Chapter 16 Quiz

Which term best describes receptors that detect body and limb movement, skeletal muscle contraction and stretch, and joint capsule structure?
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Which term best describes receptors that detect body and limb movement, skeletal muscle contraction and stretch, and joint capsule structure?
proprioceptors
Conscious awareness of incoming sensory information is called
a stimulus
The entire area through which the sensitive ends of the receptor cells are distributed is the
receptive field
These receptors detect changes in color, intensity, and movement of light
Photoreceptors
The battery of your electric toothbrush is running down and so you feel a low frequency vibration is your oral cavity. Which receptors detect this stimulus?
End bulbs
Phasic receptors for light touch and texture are
tactile corpuscles
Olfactory glomeruli are located in the
olfactory bulbs
The route that the sensation of taste follows is
a. Primary axons pass along cranial nerves VII and IX
b. Primary neurons synapse in the nucleus solitarius
c. Secondary neurons synapse in the thalamus
d.Tertiary neurons travel to the primary gustatory cortex
a, b, c, d
Caffeine and unsweetened chocolate both taste bitter, as they are:
alkaloids
What part of the retina is responsible for the sharpest vision?
fovea centralis
The gelatinous mass inside of the eye is called thevitreous humorWhat part of the retina lacks photoreceptors?optic discWhen light strikes a photoreceptor itdeporlarizes and releases more neurotransmitter.It may take nearly a half hour for rods of the retina to regenerate a full supply of photopigment during the process ofdark adaptationThe lens of the eye flattens whenciliary muscles relaxThe conjunctiva that lines the internal surface of the eyelids is termed the conjunctivapalpebralWhat is the function of the auditory tube?To equalize air pressure between the atmosphere and the middle earWhen you travel on a moving walkway or an elevator, the linear acceleration of your body is sensed by theutricle and sacculeAuditory cells in the superior olivary nucleus receive their input from the:cochlear nuclei, and they are involved in localizing the source of a soundThe vestibular nuclei are located within the and project directly to themedulla; cerebellum