BIOL 121 CHAPTER 18 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM GENERAL AND SPECIAL SENSES

BIOL 121 CHAPTER 18 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM GENERAL AND SPECIAL SENSES Human Anatomy, 7e (Martini/Timmons/Tallitsch) Chapter 18 The Nervous System: General and Special Senses 1) All plasmalemmae A) respond to the same degree to all different types of stimuli. B) respond to changes in the extracellular environment. C) all respond to each different category of stimulus. D) All of the answers are correct. E) None of the answers are correct. Answer: B 2) Sense organs include (the) A) eye. B) ear. C) olfactory organs. D) taste buds. E) All of the answers are correct. Answer: E 3) The term "general senses" refers to the sensations of A) temperature. B) pain and proprioception. C) touch. D) pressure and vibration. E) All of the answers are correct. Answer: E 4) General sensory receptors are A) concentrated at the ends of the limbs. B) distributed throughout the body. C) responsible for providing perceptions to the somatomotor cortex. D) able to interpret sensations of many different stimulus types. E) the eye, ear, and nose. Answer: B 5) Information about the strength, duration, and movement of a stimulus is provided by (the) A) labeled line. B) receptive field. C) special senses. D) sensory coding. E) None of the answers are correct. Answer: D 6) Which of the following is true of receptors? A) Each has a characteristic sensitivity. B) Each receptor is equally sensitive to several different types of stimuli.