Sensory Receptors in Dentistry
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Which type of receptor responds to heat and cold?

  • Nociceptors
  • Photoreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Thermoreceptors (correct)
  • What is the function of nociceptors?

  • Responding to light
  • Responding to tissue injury or threatening situations (correct)
  • Transmitting vibrations
  • Detecting chemicals
  • Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting physical deformation?

  • Photoreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Mechanoreceptors (correct)
  • Nociceptors
  • What is the function of photoreceptors?

    <p>Responding to light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of receptor responds to chemicals, including odors, tastes, and body fluid composition?

    <p>Chemoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of exteroceptors?

    <p>Responding to external stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most likely category of noxious stimuli that would activate free dendritic endings?

    <p>Chemical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the olfactory epithelium?

    <p>To detect chemicals in the air</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which the brain distinguishes between thousands of different odors?

    <p>Population coding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure at the tip of the frontal lobe where olfactory nerves begin?

    <p>Olfactory bulb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of receptors are responsible for detecting odor molecules in the nasal cavity?

    <p>Chemoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the sensation of pain in response to noxious stimuli?

    <p>Nociception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of receptor detects stimuli in the internal organs, such as the stomach and intestines?

    <p>Interoceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of converting a sensory signal into an electrical signal known as?

    <p>Sensory transduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of receptors are involved in the sense of position and movement of the body?

    <p>Proprioceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of a higher intensity stimulus on the frequency of action potentials along the neuron?

    <p>It generates a higher frequency of action potentials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of receptors are slow adapting receptors?

    <p>Tonic receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of senses that are limited to the head and employ relatively complex sense organs?

    <p>Special senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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