Stimulus/Response
You hear your mom call you so you walk upstairs.
What is the stimulus?
You hear your mom call
Which receptor would tell your brain you are smelling pizza?
Chemical
Voluntary or Involuntary/Motor or Nonmotor:
You pick up your cheeseburger and take a bite
Voluntary motor
Nerves send messages from the spinal cord to the ___________
You touch something hot and your hand pulls away instantly. What kind of response is this?
Reflex
You smell something burning and run downstairs
What is the response?
Run downstairs
Which receptor would interpret the color you are seeing?
Light
Voluntary or Involuntary/Motor or Nonmotor:
Your leg kicks up when the doctor hits it with a mallet
Involuntary motor (reflex)
Where do reflexes go?
Only to the spinal cord
What is the difference between a motor and nonmotor response?
Motor- involves movement
Nonmotor- does not involve movement
You hear music playing and dance.
What is the stimulus?
What is the response?
Stimulus- hearing music
Response- dancing
Which receptor would interpret pressure when someone steps on your foot?
Mechanical
Voluntary or Involuntary/Motor or Nonmotor:
Your stomach digests your lunch
Involuntary motor
Digestion, heartbeat, and breathing are all examples of what type of response?
Involuntary motor
What are the three parts of the nervous system?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
You taste something gross and yell YUCK
What is the stimulus?
What is the response?
Stimulus- taste something gross
Response- yell yuck
Which receptor would interpret the sweet taste of sugar on your tongue?
Chemical
Getting up and walking to the office when you hear your name on the announcements
Voluntary Motor
What type of response is forming a memory? (motor or nonmotor)
Nonmotor
What is the difference between a voluntary and involuntary response?
Voluntary- you choose to do it
Involuntary- happens automatically you do not choose to do it
You see a dog and smile.
What is the stimulus?
What is the response?
Motor or nonmotor?
Stimulus- see a dog
Response- smile
Motor
Which receptor would interpret the message "loud" from the vibration in your ears?
Mechanical
Voluntary or Involuntary/Motor or Nonmotor:
Your mom tells you to remember a phone number so you repeat the numbers over and over in your head.
Voluntary nonmotor
Describe the path in your nervous system that this message would travel.
Feel something sticky under your feet and move your foot away.
Match each of your 5 senses to the receptor that interprets them:
-sight
-smell
-taste
-touch
-hearing
Chemical (taste and smell)
Light (sight)
Mechanical (hearing and touch)