Question 1

Exteroceptors are often called somatic senses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Osmoreceptors monitor the concentration of glucose in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Golgi tendon receptors respond in a way similar to muscle spindles to maintain posture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Referred pain may be caused by deep organ receptors and skin area receptors entering the same segment of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Differentiate between exteroceptors, visceroceptors, and proprioceptors.

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Question 6

Proprioceptors are receptors for touch, pain, heat, and cold.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Proprioceptors respond to pressure in such organs as the intestine and the urinary bladder.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Nociceptors can respond to intense light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match each receptor type with its corresponding description.
-Activated by intense stimuli of any type that results in tissue damage

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

A graded response is a response graded to the strength of a stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When referring to the sensory neurons, the term end organ refers to the _____ lobe of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital
B)   temporal
C)   parietal
D)   None of the above is correct.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The word "deform" describes the stimulus detected by:

Accepted Answer

A)   chemoreceptors.
B)   mechanoreceptors.
C)   photoreceptors.
D)   thermoreceptors.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Intense stimuli of any type that results in tissue damage will activate:

Accepted Answer

A)   mechanoreceptors.
B)   thermoreceptors.
C)   nociceptors.
D)   photoreceptors.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Visceroceptors are located in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Skin
B)   Tendons
C)   Internal organs
D)   Skeletal musclesE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Match each receptor type with its corresponding description.
-Activated by heat or cold

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Pacinian corpuscles are least numerous in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   palms of the hands.
B)   joints of the body.
C)   skin of the back.
D)   soles of the feet.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Tactile meniscus is another name for the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Meissner corpuscle
B)   Pacinian corpuscle
C)   Golgi receptor
D)   Merkel diskE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The somatic senses enable us to detect sensations, including:

Accepted Answer

A)   touch.
B)   temperature.
C)   pain.
D)   all of the above.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Sensations produced by receptors of general senses are often called somatic senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Merkel disks and muscle spindles provide the body with information about muscle and the strength of muscle contraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: General Senses

Pacinian corpuscles are least numerous in the:

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Differentiate between exteroceptors, visceroceptors, and proprioceptors.

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Exteroceptors are often called somatic senses.

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Osmoreceptors monitor the concentration of glucose in the blood.

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Sensations produced by receptors of general senses are often called somatic senses.

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The somatic senses enable us to detect sensations, including:

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Visceroceptors are located in which of the following?

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The word "deform" describes the stimulus detected by:

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Referred pain may be caused by deep organ receptors and skin area receptors entering the same segment of the spinal cord.

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Match each receptor type with its corresponding description. -Activated by heat or cold

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Intense stimuli of any type that results in tissue damage will activate:

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Proprioceptors are receptors for touch, pain, heat, and cold.

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Golgi tendon receptors respond in a way similar to muscle spindles to maintain posture.

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Tactile meniscus is another name for the:

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A graded response is a response graded to the strength of a stimulus.

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Match each receptor type with its corresponding description. -Activated by intense stimuli of any type that results in tissue damage

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When referring to the sensory neurons, the term end organ refers to the _____ lobe of the brain.

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Nociceptors can respond to intense light.

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Proprioceptors respond to pressure in such organs as the intestine and the urinary bladder.

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Merkel disks and muscle spindles provide the body with information about muscle and the strength of muscle contraction.

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