Which term best describes receptors that detect stimuli from the external
environment?
A) Interoceptors
B) Exteroceptors
C) Proprioceptors
D) Nociceptors
E) Thermoreceptors - ANSWERS-B) Exteroceptors
Sweating is a result of sympathetic stimulation.
A) True
B) False - ANSWERS-A) True
These receptors respond to changes in temperature.
A) Chemoreceptors
B) Thermoreceptors
C) Photoreceptors
,D) Mechanoreceptors
E) Baroreceptors - ANSWERS-B) Thermoreceptors
These receptors detect changes in pressure within the body caused by the stretch
or distention of internal structures.
A) Chemoreceptors
B) Thermoreceptors
C) Photoreceptors
D) Mechanoreceptors
E) Baroreceptors - ANSWERS-E) Baroreceptors
The most numerous type of receptor in the body is the
A) Chemoreceptor
B) Tactile receptor
C) Thermoreceptor
D) Nociceptor
E) Photoreceptor - ANSWERS-B) Tactile receptor
Certain odors can initiate behavioral and emotional reactions because
, A) the olfactory pathway is connected directly to the medulla oblongata
B) there are widespread olfactory associations within the hypothalamus and
limbic system
C) olfactory sensations are interpreted at the prefrontal cortex
D) the olfactory pathway is connected directly to the occipital lobe
E) the sense of olfaction occurs immediately at the olfactory epithelium -
ANSWERS-B) there are widespread olfactory associations within the
hypothalamus and limbic system
What molecules help concentrate odorants at the olfactory receptor cells?
A) Sustentacularin
B) Odorant-binding proteins
C) Volatile molecules
D) G-proteins
E) Tastants - ANSWERS-B) Odorant-binding proteins
These receptors respond to pain caused by external and internal stimuli.
A) Chemoreceptors
B) Thermoreceptors
C) Photoreceptors
D) Mechanoreceptors
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