Sensory Receptors Quiz

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for higher mental functions?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex integrates sensory information from different modalities?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is the visual processing center?

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for responding to and moving about in our environment?

What is the chief excitatory transmitter in the central nervous system?

Which ion is involved in creating an inhibitory post synaptic potential (IPSP)?

What type of summation occurs when EPSPs created by distant synapses overlap?

Which type of sensory receptor detects change in temperature?

What is the term used to describe the principle that each receptor responds to a limited range of stimuli and has a direct line to the brain?

What generates receptor potentials in sensory receptors?

Which type of receptor adapts rapidly and only responds when change is taking place?

Which type of transmitter is usually inhibitory in the central nervous system (CNS)?

What is the main function of small molecule, rapidly acting transmitters in the CNS?

What is the mechanism for synaptic facilitation?

What is the effect of acidosis on neuronal activity?

Which two pathways are responsible for transmitting sensory information to the cortex?

Which pathway transmits touch, vibration, and discrete types of mechanoreceptor information with a high degree of spatial fidelity?

Which pathway transmits pain, thermal sensations, crude touch and pressure, and tickle with a low degree of spatial orientation?

Which type of somatic sensation is stimulated by mechanical displacement?

Which type of tactile receptor is responsible for motion detection and grip control?

Which type of tactile receptor is characterized by rapid adaptation and perception of form and texture?

Which type of tactile receptor is responsible for perception of distant events through transmitted vibrations?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for auditory perception, semantics, and memory?

Which type of artery supplies blood to the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex?

Which type of sensory information does the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex integrate?

Which type of artery supplies blood to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex?

Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for motion detection and grip control?

Which type of receptor is responsible for motion detection and grip control?

What is the effect of alkalosis on neuronal excitability?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for visual processing?

What is the main function of neuropeptides as neurotransmitters?

Which pathway is responsible for transmitting pain, thermal sensations, crude touch and pressure, and tickle with a low degree of spatial orientation?

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for subconscious body activities such as arterial pressure and respiration?

Which neurotransmitter is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the adult central nervous system?

Which type of potential change does not reach the threshold for firing an action potential?

Which ion is involved in creating an excitatory post synaptic potential (EPSP)?

Which type of summation occurs when postsynaptic potentials created by multiple terminals of a single presynaptic neuron overlap?

Which type of somatic sensation detects pain and any factor that damages tissue?

Which type of tactile receptor is responsible for skin motion and low frequency vibration?

Which type of tactile receptor has a receptive field of 22 mm2 and detects edges, points, corners, and curvature?

Which type of tactile receptor is characterized by slow adaptation and perception of form and texture?

Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting pain, temperature, and itch?

Which type of receptor detects damage and is responsible for the perception of pain?

What determines how a sensation is perceived by the brain?

What is the term used to describe the principle that each receptor responds to a limited range of stimuli and has a direct line to the brain?

What generates receptor potentials in sensory receptors?

Which type of receptor adapts slowly and continues to transmit impulses to the brain for long periods of time while the stimulus is present?

Which pathway contains large myelinated nerve fibers and transmits touch, vibration, and discrete types of mechanoreceptor information with a high degree of spatial fidelity?

Which pathway contains smaller myelinated and unmyelinated fibers and transmits pain, thermal sensations, crude touch and pressure, and tickle with a low degree of spatial orientation?

Which system decussates in the medulla oblongata?

Which system decussates in the spinal cord?

Which part of the cerebral cortex receives information from the opposite side of the body?