Sensory Reception (Touch, Balance, Hearing)

Question 1

Specialized cells in a sense organ that detect the presence of one type of stimulus

Answer 1

Receptor Cells

Question 2

In the back of the retina, ____ detect dim light and ____ detect color

Answer 2

Rods, Cones

Question 3

Sense physical tough, balance, hearing

Answer 3

Mechanoreceptors

Question 4

Sense presence of chemicals in taste, smell, O2, and CO2

Answer 4

Chemoreceptors

Question 5

Sense pain and damage to cells

Answer 5

Nociceptors

Question 6

Sense light

Answer 6

Photoreceptors

Question 7

Superficial receptor found in skin, senses pressure and vibration

Answer 7

Pacinian corpuscle

Question 8

Superficial receptor found in skin, senses ventral indentation, steady pressure

Answer 8

Tactile disk

Question 9

Superficial receptor found in skin, senses touch, point discrimination, stroking. (Two point test)

Answer 9

Meissner’s corpuscle

Question 10

Superficial receptor found in the skin, senses stretch of the skin

Answer 10

Ruffini’s corpuscle

Question 11

Superficial receptor found in skin, senses vertical indentation, steady pressure

Answer 11

Merkel’s receptor

Question 12

Superficial receptor found in skin, senses velocity and direction of air movements over skin

Answer 12

Hair root receptor

Question 13

The canine ear is ____ shaped

Answer 13

L

Question 14

The external ear

Answer 14

Auricle/Pinna

Question 15

Auricle or pinna includes

Answer 15

External auditory meatus and eardrum

Question 16

The function of the auricle/pinna is to

Answer 16

capture sound wave vibrations and direct them toward the eardrum

Question 17

Air filled cavity in the temporal bone

Answer 17

Middle ear

Question 18

Mechanical linkage of eardrum to inner ear

Answer 18

Auditory ossicles (3 bones, malleus, incus, stapes, middle ear)

Question 19

Malleus shape

Answer 19

Hammer

Question 20

Incus Shape

Answer 20

Anvil

Question 21

Stapes Shape

Answer 21

Stirrup

Question 22

The ________ connects middle ear to nasopharynx

Answer 22

Eustachian (auditory) Tube

Question 23

The function of the Eustachian tube is to ____________ _____________ during rapid changes in ____ ____________ from changes in elevation

Answer 23

equalize pressure, air pressure

Question 24

Fluid filled cavity in the temporal bone

Answer 24

Inner ear

Question 25

Cranial Nerve of Temporal bone/Inner ear

Answer 25

CNVIII (8)

Question 26

Static equilibrium and linear acceleration in Inner ear

Answer 26

Vestibule

Question 27

Primary hearing in inner ear

Answer 27

Cochlea

Question 28

Senses angular acceleration and movement in inner ears

Answer 28

Semicircular canals

Question 29

Lines cavity of inner ear, helps with balance and posture

Answer 29

Endolymph

Question 30

Your balance decreases if #? of senses are gone

Answer 30

2

Question 31

Equilibrium and balance uses info from ______, _______, _______

Answer 31

vision, proprioceptors, vestibular apparatus (inner ear)

Question 32

Vestibular apparatus vestibule contains ______, and ______ with each one containing a sensory structure called _______

Answer 32

utricle, saccule, macula

Question 33

Senses direction and rotation of the head and rate of acceleration of the head to maintain upright posture

Answer 33

Semicircular canals