Across
- 1. Receptor in joint capsules detecting joint position
- 4. Unencapsulated sensory nerve ending detecting pain and temperature
- 5. Specialized epithelial tissue in superior nasal cavity containing smell receptors
- 6. Most numerous papillae lacking taste buds providing friction
- 11. Light touch receptor located in dermal papillae
- 13. Specialized epithelial cells that detect dissolved tastants
- 16. Fiber pathway carrying smell information to cerebrum
- 17. Mushroom shaped papillae on anterior tongue containing taste buds
- 19. Structure on inferior frontal lobe that processes smell signals
- 21. Microvilli projecting from gustatory cells into taste pore
- 23. Myelinated fibers carrying preganglionic sympathetic signals to chain ganglia
- 25. Deep pressure receptor located in dermis or hypodermis
- 27. Glands producing mucus to dissolve odor molecules
- 29. Taste modality detecting potentially toxic compounds
- 32. Receptor in muscles and joints that detects body position
- 33. Lateral tongue folds containing taste buds
- 35. Bipolar neurons in nasal mucosa that detect odor molecules
- 36. Light touch receptors located in basal epidermis
- 38. Sensory receptor surrounded by connective tissue capsule
- 39. Taste modality detecting sodium ions
- 41. Nerve endings wrapped around hair follicles detecting hair movement
Down
- 2. Opening on tongue surface where tastants contact receptor cells
- 3. Receptor detecting changes in blood pressure within vessel walls
- 7. Sensory receptor that detects pain from tissue damage
- 8. Proprioceptor in tendons monitoring muscle tension
- 9. Axons of olfactory neurons passing through cribriform plate
- 10. Receptor detecting sustained pressure and skin stretch
- 11. Cluster of gustatory receptor cells within tongue epithelium
- 12. Ethmoid bone region allowing olfactory fibers to pass into cranial cavity
- 14. Paired ganglia running along vertebral column distributing sympathetic fibers
- 15. Protective epithelial tissue covering tongue surface
- 18. Chemical substance that stimulates taste receptors
- 20. Taste modality detecting amino acids such as glutamate
- 22. Receptor that responds to touch pressure or vibration
- 24. Cutaneous receptor detecting light touch
- 26. Large papillae on posterior tongue containing numerous taste buds
- 28. Unmyelinated fibers carrying postganglionic sympathetic signals to spinal nerves
- 30. Receptor that detects changes in temperature
- 31. Division of ANS responsible for fight or flight responses increasing heart rate and dilating pupils
- 32. Division of ANS responsible for rest and digest functions conserving energy
- 34. Cells in olfactory epithelium that nourish and protect receptor cells
- 37. Taste modality detecting sugars and carbohydrates
- 40. Taste modality detecting acids and hydrogen ions