ASP Chapter 7 Sensory systems UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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ASP Chapter 7 Sensory systems UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1) Which of the following statements is inaccurate with respect to the sensory system of
katydids?
A) Katydids' ears are located in the bend on their front legs.
B) Katydids have excellent hearing.
C) Katydids' hearing ...
ASP Chapter 7 Sensory systems UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1) Which of the following statements is inaccurate with respect to the sensory system of
katydids?
A) Katydids' ears are located in the bend on their front legs.
B) Katydids have excellent hearing.
C) Katydids' hearing is used to identify mating calls of members of their own species.
D) Katydids cannot detect any echolocation sounds made by different species, such as
bats. - CORRECT ANSWER- D) Katydids cannot detect any echolocation sounds made by
different species, such as
bats.
All sensory systems work in the same general way. They transduce an incoming stimulus
into changes in membrane
A) potential.
B) capacitance.
C) refractory period.
D) fluidity. - CORRECT ANSWER- A) potential.
Which of the following is NOT one of the steps of sensory processing?
A) transduction of the signal
B) transmission of the signal to the integrating center
C) perception of the stimulus at the integrating center
D) motor response to the signal - CORRECT ANSWER- D) motor response to the signal
What defines a cell as an afferent neuron?
A) It has the capacity to respond to environmental stimuli.
B) It is located at the periphery.
C) It has an axon that carries information to integrating centers.
, D) It has receptor proteins in its membrane. - CORRECT ANSWER- C) It has an axon that
carries information to integrating centers
When a sensory receptor is an afferent neuron, the membrane potential that is initiated by a
stimulus is called a
A) generator potential.
B) receptor potential.
C) synaptic potential.
D) action potential. - CORRECT ANSWER- A) generator potential.
A sensory illusion called paradoxical cold happens when a point heat stimulus is applied to a
cold patch of skin, and is perceived as cold, not hot. This illusion happens due to
A) labeled-line pathways.
B) population coding.
C) both heat and cold receptors on the same sensory neuron.
D) lateral inhibition. - CORRECT ANSWER- A) labeled-line pathways.
7) Select the pair below that does not match.
A) chemoreceptors - detect chemicals
B) photoreceptors - detect light
C) mechanoreceptors - detect magnetic fields
D) thermoreceptors - detect temperature - CORRECT ANSWER- C) mechanoreceptors -
detect magnetic fields
For sensory receptor cells, the "threshold of detection" is the weakest stimulus that produces
A) a response.
B) a response 50 percent of the time.
C) a response 100 percent of the time.
D) a maximum response magnitude. - CORRECT ANSWER- B) a response 50 percent of the
time.
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