ZOO3731 CH 18 GENERAL & SPECIAL SENSES QUIZ QUESTIONS

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Pressure, pain, and temperature receptors in the skin are:

*A. exteroceptors -B. mechanoreceptors -C. proprioceptors -D. interoceptors

Potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain are selectively detected by:

*A. nociceptors -B. interoceptors -C. photoreceptors -D. proprioceptors

Which of the following is in the correct order of the olfactory pathway?

*A. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus B. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, cerebral cortex, thalamus C. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, central nervous system, olfactory bulb, hypothalamus D. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, central nervous system, olfactory bulb, thalamus

Conscious perception of vision probably reflects activity in the:

--A. thalamus - B. optic chiasm *C. occipital lobe of the cortex -D. visual bulb

Which structure contains the utricle and saccule?

-A. external acoustic meatus -B. cochlea *C. vestibule -D. middle ear

Olfactory glands function to:

-A. help neutralize odors *B. secrete mucus -C. assist in detection of odors -D. produce olfactory cells

The area of the eye with the greatest visual acuity is the:

-A. lens -B. pupil *C. fovea -D. choroid -E. retina

Which of the following is in the correct order of the olfactory pathway?

-A. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, cerebral cortex, thalamus *B. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus -C. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, central nervous system, olfactory bulb, hypothalamus -D. olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, central nervous system, olfactory bulb, thalamus

_________occurs when a receptor becomes so accustomed to the stimulation that it stops gathering impulses.

-A. sensory amplification -B. sensory accommodation *C. sensory adaptation -D. sensory exhaustion

Which of these types of receptors responds to pain stimuli?

-A. thermoreceptors -B. mechanoreceptors *C. nociceptors -D. chemoreceptors -E. photoreceptors


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