Exam 23: General Senses

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

Which of the following is not true of a receptor potential?

Which of the following statements is not true of exteroceptors?

Special sense organs can respond to only one type of stimuli, whereas general sense organs can respond to several different types of stimuli.

Proprioceptors can be found in:

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

Match each receptor type with its corresponding description. -Found only in the eye and responds to light

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

Olfactory receptors and taste buds are chemoreceptors.

Adaptation by a receptor causes an increase in the rate of impulse but a decrease in its intensity.

Muscle tissue responds to efferent gamma motor neurons and afferent alpha motor neurons.

Another term for a cutaneous receptor is an exteroceptor.

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

Osmoreceptors detect changes in the concentration of electrolytes in body fluids and can stimulate the hypothalamic thirst center.

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

Tactile disks adapt rapidly to make sure current information is being sent to the brain.

Which of the following receptors are found in most body tissues?

The tactile receptor is made up of two cells: a tactile epithelial cell and a tactile disk.

Chemoreceptors are most likely to be activated by:

Another term for a visceroceptor is an interoceptor.