Sensory Receptor Classification by Modality Practice Problems

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between sensation and perception?

What are the sensory receptors responsible for detecting changes in temperature and pain?

Which of the following is the final destination of the sensory information transmitted through the dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway?

Which receptor is responsible for detecting pressure and pain?

Identify the type of receptor which detects vibrations?

Which of the following correctly describes the receptive fields in the fingertips?

Which type of receptor is responsible for providing information about the intensity and rate of change of a stimulus?

The transduction process can start when a stimulus changes the:

Which of the following receptors is usually not active?

Why do we frequently experience flashes of light when we rub our eyes?

The first-order somatic sensory neurons are part of the larger somatosensory pathway that enables the perception of:

Free nerve endings show little receptor specificity because:

Which of the following types of mechanoreceptors are responsive to skin stretch and are involved in the perception of joint movements and finger positions?

Which of the following responds to intense pressure or damage to tissues.?

All of the following human tongue papillae contain sensory structures, except:

Identify the structures within the internal ear that enable us to maintain equilibrium.