1) The conscious awareness of a sensation is called

A) reception.

B) perception.

C) proprioception.

D) adaptation.

E) desensitization.

2) Gustation refers to the special sense of

A) balance.

B) touch.

C) equilibrium.

D) vision.

E) taste.

3) The fading of a dominant odor some time after one enters a room is an example of experiencing

A) sensory adaptation.

B) damage to receptors.

C) sensory deprivation.

D) a change in concentration of the odor.

E) proprioception.

4) Which of the following arrives at the primary sensory cortex?

A) olfactory sensations

B) visual sensations

C) auditory sensations

D) motor efferents

E) taste sensations

5) Which statement regarding sensory reception is correct?

A) The larger the receptive field, the better is one’s ability to localize a stimulus.

B) The CNS can tell the difference between a “true” sensation and a “false” one.

C) Output from higher centers can dampen receptor sensitivity.

D) The CNS interprets the nature of sensory information entirely on the basis of the area of the brain stimulated.

E) In general, the stronger the stimulus, the lower the frequency of action potentials.

6) Nociceptors are sensitive to

A) pain.

B) light touch.

C) vibration.

D) osmotic pressure.

E) blood pressure.

7) The perception of pain coming from parts of the body that are not actually stimulated is called

A) preferential pain.

B) recalcitrant pain.

C) actual pain.

D) referred pain.

E) slow pain.

8) Olfactory receptors are examples of

A) pain receptors.

B) thermoreceptors.

C) mechanoreceptors.

D) chemoreceptors.

E) proprioceptors.

9) Sensory receptors that monitor the position of joints are called

A) nociceptors.

B) chemoreceptors.

C) thermoreceptors.

D) baroreceptors.

E) proprioceptors.

10) Sensory receptors that respond to changes in blood pressure are called

A) thermoreceptors.

B) baroreceptors.

C) proprioceptors.

D) nociceptors.

E) chemoreceptors.