This type sensory receptor monitors
activity of organ systems.
Somatic
Visceral
External
Proprioreceptor
This type sensory receptor monitors the position and movement of
skeletal muscle and joints.
Somatic
Visceral
External
Proprioreceptor
This type motor neuron innervates skeletal muscles.
Visceral
Somatic
Interneuron
Fiber
This is the most numerous of the
neuron types.
Motor neuron
Sensory neuron
Interneuron
Somatic
This type neuron is located entirely within the brain and spinal
cord.
Motor neuron
Sensory neuron
Interneuron
Somatic
Compare and contrast the sensory transduction mechanisms of
vision, olfaction and taste in 5 different ways. Please make a
distinction for invertebrate and vertebrate mechanismsif they
differ.
The institute for Highway Safety
performed a 5 mph crash test on 5 different large luxury cars and 5
different large family cars. The front of each car was driven into
an angle barrier and the cost of repairs is given below. It is
claimed that the mean cost of repair for the luxury cars is more
than that of the family cars. Test the
appropriate hypotheses using alpha =
0.05.
Luxury cars
$1953
$1560
$1862
$1893
$1910
Family cars...
What constitutes “unreasonable risk” concerning the safety of a
product?
Identify considerations that define the safety of a product from
an ethical
perspective
What is sensory exploitation? What is an example of sensory
exploitation? What evidence supports that this signal evolved via
sensory exploitation and not in some other way?
Outline the logic behind Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural
selection. Describe the evolution of an example trait (behavioral
or otherwise) under natural selection.
In the case of the baroreflex, what is the sensory input?
Where is the sensory input sent and integrated within the CNS
(where do the receptor neurons send their signal)? Note: this is
the same area of the brain from which autonomic outflow
originates.
c. Name 3 anatomical
locations within the cardiovascular system where efferent output is
sent (these correspond with the three factors that can affect blood
pressure in the short-term)
In the concept of sensory physiology, please describe the
following:
What is a sensory receptor? What is its function and
structure?
Describe the generation of a “receptor potential” and explain
the differences between a receptor potential and an action
potential
What is the mechanism of adaptation in a sensory receptor?
Classify and describe the sensory receptors depending on their
adaptation abilities.