Exam 11: Sensory Systems

Sensory receptors respond to changes in the environment called ________.

If you boil a cup of water with a tablespoon of dried shitake mushrooms and take a sip after it cools down, your taste receptors will identify the following flavor: ________.

This portion of the vestibular apparatus is responsible for dynamic equilibrium.

Henrietta knows her arm's position as she lifts it away from her body in a completely darkened room because her brain is getting information from these general sense receptors.

Compare and contrast the different types of receptors found in the body.

Samantha gets into an elevator in a large skyscraper, and the doors close. She hears no noise, feels no vibration, and sees no movement, but she nevertheless knows that she is on her way up. What specific part of her ear is allowing her to know that she is ascending?

The stapes, malleus, and ________ bones are located in the middle ear.

You spot your friend Enrique and yell to get his attention, but he can't hear you. As you get closer to him, you clearly hear loud music coming from his headphones. What should you warn him about?

Hearing loss results from prolonged exposure to sound over ________.

________ is caused by excessive pressure in the aqueous humor.

This layer of the eye contains melanin and arteries that provide other parts with nutrients and oxygen.

The photoreceptors that allow for an individual's black-and-white vision are known as ________.

Sami stepped into a strange, new house but sensed something that brought back a whole flood of memories about his beloved grandmother from long ago. Which sense most likely brought these special memories back?

Charlene loved to eat raw garlic in various dishes. She didn't notice any strong smell, so she couldn't understand why others didn't want to be around her. What sensory phenomenon is she demonstrating?

The shape of the lens of the eye can be changed to allow focusing on certain objects at different distances from the head. The structure that produces this shape change is the ________.

There is a tiny muscle attached to the malleus, but if the muscle contracts, the sound will not be efficiently passed to the next structure, which is called the ________.

Hari is experiencing intense pain in one point in his body. Maryam has the perfect solution! She has a wonderful drug that is guaranteed to take away all pain, and she wants Hari to take it before going to the doctor. Why should Hari not take the drug, according to the information in this chapter?

The two basic types of deafness are ________ and ________.

Which of the following is not detected with a special sense?