Chapter 46: Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information

Chapter 46: Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Which figure below represents the response of the most rapidly adapting receptor to the stimulus?
2. B.                    C.

response

stimulus

ANS: B

2. Which figure below represents the response of the most slowly adapting receptor to a stimulus?
3. B.                    C.

response

stimulus

ANS: B

3. Which of the following represents a rapidly adapting receptor?
4. Muscle spindle receptor
5. Ruffini endings
6. Meissner’s corpuscle
7. Merkel discs

ANS: C

4. Which of the following statements best describes the receptor potential?
5. The receptor potential is always constant
6. The greater the intensity of the stimulus, the greater the change in receptor potential
7. Any change in the receptor potential will induce an action potential
8. Receptor excitation always involves depolarization of the receptor

ANS: B

5. Signal amplification can be achieved by which of the following neuronal pool schemes?
6. Divergence in the same tract
7. convergence from multiple sources

1. through lateral inhibition
2. through a reverberating circuit

ANS: A