Question 1

Differentiate between the pain receptors in the body-both fast and slow fibers and visceral and somatic pain.

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Pain receptors in the body can be differ...

Question 2

Taste buds are both exteroceptors and chemoreceptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Proprioceptors in muscles and joints tend to adapt faster than other types of receptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Pain that develops quickly and can be localized easily is called visceral pain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Olfactory receptors and taste buds are chemoreceptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Touch and pressure are examples of stimuli that activate mechanoreceptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match each receptor type with its corresponding description.
-Activated by stretch or pressure in muscle tissue

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A)  Chemoreceptors
B)  Mechanoreceptors
C)  Nociceptors
D)  Photoreceptors
E)  ThermoreceptorsF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

As we wear our sneakers, we lose the constant feeling of their presence; this is called adaptation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Golgi tendon receptors are stimulated by touch.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Proprioceptors are specialized types of visceroceptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Somatic sense receptors are distributed evenly throughout the body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Somatic sense receptors located in muscles and joints are called visceroceptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not true of exteroceptors?

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A)   They send both tonic and phasic impulses to the CNS.
B)   They are also called cutaneous receptors.
C)   They are located on or near the surface of the body.
D)   All of the above statements are true of exteroceptors.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Mechanoreceptors are the simplest, most common, and most widely distributed sensory receptors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If you slammed your finger in a car door, it would stimulate _____ pain fibers.

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A)   beta
B)   alpha
C)   visceral
D)   both beta and visceralE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Photoreceptors are found only in the eye.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe each of the receptor categories, based on the types of stimuli that activate them.

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Receptor categories can be classified ba...

Question 18

Which large mechanoreceptor, when sectioned, shows thick laminated connective tissue capsules?

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A)   Krause end bulb
B)   Ruffini corpuscle
C)   Pacinian corpuscle
D)   Root hair plexusE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is true of proprioceptors?

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A)   Function in relation to movement and position
B)   Are superficial receptors
C)   Are internal receptors
D)   Are receptors for general senses such as touch, pressure, heat, and coldE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Osmoreceptors measure the type of chemicals in the blood and stimulate the hypothalamus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: General Senses

Proprioceptors are specialized types of visceroceptors.

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Photoreceptors are found only in the eye.

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Which of the following is true of proprioceptors?

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Somatic sense receptors located in muscles and joints are called visceroceptors.

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Mechanoreceptors are the simplest, most common, and most widely distributed sensory receptors.

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Which large mechanoreceptor, when sectioned, shows thick laminated connective tissue capsules?

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Somatic sense receptors are distributed evenly throughout the body.

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Touch and pressure are examples of stimuli that activate mechanoreceptors.

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Golgi tendon receptors are stimulated by touch.

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Describe each of the receptor categories, based on the types of stimuli that activate them.

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Which of the following statements is not true of exteroceptors?

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Osmoreceptors measure the type of chemicals in the blood and stimulate the hypothalamus.

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As we wear our sneakers, we lose the constant feeling of their presence; this is called adaptation.

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Differentiate between the pain receptors in the body-both fast and slow fibers and visceral and somatic pain.

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Match each receptor type with its corresponding description. -Activated by stretch or pressure in muscle tissue

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Proprioceptors in muscles and joints tend to adapt faster than other types of receptors.

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If you slammed your finger in a car door, it would stimulate _____ pain fibers.

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Olfactory receptors and taste buds are chemoreceptors.

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Pain that develops quickly and can be localized easily is called visceral pain.

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Taste buds are both exteroceptors and chemoreceptors.

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