front 1 What receives a physical or chemical stimulus and ultimately causes nerve impulses to be generated in sensory neurons? | back 1 receptors |
front 2 Mechanoreceptors specifically designed to monitor muscle length are? | back 2 muscle spindles |
front 3 Slow pain originating from an internal organ is often perceived as coming from an area of the body totally unrelated to the source is known as? | back 3 referred pain |
front 4 The intensity of a sound is specifically associated with its? | back 4 amplitude of the sound waves |
front 5 When animals appear that danger can be sensed in the form of pheromones, what are they detected by? | back 5 olfactory neurons |
front 6 What type of receptors is most likely to be classified as “silent” receptors? | back 6 chemoreceptors |
front 7 Somatic receptors distributed throughout the body are linked to sensory neurons that send impulses to which region of the brain? | back 7 parietal lobe |
front 8 Receptors for fast pain generally occur where? | back 8 Surface of the body |
front 9 Receptors that detect odors are located in? | back 9 upper part of nasal passages |
front 10 Whereas the sense of taste is based on _______(how many?) classes of taste receptors, the sense of smell has over_____(how many?) different receptors for chemicals associated with odor. | back 10 5, 1,000 |
front 11 _________ extend from the tip of taste cells in taste buds into the mouth. | back 11 Taste hairs |
front 12 Vibration of the _____ bends hairs of the hair cells, which ultimately generate impulses in ______. | back 12 basilar membrane, sensory neurons |
front 13 When a sound wave first arrives to the ear, the wave is directed toward the auditory canal by? | back 13 pinna |
front 14 What structure is used to sense rotational movement of the head and body? | back 14 semicircular canals |
front 15 What part of the eye is continuous with the cornea and forms the outer surface of the back of the eye? | back 15 sclera |
front 16 Know the 5 parts of the eye where light passes through or hits. | back 16 cornea, retina , pupil, lens, iris |
front 17 Within the cochlea, higher-frequency sounds are converted to electrical impulses near? | back 17 oval window |
front 18 The transparent covering of the front of the eye is the? | back 18 cornea |
front 19 The vestibule contains two fluid-filled chambers, called the utricle and saccule, which are alike in that? | back 19 they each have a gel-like substance on the inside |
front 20 The vitreous humor fills the main chamber of the eye. What structure of the eye would vitreous humor come in contact with? | back 20 retina |
front 21 The blind spot is associated with the? | back 21 optic disk |
front 22 What occurs when bright light hits the eye? | back 22 the pupil decreases in size |
front 23 The malleus and incus function to? | back 23 amplify sound |
front 24 What medical condition results when the transparency of the lens decreases? | back 24 cataracts |
front 25 Color blindness usually results from a decrease in the number of? | back 25 cones |
front 26 LASIK treatment functions to improve eyesight by? | back 26 changing the shape of the cornea |