A. cochlea
B. basilar membrane
C. ligaments and tendons
D. joints and muscles
Related Mcqs:
- Receptors for the kinesthetic sense are found in the:
A. cochlea
B. basilar membrane
C. ligaments and tendons
D. joints and muscles - In what way (s) is the sense of taste like the sense of smell?
A. There are four primary stimulus groups for both senses
B. both systems are routed through the thalamus on the way to the cortex
C. The physical stimuli for both senses are chemical substances dissolved in fluid
D. All of the above - The opponent-process theory is to our sense of color as the gate-control theory is to our sense of ____________?
A. smell
B. touch
C. kinesthesia
D. pain - The collection of rod and cone receptors that funnel signals to a particular visual cell in the retina make up that cell’s:
A. blind spot
B. optic disk
C. opponent process field
D. receptive field - Taste receptors are located:
A. On the top of the tongue
B. In the middle of the tongue
C. On the sides of the tongue
D. In all of the above places - When visual information out an object is perceived, which model of perceptual processing emphasizes on-going feedback between the higher centers of the brain(e.g., cognition) and the early stages of processing (e.g., sensory receptors)?
A. Recurrent processing model
B. Serial processing model
C. Parallel processing model
D. Selective adaptation model - Receptors are generally referred to as chemicals are ___________?
A. visual and auditory
B. auditory and temperature
C. gustation and olfaction
D. temperature and pressure - 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 - 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 - In skin the receptors are concerned with which of the following senses:
A. Touch and pressure
B. Pain
C. Heat and Cold
D. All of the above
