sensory

Question 1

unique experience associated with a particular modality begins at _____

Answer 1

receptor

Question 2

initial interaction of stimulus with receptor is _____: transformation of physical energy into neural signal

Answer 2

transduction

Question 3

the type of energy that a given receptor type is most sensitive to

Answer 3

adequate stimulus

Question 4

stimulation site(s) that elicit neural response

Answer 4

receptive field

Question 5

types of receptors located on end of primary afferent neuron

Answer 5

somatosensory (mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, chemoreceptors, nociceptors)
olfaction (chemoreceptors)

Question 6

types of receptors located on specialized receptor cell

Answer 6

vision (photoreceptors)
audition (mechanoreceptors)
balance (mechanoreceptors)
taste (chemoreceptors)

Question 7

systems that use physical (direct) interaction of stimulus with membrane protein to open ion channel

Answer 7

somatosensory, vestibular, auditory, taste

Question 8

systems that use molecular interaction of stimulus with membrane protein (G-protein)

Answer 8

vision, taste, olfaction

Question 9

examples of direct transduction pathways

Answer 9

1. Na transduction in the taste system
2. mechanoreceptors Piezo1 and Piezo2- respond to pressure
3. TRP receptors: Vanilloid receptor

Question 10

vanilloid receptor (TRPV1 or V1) responds to:

Answer 10

1. capsaicin
2. heat (42 degree C)
3. protons

Question 11

stimulation of the vanilloid receptor results in _____

Answer 11

influx of cations (Na and Ca)

Question 12

indirect G-protein coupled receptor systems

Answer 12

1. olfaction (Golf and Gs)
2. vision (rhodopsin)
3. taste (gustducin)