Question 1

Which type of sensory receptor responds to stimuli resulting from physical or chemical damage to tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Photoreceptors 
B) Mechanoreceptors 
C) Proprioceptors 
D) Nociceptors 
E) Thermoreceptors 
A) Photoreceptors 
B) Mechanoreceptors 
C) Proprioceptors 
D) Nociceptors 
E) Thermoreceptors

Question 2

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in the osmotic pressure of body fluids?

Accepted Answer

A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) osmoreceptor 
A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) osmoreceptor

Question 3

Proprioception means awareness of

Accepted Answer

A) visual acuity. 
B) body temperature. 
C) color vision. 
D) body position. 
E) pain. 
A) visual acuity. 
B) body temperature. 
C) color vision. 
D) body position. 
E) pain.

Question 4

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in the concentration of chemicals in body fluids?

Accepted Answer

A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) proprioceptor 
A) photoreceptor 
B) mechanoreceptor 
C) thermoreceptor 
D) chemoreceptor 
E) proprioceptor

Question 5

Which condition is characterized by a lack of memory for events occurring after the trauma or disease that caused the condition?

Accepted Answer

A) narcolepsy 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) sleep apnea 
D) coma 
E) anterograde amnesia 
A) narcolepsy 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) sleep apnea 
D) coma 
E) anterograde amnesia

Question 6

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram senses touch,pressure and slow vibrations?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 7

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram of the trigeminothalamic pathway is the first-order neuron?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 8

Visceral pain coming from the urinary bladder is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) D 
B) F 
C) E 
D) H 
E) G 
A) D 
B) F 
C) E 
D) H 
E) G

Question 9

List the six types of sensory receptors categorized based on the type of stimulus they detect and describe the types of stimuli that each type can detect.

Accepted Answer

(1)Mechanoceptors:detect mechanical stim

Question 10

Which of the following stages of non-rapid eye movement (NREM)sleep is considered the deepest level of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage one 
B) Stage two 
C) Stage three 
D) Stage four 
E) None of the selections are correct. 
A) Stage one 
B) Stage two 
C) Stage three 
D) Stage four 
E) None of the selections are correct.

Question 11

Which of the neurons in the diagram is modified in a manner that helps enhance the sensitivity of the receptor?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) None of these choices 
E) All of these choices 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) None of these choices 
E) All of these choices

Question 12

Which of the following types of neurons conduct impulses from the thalamus to the primary somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) First order neuron 
B) Second order neuron 
C) Third order neuron 
D) Fourth order neuron 
E) Higher order neuron 
A) First order neuron 
B) Second order neuron 
C) Third order neuron 
D) Fourth order neuron 
E) Higher order neuron

Question 13

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram of the trigeminothalamic pathway is the trigeminal nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 14

What layer of the skin contains the cold thermoreceptors?

Accepted Answer

A) Stratum lucidum 
B) Dermis 
C) Stratum basale 
D) Stratum corneum 
E) Hypodermis 
A) Stratum lucidum 
B) Dermis 
C) Stratum basale 
D) Stratum corneum 
E) Hypodermis

Question 15

Sensory receptors that are located in blood vessels and visceral organs and whose signals are not usually consciously perceived are the

Accepted Answer

A) Exteroreceptors 
B) Interoceptors 
C) Proprioceptors 
D) Nociceptors 
E) None of the answers selections are correct 
A) Exteroreceptors 
B) Interoceptors 
C) Proprioceptors 
D) Nociceptors 
E) None of the answers selections are correct

Exam 16: Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

Which type of sensory receptor responds to stimuli resulting from physical or chemical damage to tissue?

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in the osmotic pressure of body fluids?

Proprioception means awareness of

What category of receptor cell is used to sense changes in the concentration of chemicals in body fluids?

Which condition is characterized by a lack of memory for events occurring after the trauma or disease that caused the condition?

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram senses touch,pressure and slow vibrations?

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram of the trigeminothalamic pathway is the first-order neuron?

Visceral pain coming from the urinary bladder is referred to which location(s)in the diagram?

List the six types of sensory receptors categorized based on the type of stimulus they detect and describe the types of stimuli that each type can detect.

Which of the following stages of non-rapid eye movement (NREM)sleep is considered the deepest level of sleep?

Which of the neurons in the diagram is modified in a manner that helps enhance the sensitivity of the receptor?

Which of the following types of neurons conduct impulses from the thalamus to the primary somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex?

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram of the trigeminothalamic pathway is the trigeminal nerve?

What layer of the skin contains the cold thermoreceptors?

Sensory receptors that are located in blood vessels and visceral organs and whose signals are not usually consciously perceived are the

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