Exam 43: Sensory Systems

MATCHING Match the sense organ with its description. a.ear f.proprioreceptor b.eye g.semicircular canal c.lateral line organ h.tongue d.nocioreceptor i.utricle/saccule e.nose -the choroid layer is found here

If the __________ of the stomach were damaged, one would be incapable of detecting the presence of food inside.

After working several hours in a flower shop, you do not detect the smell of the roses.Why?

Figure 43-4 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Referring to Figure 43-4, which of the following would not be involved in producing a receptor potential?

Bats, by emitting high-pitched sounds, can detect distant objects via:

Mechanoreceptors include receptors that allow us to detect all of the following except:

Explain energy transduction and receptor potential as they relate to the function of a sensory receptor.

The semicircular canals are not part of the vestibular apparatus. ____________________

Figure 43-2 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The structures responsible for detecting linear movement relative to the pull of gravity are labeled __________ in Figure 43-2.

Figure 43-1 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The sense organ in Figure 43-1 includes receptor cells referred to as:

Figure 43-1 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -The sensory structure in Figure 43-1 is capable of:

Figure 43-3 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -In Figure 43-3 the structure labeled 4 is:

MATCHING Match the sense organ with its description. a.ear f.proprioreceptor b.eye g.semicircular canal c.lateral line organ h.tongue d.nocioreceptor i.utricle/saccule e.nose -Trace the path of a sound wave beginning from its entry into the ear to its transmission to the brain.

Some species of sharks, rays, and bony fish sense the movement of prey through the use of:

The ciliary muscle changes the shape of the lens. ____________________

Sensory receptors:

High frequencies are detected by hair cells near the base of the cochlea. ____________________

Optic nerves cross in the optic chiasm. ____________________

Figure 43-3 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Which portion of Figure 43-3 would be connected to the oval window?

Some sensory receptors decrease their frequency of action potentials when exposed to a continued, constant stimulus in a process known as: