General and Special Senses Review
The special senses refer to....
Balance Taste Smell Hearing Vision
Sensory receptors that monitor blood pressure in the walls of major blood vessels are called
Baroreceptors
Receptors that monitor the pH and the carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations of arterial blood are
Chemoreceptors
Receptors for the __________ senses occur throughout the body
General
The general senses....
Involve receptors that are relatively simple
The cerebral interpretation of smell occurs in
Olfactory cortex Hypothalamus Portions of the limbic system
The olfactory epithelium of each olfactory organ contains
Olfactory receptor cells Supporting cells Regenerative basal cells
Tactile receptors respond to all of the following except: Vibration Pressure Pain Touch
Pain
The conscious awareness of a sensation is called
Perception
Sensory receptors that monitor the position of joints are called
Proprioceptors
The large posterior cavity of the hollow eyeball contains the
Vitreous body
Receptors for special senses are located....
In specific sense organs
The free nerve endings that function as pain receptors are called....
Nociceptors
Olfactory reception occurs as dissolved chemicals interact with receptors called
Odorant-binding proteins
The only type of sensory information that reaches the cerebral cortex without synapsing in the thalamus is ___________ stimuli
Olfactory
The three classes of mechanoreceptors are....
Tactile Baroreceptors Proprioceptors
The term general senses refers to the sensations of....
Temperature Pain Touch Pressure Vibration Proprioception
