Chapter 12: Sensory Mechanisms

123456789101112131415
Across
  1. 3. sensory neurons stop sending impulses even through the original stimulus is still present.
  2. 4. respond to the presence of chemicals in the nearby area
  3. 5. encapsulated touch receptors located close to the skin surface detect the beginning and the end of light pressure and touch
  4. 6. encapsulated receptors respond continually to ongoing pressure
  5. 8. modified unencapsulated dendritic endings that detect light touch and pressure
  6. 10. temperature, touch, vibration, pressure, pain, and awareness of body movements and position.
  7. 11. respond to heat or cold
  8. 14. includes semicircular canals and vestibule and enables the sensation of rotational movement of the head and body as well as head position and linear acceleration and deceleration.
  9. 15. respond to light
Down
  1. 1. a modified sensory neuron located in the upper part of the nasal passages, detects odors
  2. 2. taste, smell, hearing, balance, and vision
  3. 7. respond to forms of mechanic energy; sound, fluid pressure, physical touch or pressure, stretching, or forces generated by gravity and acceleration
  4. 9. respond to tissue damage or excessive pressure or temperature
  5. 12. convert the energy of a stimulus into impulses in sensory neurons
  6. 13. central region of the retina with the highest density of photoreceptors