Exercise 5 senses

Question 1

Senses: sensory receptors throughout the body?

Answer 1

touch

Question 2

Senses: eyes

Answer 2

sight

Question 3

Senses: ears

Answer 3

hearing

Question 4

Senses: taste buds on the tongue

Answer 4

taste

Question 5

Senses: olfactory cells & olfactory bulb in the nose

Answer 5

smell

Question 6

Functions of the senses is to receive stimuli, internally & externally & transmit them to the brain in the form of?

Answer 6

nervous impulses

Question 7

What is the name for a change in the internal or external enviroment, sensory information?

Answer 7

stimulus

Question 8

What is the name for a specialised neuron that is designed to respond to a specific sensory stimulus?

Answer 8

sensory receptor

Question 9

What is the name for the sensory receptor which receives sensory info from outside the body? E.g. scent of a rose

Answer 9

exteroceptors

Question 10

What is the name of the receptors which receive sensory info from inside the body e.g. stomach pain

Answer 10

interoceptors

Question 11

What is the name of the receptors for unconscious info received about positions of the body & movement?

Answer 11

proprioreceptors, these are located in muscles, tendons & joints throughout the body

Question 12

What is the indviduals interpretation of sensory info called?

Answer 12

perception

Question 13

What are odour molecules called?

Answer 13

odourants

Question 14

What is the primary organ of taste called?

Answer 14

taste bud

Question 15

The tastebud contains a cluster of ???? Receptor cells?

Answer 15

gustatory (taste)

Question 16

Where are the sweet receptors on the tongue located?

Answer 16

at the front of the tongue

Question 17

Where are the salty receptors on the tongue located?

Answer 17

at the very front & sides of the tongue

Question 18

Where are the sour receptors on the tongue located?

Answer 18

at the sides of the tongue

Question 19

Where are the bitter receptors on the tongue located?

Answer 19

at the back of the tongue

Question 20

Where are the umami receptors on the tongue located?

Answer 20

savouriness - found all over the tongue

Question 21

Stimulus - a change in the internal or external environment, sensory info. What is stimulus for Tactile?

Answer 21

touch

Question 22

Stimulus - a change in the internal or external environment, sensory info. What is stimulus for Visual?

Answer 22

light

Question 23

Stimulus - a change in the internal or external environment, sensory info. What is stimulus for auditory?

Answer 23

sounds

Question 24

Stimulus - a change in the internal or external environment, sensory info. What is stimulus for gustatory?

Answer 24

taste

Question 25

Stimulus - a change in the internal or external environment, sensory info. What is stimulus for olfactory?

Answer 25

smell

Question 26

Interspersed thru the skin are general receptors, where are the receptors that detect heat and hold?

Answer 26

nerve endings in the dermis

Question 27

Interspersed thru the skin are general receptors, where are the receptors that detect touch?

Answer 27

merkel cells in the epidermis.

Question 28

Interspersed thru the skin are general receptors, where are the receptors that detect pain?

Answer 28

nerve endings in the dermis and throughout the body

Question 29

Interspersed thru the skin are general receptors, where are the receptors that detect pressure?

Answer 29

receptors and nerve endings in the subcutaneous tissue, near joints, muscles and external genitalia.