18 Questions
Which type of receptor responds to heat and cold?
Thermoreceptors
What is the function of nociceptors?
Responding to tissue injury or threatening situations
Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting physical deformation?
Mechanoreceptors
What is the function of photoreceptors?
Responding to light
Which type of receptor responds to chemicals, including odors, tastes, and body fluid composition?
Chemoreceptors
What is the characteristic of exteroceptors?
Responding to external stimuli
What is the most likely category of noxious stimuli that would activate free dendritic endings?
Chemical
What is the primary function of the olfactory epithelium?
To detect chemicals in the air
What is the term for the process by which the brain distinguishes between thousands of different odors?
Population coding
What is the structure at the tip of the frontal lobe where olfactory nerves begin?
Olfactory bulb
What type of receptors are responsible for detecting odor molecules in the nasal cavity?
Chemoreceptors
What is the term for the sensation of pain in response to noxious stimuli?
Nociception
Which type of receptor detects stimuli in the internal organs, such as the stomach and intestines?
Interoceptors
What is the process of converting a sensory signal into an electrical signal known as?
Sensory transduction
Which type of receptors are involved in the sense of position and movement of the body?
Proprioceptors
What is the effect of a higher intensity stimulus on the frequency of action potentials along the neuron?
It generates a higher frequency of action potentials
Which type of receptors are slow adapting receptors?
Tonic receptors
What is the classification of senses that are limited to the head and employ relatively complex sense organs?
Special senses
Test your knowledge of sensory receptors, their classification, properties, and mechanism of receptor potential. Learn about the structure and function of sense organs in the context of dentistry.
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