Module 21 Quiz

Which of the following is the best example of your kinesthetic sense?

• Touching your nose with your eyes closed

• Maintaining balance in your chair

• Detecting both sweet and sour in a beverage

• Smelling the soup that is cooking for dinner

• Combining smell and taste together to create flavor

The gate-control theory states that "gates" for pain must be open in order for the brain to receive pain messages from the body. Where are these gates located?

• Thalamus

• Olfactory nerve

• Semicircular canals

• Amygdala

• Spinal cord

Which of the following is the best example of sensory interaction?

• Finding that despite its delicious aroma, a weird-looking meal tastes awful

• Finding that food tastes bland when you have a bad cold

• Finding it difficult to maintain your balance when you have an ear infection

• Finding that the cold pool water doesn't feel so cold after a while

• Finding that the hot peppers get hotter as you consume more of them

Which of the following is most closely associate with hair-like receptors in the semicircular canals?

• Balance

• Smell

• Hearing

• Pain

• Touch

Briefly explain the biophysical perspective on pain and pain treatment.