Animal Body Systems: Sensory Systems

<p>Detecting light (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nocioreceptors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The type of neurotransmitter released (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sensory cells with two separate cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are located within specialized structures that enhance sensory information. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neurotransmitters transmit the signal from the sensory receptor to the afferent neuron. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They detect the presence of chemicals in food. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To send signals to the brain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whales (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shapes and colors with accurate image focus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamin A (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A simple eye lacking a lens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanoreceptors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monitor and maintain body and limb positions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Statocyst (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pitch, roll, and yaw during flight (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gelatinous cupula (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They bend and generate action potentials based on head movement. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound travels approximately three times faster in water than in air. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pinna (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To assist in the movement of hair cells during balance detection. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Malleus, incus, stapes, and oval window. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Striking of sound waves against the tympanic membrane. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It converts mechanical vibrations into electrical signals. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To generate electrical signals in response to environmental stimuli. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which sensory receptors convert stimuli into electrical signals. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Receptor potential increases proportionally with stimulus intensity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in membrane permeability allow for the movement of ions across the cell membrane, altering the electrical potential. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The receptive field defines the area of the body that a sensory receptor is responsible for monitoring. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Environmental variables help to maintain a stable internal environment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Afferent neurons are involved in sensory perception, while efferent neurons are involved in motor control. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To convert physical stimuli into chemical signals. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Receptors that detect mechanical stimuli like touch and pressure.

Receptors that monitor body and limb positions.

Structures in invertebrates that detect orientation and balance.

Vestigial wings in flies that sense movement during flight.

Sensory system in fishes detecting vibrations and currents.

Hair cells bend to generate action potentials in response to movement.

A structure in the inner ear responsible for balance and orientation.

Fluid in the vestibular apparatus that helps detect head position and motion.

Three structures in the vestibular apparatus that detect rotational movement.

Small calcium carbonate structures that help with balance in the utricle and saccule.

Ear consists of the outer pinna, middle ear bones, and inner ear structures like cochlea.

Sound waves cause vibrations in the tympanic membrane, transmitted to the inner ear.

Part of the inner ear that translates vibrations into nerve signals for hearing.

Cells or structures that detect environmental stimuli and convert them into neural signals.

The process of converting external stimuli into membrane potential changes in sensory receptors.

An environmental variable that can cause a response in sensory receptors, such as light or sound.

The change in membrane potential in sensory receptors responding to stimuli, linked to stimulus magnitude.

Neurons that carry sensory information from receptors to the central nervous system (CNS).

Sensory receptors that respond to light, enabling vision.

A change in the receptor potential that varies with the magnitude of the stimulus.

Specialized cells that send auditory signals to the brain when stimulated.

Outer ear structures; present in some animals but absent in others like whales and birds.

A lipid-like pigment used by all animals' photoreceptors to absorb light energy.

The simplest form of eye, lacking lenses and does not form images.

The space between neurons where neurotransmitters are released.

Encoded by frequency of action potentials and number of afferent neurons.

Sensory receptors responsible for detecting pain and some movement.

Specialized structures that respond to pressure and trigger signals.

Receptors that respond to changes in temperature.

Receptors that respond to pain or tissue damage.

Receptors that respond to chemical stimuli like tastes and smells.