d)

pinna

22.

passage way to the nasopharynx. purpose is to equalize pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane.

a)

auditory or eustachian tube

b)

vestibular nerve

c)

semicircular canals

d)

round window

23.

Match the following

a)

snail-like structure contains the structures for hearing. where hearing actually occurs

1.

cochlea

b)

marks the entrance to the labyrinths, contains organs necessary for the sense of balance

2.

vestibule

c)

crucial for the maintenance of equilibrium and balance

3.

Semicircle canals

24.

The vestibule and semicircular canals of the inner ear play a key role in the process of balance called

(a)