KIN223: Ch. 16 Nervous System: Senses

Receptors initiate sensory input to the ______.

central nervous system

The area that a receptor cell gathers information from is called the ______.

receptive field

What type of receptor can undergo adaptation?

phasic

Receptors for general senses are distributed throughout the ______ and viscera.

skin

Mechanoreceptors located in the skin and mucous membranes are called ______ receptors.

tacticle

Receptors of the human body convert stimulus energy into ______.

electrical signal

______ occurs when impulses from an organ are perceived as originating from the skin.

Referred pain

Localization and sensitivity are easily determined in a ______ receptive field.

small

Olfactory receptors ______.

perceive odors

If stimulated over a period of time, _____ receptors lose eventually sensitivity.

phasic or adapting

We use the sense of _____ to sample our environment for information about the food we will eat, the presence of other individuals in the room, or potential danger.

olfaction or smell

Pain is an example of a ______ sense.

general

Taste buds are found on the tongue and ______.

soft palate

Tactile receptors are a type of ______.

mechanoreceptor

Using the image of the eye, match the letter and structure.

A: eyelash

B: lacrimnal caruncle

C:media palpebral commissure

D: eyeball