Senses Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the five senses listed in the learning material?

• Sight

• Balance

• Smell

• Taste

What does sensation involve as the second step?

• Conversion of a stimulus into a nervous impulse.

• Interpretation of a nervous impulse in the brain.

• Transmission of a nervous impulse to the brain.

• Response to a nervous impulse.

What do special sensory receptors sense?

• Pain and pressure

• Touch and temperature

• Sight, sound, smell, and taste

• Balance and movement

What are lamellated corpuscles associated with?

• Warm/cold sensations

• Deep pressure/itch

• Light touch

• Hair movement

At what temperature do warm receptors start to become sensitive?

• 15°C (59°F)

• 25°C (77°F)

• 35°C (95°F)

• 45°C (113°F)

What are cold receptors sensitive to?

• Temperatures above 20°C (68F)

• Temperatures below 20°C (68F)

• Temperatures above 10°C (50F)

• Temperatures below 10°C (50F)

What are mechanoreceptors sensitive to?

• Chemical stimuli

• Mechanical stimuli displacing surrounding tissue

• Light stimuli

• Thermal changes

Lamellated corpuscles are specialized to detect what kind of pressure?

• Light surface pressure

• Deep pressure

• Changes in temperature

• Vibrational forces

Where do free nerve endings extend?

• Deep within dermal cells

• Between muscle fibers

• Superficially between epidermal cells

• Along blood vessels

What does the hair root plexus wrap around?

• A muscle fiber

• A blood vessel

• A hair follicle

• A nerve bundle