A&P 2 - Lab Ex. 33 General Senses
Free nerve endings function as pain, warm, and cold receptors. A. True B. False
A. True
A tactile corpuscle is stimulated by A. light touch B. deep pressure C. warm temperatures D. tissue trauma
A. light touch
Encapsulated nerve endings include A. tactile corpuscles B. pain receptors C. cold receptors D. warm receptors
A. tactile corpuscles
Determining the area of the body that has been touched is called A. touch localization B. two-point threshold C. proprioception D. discrimination
A. touch localization
Lamellated corpuscles are located in the epidermis of the skin. A. True B. False
B. False
A lamellated corpuscle is stimulated by A. light touch B. deep pressure C. warm temperatures D. cold temperatures
B. deep pressure
The _________ respond when tissue is injured. A. thermoreceptors B. nociceptors C. mechanoreceptors D. tactile corpuscles
B. nociceptors
Areas of the body with a high degree of sensory acuity (very sensitive) have _________ receptor fields. A. large B. small C. active D. normal ???
B. small
General senses include all of the following except A. touch B. vision C. temperature D. pain
B. vision
When receptors are continuously stimulated, the sensations may fade away; this phenomenon is known as A. tolerance B. perception C. adaptation D. fatigue
C. adaptation
Unencapsulated nerve endings include A. tactile corpuscles B. lamellated corpuscles C. cold receptors D. pressure receptors
C. cold receptors
Sensory adaptation to __________ is less prevalent because the impulses to the CNS occur for a longer period of time. A. temperature B. odor C. pain D. touch
C. pain
Which of the following is not an example of a general sense? A. temperature B. pressure C. smell D. pain
C. smell
Which of the following sensations are conveyed by free nerve ending receptors? A. pressure B. vision C. warm temperature D. smell
C. warm temperature
Thermoreceptors are associated with A. deep pressure B. light touch C. tissue trauma D. temperature changes
D. temperature changes
