QUIZ: Taste Touch Smell

b. taste hair

Each gustatory cell extends a ________ into the surrounding fluids through a narrow taste pore. a. papilla b. taste hair c. taste bud d. basal cell e. neuron

d. taste.

Gustation refers to the special sense of a. vision. b. balance. c. touch. d. taste. e. equilibrium.

d. bitter

Humans are most sensitive to which taste? a. sour b. salty c. umami d. bitter e. sweet

d. chemoreceptors

Neurons in the respiratory centers of the brain that respond to pH are examples of ________. a. thermoreceptors b. baroreceptors c. nociceptors d. chemoreceptors e. mechanoreceptors

e. pain.

Nociceptors are sensitive to a. blood pressure. b. light touch. c. osmotic pressure. d. vibration. e. pain.

c. chemoreceptors.

Olfactory receptors are examples of a. proprioceptors. b. mechanoreceptors. c. chemoreceptors. d. thermoreceptors. e. pain receptors.

d. do not adapt to constant stimulation.

Proprioceptors a. are exemplified by receptors in the carotid and aortic sinus. b. for the most part, produce information that is processed consciously. c. are free nerve endings that branch within the walls of a distensible organ. d. do not adapt to constant stimulation. e. do not send information continuously to the CNS.

a. proprioceptors.

Sensory receptors that monitor the position of joints are called a. proprioceptors. b. nociceptors. c. chemoreceptors. d. baroreceptors. e. thermoreceptors.

b. baroreceptors.

Sensory receptors that respond to changes in blood pressure are called a. chemoreceptors. b. baroreceptors. c. proprioceptors. d. thermoreceptors. e. nociceptors.

b. baroreceptors.

Sensory receptors that respond to changes in blood pressure are called a. proprioceptors. b. baroreceptors. c. nociceptors. d. chemoreceptors. e. thermoreceptors.

e. specialized epithelial cells.

Taste receptors are a. sensitive to pain. b. unable to divide. c. found only on the tongue. d. modified neural cells. e. specialized epithelial cells.

a. pain.

Temperature sensations are relayed along the same pathways that carry sensations of a. pain. b. body position. c. pressure. d. pH.

e. perception.

The conscious awareness of a sensation is called a. proprioception. b. adaptation. c. desensitization. d. reception. e. perception.

a. referred pain.

The perception of pain coming from parts of the body that are not actually stimulated is called a. referred pain. b. actual pain. c. preferential pain. d. slow pain. e. recalcitrant pain.

e. sweet

Which of the following is a primary taste sensation? a. putrid b. metallic c. fruity d. pungent e. sweet