Module 1

Which of the following is a general sense

vibration, pain, proprioceptors, temp, touch

When you suffer an injury to your tissues, the sensation of pain is being carried by

A) Proprioceptors Correct Response B) Nociceptors C) Exteroceptors D) Chemoreceptors E) Baroreceptors

Which of the following sensory modalities would use a generator potential in sensory reception?

A) Taste B) Equilibrium Incorrect Response C) Smell Correct Answer D) No choice is correct E) Hearing

Sensory information from a particular receptor has a consistent pathway that it takes to the CNS, which allows you to determine what kind of information has been received. This pathway is called a/an

Labeled Line

Which of the following is in the fibrous layer of the eye (select all that apply)?

cornea, sclera

Neurotransmitter released by the photoreceptors

glutatamate

If you lose the function of your proprioceptors, what sensory information will your body lose?

A) Equilibrium Correct Response B) No choice is correct C) Sound D) Vision E) Pain

The ability of the lens to change shape to adjust focus

Accomodation

Which of the following structures is part of the outer ear (select all that apply)?

Auditory Canal, Auricle, Tympanic membrane

Which step of sensory reception occurs before transmission?

Generation

When the focal distance is longer than the length of the eyeball you have

Hyperopia

The second ossicle is called the

Incus

When you are studying in the library, even someone whispering seems very loud. When you are at a loud event like a concert, even someone shouting doesn't seem to be noticeable. What occurs in your sensory system to make these adjustments?

Range Shifting

The molecule that changes shape when light hits it

Retinal

Which of the following is part of the otolith?

Sataconia

Where is the "visual map" produced?

Superior Colliculus

Molecule that activates PDE

Transducin

Which step of sensory reception occurs after stimulation

Transduction

PDE breaks down

cGMP

Which of the following are interoceptors (select all that apply)?

pain, Chemoreceptors that monitor your Na+ levels, Thermoreceptors that monitor the temperature of your brain, Nocioceptors, Barorecptors that monitor blood pressure

In the inner ear, the hair cells are responsible for

transduction