Chapter 12 Practice Test
- Describe pain receptors:
- What type of receptor is an olfactory receptor?
- Name the four special senses.
- What is the main function of sensory receptors?
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- General senses are generally distributed in what type of pattern throughout the body?
- Where are the specialized senses found?
- What is another name for pain receptors?
- The ability to ignore your socks around your ankles is called what?
10.Chemoreceptors respond to changes in ______
11.Pain receptors respond to changes in ______
12.Thermoreceptors respond to changes in ______
13.Mechanoreceptors respond to changes in ______
14.A feeling that occurs when the brain becomes aware of a sensory impulse is known as ______
15.When a person is able to pinpoint a region being stimulated on their body, this is called______
16.A person’s view of the stimulus is known as ______
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18.What type of receptors does a person with Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies lack (HSANs)?
19.Describe olfactory receptors in detail?
20.If you enter a room and smell a strong odor but the odor soon seems to fade away, you have experienced
______
21.Taste receptors are found where?
22.What are the 4primary taste sensations?
23.What is the function of the auricle?
24.What is the function of the tympanic membrane?
25.What is the function of the external acoustic meatus?
26.How do the vibrations travel through the middle ear?
27.What is the tympanic reflex important for?
28.The auditory ossicles are located where?
29.What is the function of the auditory tube that connects the middle ear and the throat?
30.Where are the hearing receptors located?
31.Which two parts function in hearing in the inner ear?
32.Which two parts function in equilibrium in the inner ear?
33.What is static equilibrium?
34.What is dynamic equilibrium?
35.What is the main function of the tarsal glands?
36.What is the main function of the lacrimal glands?
37.What is the main function of the conjunctiva?
38.What is the main function of the cornea?
39.What is the main function of the sclera?
40.What is the main function of the Choroid coat?
41.What is the main function of the pupil?
42.What is the main function of the ciliary body?
43.What is the main function of the lens?
44.What is the main function of the retina?
45.What is the main function of the iris?
46.What is the main function of the aqueous humor?
47.What is the main function of the optic disc?
48.What is the main function of the vitreous humor?
49.What is the main function of the fovea centralis?
50.What parts make up the inner tunic of the eye?
51.The sets of color receptors within the retina are sensitive to what 3 color lights?
52.What is an astigmatism.
53.Rhodopsin is found where?
54.Describe rods.
55.What is stereoscopic vision?
56.Receptors that are stimulated by changes in chemical concentrations are called thermoreceptors.
TrueFalse
57.Tears contain an enzyme that functions to reduce the chances of developing an eye infection.
TrueFalse
58.Referred pain occurs when the brain projects the sensation back to the original source in the body from which the pain originated.
TrueFalse
59.The taste of food will be the same whether a person has a cold or not.
TrueFalse
60.Nerve impulses from the organ of Corti travel on the vestibulocochlear nerve.
TrueFalse
61.After sensory impulses are analyzed, additional impulses travel along to portions of the limbic system, a brain center for memory and emotions. This would explain why we may have memories associated with smells.
TrueFalse