Chapter 09: general senses Flashcards
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Chemoreceptors require that the chemical they sense is—.
dissolved in a liquid.
— detect light touch and superficial pressure and are found in the epidermis
Merkel discs
The brain interprets input from sensory receptors as
perception
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special senses arise from receptors located
primarily in the head
—- detect deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception in tendons and joints
Pacinian corpuscles
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indicate which of these is considered an aspect of the general or special senses
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The type of sensory receptors that respond to physical features such as bleeding or stretching the receptor are called
mechanoreceptors
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pain left shoulder and arm result of a heart attack is an example of
referred pain
which of the following statements about olfaction is false
The threshold for detection of odors is extremely high so it takes quite a lot of odorants bound to an olfactory neuron to initiate an action potential
Each olfactory tract terminates in an area of the brain called the
olfactory cortex
olfactory neurons
have long cilia on the dendrites, which are airborne molecules bind to
Fill in the blanks as it regards to the process of olfaction. Then place the sentences in the order in which they occur as depicted in the figure
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which of the following statements about taste is false
Taste sensations are carried by three spinal nerves that synapse in the olfactory bulb
taste buds
can only perceive taste if the molecules are in solution
aqueous humor
all of these are correct.
Answer the following questions as it pertains to the structure of the eye. then label the parts as indicated. what type of humor is found in each of the following eye chambers?
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Indicate the changes in the eye that occur for each type of vision
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Which of the following correctly lists part through which light passes as it enters the eye
Cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor
Rod cells
are more sensitive to light than cone cells