MT CH 8 Sences

Question 1

What is the term for the sense of balance?

Answer 1

equilibrium

The term ‘equilibrium’ refers to the body’s ability to maintain balance and orientation in space.

Question 2

What is gustation?

Answer 2

The sense of taste

‘Gustation’ is derived from the Latin term ‘geusis’, which means ‘taste’.

Question 3

Define hearing.

Answer 3

The sense or perception of sound

Hearing is crucial for communication and interaction with the environment.

Question 4

What does olfaction refer to?

Answer 4

The sense of smell

The root ‘osm/o’ is associated with the sense of smell.

Question 5

What is proprioception?

Answer 5

Awareness of posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium

Proprioception involves receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints.

Question 6

What is a sensory receptor?

Answer 6

A sensory nerve ending or a specialized structure that responds to a stimulus

Sensory receptors are crucial for the perception of stimuli from the environment.

Question 7

What does tactile pertain to?

Answer 7

The sense of touch

Tactile sensations are primarily detected through skin receptors.

Question 8

Define vision.

Answer 8

The sense by which the shape, size, and color of objects are perceived by means of the light they give off

Vision involves light-sensitive receptors located deep within the eye.

Question 9

What are the receptors activated by changes in the position of cells in the inner ear?

Answer 9

Equilibrium receptors

These receptors play a vital role in maintaining balance as we move.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The sensory receptors for vision are __________.

Answer 10

light-sensitive

These receptors are protected by surrounding bone and other structures in the eye.

Question 11

True or False: The chapter focuses on all five senses equally.

Answer 11

False

The chapter concentrates primarily on hearing and vision, which have received the most clinical attention.