Chapter 17: Sense Organs

Chapter 17: Sense Organs

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

1. Sensory receptors make it possible for the body to respond to stimuli caused by changes occurring in our external and internal environments.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 506

TOP:    Sensory Receptors

 

2. Touch and pressure are examples of stimuli that activate mechanoreceptors.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 513

TOP:    Encapsulated Nerve Endings

 

3. As we wear our sneakers, we lose the constant feeling of their presence; this is called adaptation.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 506

TOP:    Receptor Response

 

4. Somatic sense receptors are distributed evenly throughout the body.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 507

TOP:    Distribution of Receptors

 

5. Taste buds are both exteroceptors and chemoreceptors.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 507|Page 516

TOP:    Classification by Location | Taste Buds

 

6. Somatic sense receptors located in muscles and joints are called visceroceptors.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 507

TOP:    Classification by Location

 

7. Olfaction requires the chemical response of a dissolved substance for a stimulus.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 514

TOP:    Sense of Smell

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The special senses:

a.	are widely distributed throughout the body.
b.	enable us to detect pain.
c.	are dense in the fingertips.
d.	are grouped in the tongue, nose, eyes, and ears.

 

ANS:   D                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 506

TOP:    Distribution of Receptors

 

2. Pain that is perceived as being superficial but actually is caused by an underlying organ is called _____ pain.

a.	phantom
b.	referred
c.	chronic
d.	acute

 

ANS:   B                     DIF:    Memorization

REF:    Page 509 (Box 17-1)                          TOP:    Referred Pain

 

3. Visceroceptors are located in which of the following?

a.	Skin
b.	Tendons
c.	Internal organs
d.	Skeletal muscles

 

ANS:   C                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 507

TOP:    Classification by Location

 

4. The somatic senses enable us to detect sensations, including:

a.	touch.
b.	temperature.
c.	pain.
d.	all of the above.

 

ANS:   D                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 506

TOP:    Sense Organs Introduction

 

5. Intense stimuli of any type that results in tissue damage will activate:

a.	mechanoreceptors.
b.	thermoreceptors.
c.	nociceptors.
d.	photoreceptors.

 

ANS:   C                     DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 507

TOP:    Classification by Stimulus Detected