The General and Special Senses

Which of the following receptors detects heat?

• Thermoreceptors

• Nociceptors

• Chemoreceptors

Which of the following receptors detect pain?

• thermoreceptors

• chemoreceptors

• nociceptors

Which of the following receptors detects dissolved odorants?

• nociceptors

• chemoreceptors

• thermoreceptors

Smells are memorable because the impulses move through which part of the brain?

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• limbic system

• cerebellum

Where are olfactory receptors?

• in the nostrils

• in the nasal cavity

Where are taste buds?

• Down in the folds of the papilla

• On the top of the papilla

• on the roof of the mouth

• In the back of the throat

The taste that is least sensitive is

The taste that is most sensitive is

Which type of light receptor detects color?

• rods

• cones

Which type of light receptor is found mostly around the edges of the retina?

• rods

• cones