1. REVIEW PACKET # 1 SENSES
INTRO
TOUCH
TASTE
SMELL

2. Proprioceptors sense changes in the what?
the tension of muscles and tendons

3. Baroreceptors detect changes in.
blood pressure

4. What sense are these receptors used for?
olfactory

5. There are five types of sensory receptors. Name three.
chemoreceptors
pain receptors
thermoreceptors
mechanoreceptors
photoreceptors

6. What stimulus does each receptor respond to?
Chemoreceptors respond to
Pain receptors respond to
Thermoreceptors respond to
Mechanoreceptors respond to
Photoreceptors respond to
What stimulus does each receptor respond to? .
Chemoreceptors respond to changes in chemical concentrations.
Pain receptors respond to tissue damage.
Thermoreceptors respond to temperature changes.
Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical forces.
Photoreceptors respond to light energy.

7. Does this describe a sensation or a perception?
a feeling that occurs when the brain interprets sensory impulses; depend on which region of the cerebral cortex receives the impulse.
A sensation

8. Name the entire structure.
Taste bud

9. skin muscles joints viscera
General senses are those whose sensory receptors are associated with what body areas? (name 3)
skin
muscles
joints
viscera

10. Three groups of somatic senses are
Exteroceptive senses include senses of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
Proprioceptive senses include senses associated with changes in muscles and tendons and in body position.
Visceroceptive senses include senses associated with changes in viscera.

11. Name the three types of receptors responsible for the senses of touch and pressure.
Free nerve endings are located in epithelial tissues and are responsible for the sensation of itching.
Meissner’s corpuscles are located in hairless portions of skin and are involved in fine touch, as in distinguishing between two points on the skin.
Pacinian corpuscles are located in deeper subcutaneous tissues of the hands, feet, penis, clitoris, urethra, breasts, and tendons and ligament, and are associated with heavier
pressure, stretch, and vibrations.

12. Temperatures above 45oC and below 10oC activate _________receptors.
pain

13. Which of the following cannot block pain in the brain?
endorphin
enkephalin
acetylcholine
serotonin
acetylcholine

14. Of the following, which can least likely undergo adaptation?
Thermoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
photoreceptors
Pain receptors
pain

15. Heavy pressure and vibrations stimulate ________________.
proprioceptors
baroreceptors
Meissner's corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles

16. .
The _____ are the actual areas that respond to chemical stimulations for the sense of smell.
olfactory lobes
olfactory mucous membrane cells
cilia on olfactory cells
olfactory organs
cilia on olfactory cells

17. The gustatory cortex is located within the _____ temporal parietal .
The gustatory cortex is located within the _____
temporal
parietal
occipital
frontal
parietal

18. Sensory adaptation occurs when stimuli become _____.
gradually ignored

19. Name these Stretch Receptors
Muscle spindles – in skeletal muscles Golgi tendon organs – in tendons
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Sensory
nerve fiber T
endon
Skeletal muscle
fiber
Skeletal muscle fiber
Connective
tissue sheath 19
(a)
(b)

20. What does this “map” indicate?
Areas of referred pain
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Lung and diaphragm
Liver and
gallbladder
Liver and
gallbladder
Heart
Stomach
Pancreas
Small
intestine
Ovary
(female)
Appendix
Colon
Kidney
Ureter
Urinary bladder

21. What causes Referred Pain?
May occur due to sensory impulses from two regions following a common nerve pathway to brain
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Lung and diaphragm
Liver and
gallbladder
Liver and
gallbladder
Heart
Stomach
Pancreas
Small
intestine
Ovary
(female)
Appendix
Colon
Kidney
Ureter
Urinary bladder

22. Name these Touch and Pressure Receptors
Free nerve ending
Tactile (Meissner’s)
corpuscle
(touch receptor)
(a)
Lamellated
(Pacinian) corpuscle
(pressure receptor)
(b)
(c)
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23. Pain receptors are distributed widely throughout the skin and internal tissues, but are lacking where in the body?
Nervous tissue of brain

24. What are these bumps on the tongue called?
papillae

25. What stimulates Pain receptors?
Damage to tissues

26. A nociceptor is a type of _____ receptor.
pain

27. Odors sometimes alter our moods because sensory input from olfaction is routed through this part of the brain.
Limbic system

28. Pacinian corpuscles – in joints Muscle spindles – in skeletal muscles*
Where would you find these main kinds of proprioceptors in the body
Pacinian corpuscles
Muscle spindles
Golgi tendon organs
Pacinian corpuscles – in joints
Muscle spindles – in skeletal muscles*
Golgi tendon organs – in tendons

29. The bumpy surface of the tongue is actually made of peg-like projections called _______.
papillae

30. Name the sensors. Free nerve endings Simplest receptors Sense itching
Tactile (Meissner’s) corpuscles
Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles
Simplest receptors
Sense itching
Abundant in hairless portions of skin and lips
Detect fine touch; distinguish between two points on the skin
Common in deeper subcutaneous tissues, tendons and ligaments
Detect heavy pressure and vibrations

31. The tip of the tongue is very sensitive to which taste sensation(s)?
Both sweet AND salty

32. Name one of the body’s natural Pain inhibiting substances:
Enkephalins
Serotonin
Endorphins