Exam 23: General Senses

Exteroceptors are often called somatic senses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visceroceptors are located in which of the following?

Osmoreceptors monitor the concentration of glucose in the blood.

Nociceptors can respond to intense light.

Pacinian corpuscles are least numerous in the:

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

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

The somatic senses enable us to detect sensations, including:

The word "deform" describes the stimulus detected by:

Differentiate between exteroceptors, visceroceptors, and proprioceptors.

Tactile meniscus is another name for the:

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

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