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BIOS 252 - Week 5: The Senses (Latest 2024 /
2025) : Anatomy And Physiology II With Lab -
Chamberlain



An _________ axon with a _________ diameter carries electrical impulses the fastest. -
ANSWER myelinated, large




Free nerve endings - ANSWER respond to pain, temperature, tickle, itch




Encapsulated nerve endings - ANSWER respond to touch, pressure,
vibration




The finger-like projections extending from the neuron's cell body that are most frequently the
site of stimulation and formation of graded potentials are called ____________ . -
ANSWER dendrites

,When a stimulus activates its specific sensory receptor. - ANSWER sense




The process of your brain interpreting all the stimuli at a given time - ANSWER
perceive




Receptors can either _________ fast or slowly. If they do so quickly, they are called _________
receptors, if they do so slowly, they are called _________ receptors. - ANSWER
adapt, tonic, phasic




General senses - ANSWER - found all over the body
- include free nerve ending and encapsulated dendrites




Special senses - ANSWER - all located in the head
- most require special cells
- sometimes require complex support structures




Exteroceptors - ANSWER receptors sense information coming from the
outside

, Interoceptor - ANSWER sense information originating from the inside




Proprioceptor - ANSWER receptors sense information about body
position.




Chemoceptors - ANSWER sense changed in chemical composition




Noicioceptors - ANSWER sense pain




Mechanoreceptors - ANSWER sense stretching, pressure or vibration




Photoreceptors - ANSWER sense light

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