Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Edition (Shier)

Chapter 10: The Senses

Pre-Test Questions

1
Changes in pressure or movement stimulate
A)pain receptors
B)mechanoreceptors
C)photoreceptors
D)chemoreceptors
2
The manner in which an impulse from a sensory receptor is perceived depends upon the
A)area of the brain stimulated
B)type of receptor activated
C)speed at which the impulse travels
D)context within which the impulse is generated
3
Sensory receptors for all of the following adapt to repeated stimulation by sending fewer and fewer impulses, except those for
A)heat
B)smell
C)pain
D)touch
4
light touch on your palm will stimulate
A)Pacinian corpuscles
B)thermoreceptors
C)free nerve endings
D)Meissner’s corpuscles
5
Choose the true statement regarding thermoreceptors.
A)Thermoreceptors are free nerve endings.
B)Warm and cold receptors adapt slowly.
C)High temperatures will stimulate both the pain receptors in and the warm receptors.
D)Cold receptors respond best to temperatures below freezing.
6
Which of the following events will elicit pain from visceral organs?
A)exposure of normal tissue to strongly alkaline substances
B)cutting into the viscera
C)stretching or spasm of visceral smooth muscle
D)burning as in electrocautery
7
Which of the following is true of acute pain?
A)impulses are carried on myelinated fibers
B)the pain is diffuse and difficult to localize
C)pain sensations persist after receptor is no longer stimulated
D)the pain sensation is described as aching or dull
8
Which of the following areas of the brain regulates the awareness of pain impulses?
A)midbrain
B)medulla
C)pons
D)thalamus
9
The receptors for taste and smell are examples of
A)mechanoreceptors
B)chemoreceptors
C)thermoreceptors
D)lamellated corpuscles
10
Olfactory receptors are located in the upper part of the nasal cavity, the septum and the
A)floor of the nasal cavity
B)walls of the nares
C)superior nasal conchae
D)lateral wall of the nostril
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