Sensory Nervous System Quizizz

Which type of nerve ending is responsible for detecting deep pressure, vibration, and proprioception?

• Merkel's disks

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Ruffini's end organ

What do Merkel's disks detect?

• Light touch and superficial pressure

• Deep pressure and vibration

• Continuous touch or pressure

• Temperature and pain

Which nerve ending is involved in two-point discrimination?

• Free nerve endings

• Meissner's corpuscles

• Hair follicle receptor

• Ruffini's end organ

What is the function of Ruffini's end organ?

• Detects light touch

• Detects continuous touch or pressure

• Detects temperature changes

• Detects painful stimuli

What are the means by which the brain receives information about the environment and body?

• Emotions

• Senses

• Thoughts

• Memories

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Which of the following is a type of general sense?

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

• Sight

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What do visceral senses primarily consist of?

• Temperature and balance

• Pain and pressure

• Sight and hearing

• Taste and smell

Which of the following is NOT a special sense?

• Sight

• Hearing

• Proprioception

• Balance

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What is the conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory receptors called?

• Emotion

• Sensation or perception

• Memory

• Thought

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Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting temperature changes?

• Mechanoreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

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