Anatomy II Chapter 15

4. Arriving sensory information is called____.
7. When a sensory receptor detects an arriving stimulus and converts it into an action potential that can be propagated to the CNS.
8. Are free nerve ending with large receptive fields.
10. Provided information about the external environment.
13. Senses that include touch and vibrations, tactile receptors, thermoreceptors, nociceptors, baroceptors and some chemoreceptors.
16. Specialized cells that monitor specific conditions in the body or external environment.
18. Receptors that are always active.
20. A reduction in sensitivity of a constant stimulus is an______.

1. An area monitored by a single receptor cell is called the____.
2. Informs ANS controls of breathing and cardiovascular function but does not reach conscious perception.
3. Conscious awareness of a sensation is called____.
5. Provide information about body position, joint position, and movement.
6. Monitor visceral organs and functions.
9. Any receptor potential that depolarizes the plasma membrane closer to threshold
11. Senses that include olfaction, gustation, vision, hearing, and equilibrium.
12. Receptor____have a specific characteristic sensitivity.
14. The link between the sensory receptor and cortical neuron.
15. Pain from an organ or area of the body that is detected as coming from a different area.
17. Receptors that only become active when conditions change.
19. Type of stimulus.