Exam 30: Sensory Perception

A cataract is caused by ____.

Match the receptor type with the correct description. -function predominantly in the sense of smell and taste

Mechanoreceptors are excited by ____.

Loudness is measured in ____.

Which sensory receptor detects light?

Receptors in the human nose are ____.

Match the receptor type with the correct description. -common in the organ of Corti

Hair cells of the inner ear are ____.

The vomeronasal organ detects ____.

Match the taste with the correct description. -may detect plant toxins

Amino acids like glutamate stimulate ____ receptors on the tongue.

The adjustment of the shape of the lens by the ciliary muscle is ____.

The highest concentration of cones is in the ____.

Rods and cones are located in the ____.

Match the taste with the correct description. -triggered by cheese and aged meat

The pain produced in an internal organ is called ____ pain.

Four of the five answers listed below are functionally connected to each other. Select the exception.

Sensory adaptation means that ____.

Farsightedness can be caused by ____.

​The detection of a sensory stimulus is known as ____.