Module 21: The Other Senses

The sensory receptors that allow you to feel PAIN are called ________________.

• nociceptors

• sensory neurons

• interneurons

• motor neurons

The GATE-CONTROL THEORY states that the _______________ acts as a gate, BLOCKING or SENDING pain signals to the brain.

• spinal cord

• nociceptors

• amygdala

• thalamus

Someone who loses a leg may still feel cramping in the leg that is no longer there. This is called ____________.

• phantom limb

• gate-control theory

• umami

• olfaction

A savory meaty taste is called ____________________.

• umami

• olfactory

• gustation

• nociceptor

Which of the following is NOT one of the six basic tastes?

• salty

• spicy

• sour

• bitter

• sweet

The fancy word for TASTE is ________________.

• gustation

• olfactory

• audition

The fancy word for SMELL is _______________.

• olfactory

• gustation

• audition

• kinesthesia

The fancy word for your sense of MOVEMENT and BODY POSITION is ____________.

• olfactory

• gustation

• audition

• kinesthesia

The fancy word for your sense of BALANCE is ____________.

• olfactory

• gustation

• audition

• vestibular sense

Your semicircular canals and vestibular sacs help you with __________________.

• balance

• sound

• taste

• touch