Question

Please describe your favorite food in terms of the sense receptors which are stimulated, stimulation of nerve fibers, impulse transmission to the CNS, sensations (memories and experiences), and perception for the sense of smell, taste, sight, and hearing.

Answer 1

My favorite food is Pizza :

Special senses arise from receptors located : primarily in the head.

Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are : chemoreceptors.

The ability to ignore your socks around your ankles demonstrates : sensory adaptation.

Stereoscopic vision results when the : images in the eyes are different.

The range of human hearing is about : 20-20,000 vibrations per second.

Taste receptors are : modified epithelial cells

Visual sensations from images focused on the side of the retina are blurred because : there are more rods than cones in this region

Another name for pain receptors is : nociceptors.

Fibers of the spinothalamic tract transmit information to the : thalamus.

The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is : sensory receptors activated, impulse sent to CNS, sensation, perception.

Max returns to his dorm room late at night to find his roommate throwing up. The smell is at first so bad that Max wants to vomit too, but after helping his roommate clean up, the odor seems to fade. Max has experienced : sensory adaptation.

Part of the inner tunic of the eye : Retina

Not a primary taste sensation : Pungent

Rhodopsin is found in : rod cells.

Glaucoma is usually caused by : accumulation of aqueous humor.