General Senses
General sense receptors are ____ distributed.
Widely
The sensory receptor types include____.
Photoreceptors: light
Chemoreceptors: chemicals
Pain Receptors : injury
Thermoreceptors: temperature/heat
Mechanoreceptors: movement
The white part of the eye is called the ____.
Sclera
Sensory receptor type for hearing is _____.
Mechanoreceptor
Four primary taste sensations are:_____.
Sweet
Salty
Bitter
Sour
Smells can trigger____.
memories
General sense receptors are _____(simple/complex) microscopic receptors.
Simple
List the special senses. (There are 5)
Vision
Hearing
Equilibrium
Smell
Taste
A mucous membrane covering part of the eye is the_____.
Conjunctiva
The appendage of the ear (external ear) is called___.
Auricle/Pinna
Two taste sensations that are not primary are:_____.
Metallic
Umami
Receptor for sense of smell is _______.
Chemoreceptor
Free nerve endings are _____. (Encapsulated/ Unencapsulated)
Unencapsulated
The special sense organs are in ______ groupings. (general/localized)
localized
_____ are photoreceptors that detect color and light during the day.
_____ are photoreceptors that detect light during the night.
Cones
Rods
Sequence of ossicles from eardrum to inner ear.
Incus
Stapes
The differing shaped bumps across the tongue are____. (papillae/blisters)
Papillae
The Golgi Tendon Organ and Muscle Spindle are classified as this type of receptor. (Chemoreceptor/ Proprioreceptor)
Proprioceptor: found deep within skeletal muscle tissue.
Name the sense organs.
Eye
Ear
Nose
Tastebuds
The _____ layer is a vascular layer involving melanin.
Choroid
This ossicle is next to the oval window. (Malleus/Stapes)
Stapes
The general sense organs sense _____ ( equilibrium/ touch)
touch
Free nerve endings
Encapsulated nerve endings
The _____ has the highest concentration of cones.
Fovea Centralis
Infection of the middle ear
Otitis Media
Golgi Tendons are ____receptors.
Proprioceptors
Parts of the Choroid layer. (Iris, cornea, pupil, ciliary muscle) Select 2.
Iris
Ciliary Muscle
Sense of balance occurs in the _____ and the ____.
vestibule
semicircular canals (cristae ampullaris)
Tactile (Meissner) Corpuscle senses _____ vibration.
Lamellar (Pacini) Corpuscle senses ______ vibration.
Low-frequency
High-frequency
Lens is hard and "milky" when this condition occurs.
Cataracts