In skin the receptors are concerned with which of the following senses:

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following receptors is found in skin?

   A. Meissner corpuscle (touch)
   B. Pacini corpuscles (pressure)
   C. Free nerve endings (pain)
   D. All of the above

2. A hormone whose over secretion in pregnancy stimulates melanocytes in skin to produce brown pigment melanin which darkness the skin is produced by:

   A. Anterior pituitary lobe
   B. Median pituitary lobe
   C. Posterior lobe
   D. Both a & b

3. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

   A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
   B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
   C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
   D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure

4. One of the following are known as electromagnetic receptors:

   A. Photoreceptors
   B. Nociceptors
   C. Chemoreceptors
   D. Thermoreceptors

5. There are five recognized senses in human beings. Two other abilities that may be added to the list include ______________?

   A. telepathy and precognition
   B. psycho-kinesis and kinesthesis
   C. balance and kinesthesis
   D. psycho-kinesis and clairvoyance

6. Which of the senses foes the majority of hallucinations occur in?

   A. sight
   B. smell
   C. hearing
   D. taste

7. When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?

   A. hearing only
   B. vision
   C. smell
   D. touch

8. When there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?

   A. Smell
   B. Hearing
   C. Kinesthesis
   D. Vision

9. Where there is a conflict between bits of information received by two or more senses, which sense tends to dominate the others?

   A. smell
   B. hearing
   C. kinesthesia
   D. vision

10. The detection of vibrations of the ground by terrestrial vertebrates is probably achieved by receptors in the:

    A. Brain
    B. Spinal cord
    C. Joints
    D. Skin