Eye & Ear

What type of senses have receptors that are localized in a particular area?

• General senses

• Special senses

• Nonsense

• Diverse sense

Which of the following is an example of a sense receptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Chemoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• All of all the above

A decreased sensitivity to a continued stimulus is known as

• Negative feedback

• Action potential

• Sensory adaptation

• Tolerance

All the following are examples of general senses except

• Touch

• Vision

• Temperature

• Pain

Which of the following mechanoreceptors are stimulated by heavy pressure?

• Free nerve endings

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Muscle spindles

Where are thermoreceptors most numerous?

• Back

• Feet

• Eyes

• Lips

What stimulates a nociceptor?

• Pressure

• Touch

• Tissue damage

• Tickleing

What are the organs of taste?

• Taste buds

• Organ of corti

• Papilae

• Macula

What stimulates the receptors that determine taste?

• Pressure of food on the tongue

• Swallow

• Chewing

• Chemicals in food

All of the following are taste sensations except?

• Salty

• Pungent

• Sweet

• Bitter