Sensory Receptors Quiz

What type of sensory receptors detect mechanical compression or stretching?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Nociceptors

Which sensory receptors detect changes in temperature?

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Nociceptors

Pain receptors are also known as:

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Nociceptors

• Chemoreceptors

Which sensory receptors detect light on the retina of the eye?

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Nociceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

Chemoreceptors detect all of the following EXCEPT:

• Oxygen level in the arterial blood

• Smell in the nose

• Taste in the mouth

• Light on the retina of the eye

What is the principle that states nerve fibers transmit only impulses of one modality of sensation?

• Labeled line principle

• Action potential principle

• Receptor adaptation principle

• Sensory threshold principle

What is the immediate effect of a stimulus on a sensory receptor?

• Receptor potential

• Membrane permeability change

• Nerve fiber adaptation

• Action potential

What is the maximum amplitude of most sensory receptor potentials?

• 125 mV

• 100 mV

• 75 mV

• 50 mV

Which receptor detects minute changes in the osmolality of body fluids?

• Osmoreceptor

• Baroreceptor

• Pacinian corpuscle

• Golgi tendon organ

What is the term for receptors that adapt to any constant stimulus after a period of time?

• Tonic receptors

• Phasic receptors

• Adaptive receptors

• Rate receptors