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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 36 Animal Sensory Systems And Brain Function

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Question 1

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Mechanoreceptors present in human skin are involved in tactile sensation. Where are the cell bodies of these mechanoreceptors located?

A)in the brain
B)in ganglia near the spinal cord
C)in the spinal cord
D)in the dermal layer of the skin near the sensory endings of the mechanoreceptors

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Question 2

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Which of the following is the chemical substance that allows the transmission of an impulse from a sensory neuron across a synapse to another neuron?

A)receptor
B)hormone
C)sodium
D)neurotransmitter

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Question 3

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Diagram A below shows a stimulus applied to a sensory cell, and diagram B is the pattern of action potentials generated in response. Diagram A below shows a stimulus applied to a sensory cell, and diagram B is the pattern of action potentials generated in response.   This pattern of action potentials: A)permits discrimination between different kinds of stimuli. B)improves the simultaneous detection of two kinds of stimuli-for example, smell and taste. C)allows an animal to constantly measure the strength of a continuing input. D)allows an animal to detect the onset of a new stimulus. /12 This pattern of action potentials:

A)permits discrimination between different kinds of stimuli.
B)improves the simultaneous detection of two kinds of stimuli-for example, smell and taste.
C)allows an animal to constantly measure the strength of a continuing input.
D)allows an animal to detect the onset of a new stimulus. /12

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