Open QuestionCharacterize each receptor activity described below by choosing the appropriate letter and number(s) from keys A and B._____, _____(1) You are enjoying an ice cream cone._____, _____(2) You have just scalded yourself with hot coffee._____, _____(3) The retinas of your eyes are stimulated._____, _____(4) You bump (lightly) into someone._____, _____(5) You are in a completely dark room and reaching toward the light switch._____, _____(6) You feel uncomfortable after a large meal. Key A:a. exteroceptorb. interoceptorc. proprioceptorKey B:(1) chemoreceptor(2) mechanoreceptor(3) nociceptor(4) photoreceptor(5) thermoreceptor
Open QuestionFirst-order somatic sensory neurons are_____neurons whose cell bodies are located in the_____.a. multipolar, posterior hornb. pseudounipolar, posterior root ganglionc. bipolar, anterior hornd. pseudounipolar, posterior horn
Open QuestionFill in the blanks:______detect the degree to which a muscle is stretched, whereas______detect the force of a muscle contraction.
Open QuestionReceptors in the saccule and utricle provide sensations of (a) angular acceleration, (b) hearing, (c) vibration, (d) gravity and linear acceleration and deceleration.
Multiple ChoiceWhich type of sensory receptor is stimulated by touch, pressure, vibration, and stretch?