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Special sense structure mainly involved with detecting the flavor of food: Taste bud
"Endocrine" means internal secretion.
The sequence of information flow in response to biting into a slice of pizza is sensory receptors activated, impulse sent to CNS, sensation, perception
Another name for antidiuretic hormone is vasopressin.
__________ controls hormone concentrations. Negative feedback
Warm receptors are sensitive at ______ and unresponsive at _____ degrees F. 77 and 113
Sensory receptors include mechanoreceptors. Chemoreceptors photoreceptors.
Compared to the nervous system, the endocrine system may have a longer lasting effect.
Down-regulation of a target cell can occur in response to prolonged increase in the level of a hormone.
Oxytocin is administered to women following childbirth to stimulate uterine contractions.
Even in the dark, I know I stubbed my right toe and not my left. Why? Sensory projection
Hormones that the posterior pituitary secretes are synthesized in the hypothalamus.
Man, that bathroom was a sack of farts! But, after a minute, I didn't even notice it anymore. What happened? Sensory adaptation
Special sense structure mainly involved with hearing: Cochlea
General Senses include all of the following except; hearing
Special sense structure mainly involved with static equilibrium: Vestibule
Which of the following hormones requires a releasing hormone from the hypothalamus for its secretion? Prolactin
Hormones all the above
Living near a railroad track and no longer hearing the train would be a good example of; sensory adaptation.
Receptors for the general senses are found widely distributed throughout the body.
Hormone that stimulates the testis in males and the ovaries in females: Follicle stimulating hormone
Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are chemoreceptors
The "window" of the eye that is also the most anterior part of the eye: Cornea
Hormone from the thyroid gland that increases basal metabolic rate: T3
Connects directly to the pharynx to allow pressure equalization for the middle ear: Auditory/eustachian tube
A person’s view of the stimulus and the way the brain interprets the information perception
The specificity of hormone action derives from Target cell receptors that are unique for each hormone
What role does the thalamus play in regulation of pain? Allows person to be aware of pain
Henry has hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy. Which means he does not experience pain. Therefore he lacks nociceptors
Olfactory and gustatory receptors are types of: Chemoreceptors
Receptors for the special senses are found primarily in the head.
Pain receptors are NOT located in the Brain
Senses muscle stretch: Muscle spindle
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which regulates the formation of melanin, is produced by the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland.
Middle layer of the eye wall that contains blood vessels and pigments that prevent stray light from reflecting within the eye: Choroid
Hormone that elevates blood glucose: Glucagon
Hormone that elevates blood calcium: Parathyroid hormone
A sensation is ______, and projection of a sensation is the ______. a feeling that results from sensory stimulation; brain causing it to seem to come from the receptors being stimulated
a feeling that results from sensory stimulation; brain causing it to seem to come from the receptors being stimulated Retina
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secrete antidiuretic hormone.
Another name for pain receptors is nociceptors
Special sense structure mainly involved with dynamic equilibrium: Semi-circular canals
Part of the brain stem that contains powerful pain suppression centers: Midbrain
Which of the following are paired correctly? ALL THE ABOVE
Hormone that stimulates kidneys to conserve water: Antidiuretic hormone
Hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary: Follicle stimulating hormone
True about humans: Our sensory receptors have a limited range within which they can respond to stimuli.
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.
Hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex: Aldosterone
The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secrete antidiuretic hormone.
The brain interprets input from sensory receptors as perception.
Hormone that contracts the uterus in a positive feedback cycle during child birth: Oxytocin
Special sense structure mainly involved with vision: Retina
Part of the brain stem that contains powerful pain suppression centers: Midbrain
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