Vocabulary & Check Your Knowledge
Sensory System Vocabulary
Acoustic Neuroma
A benign tumour in the internal auditory canal.
Blepharitis
Inflammation of eyelids.
Epistaxis
Nosebleed.
Glossopharyngeal
Pertaining to tongue and throat.
Hyperopia
Farsightedness. Near objects look blurred but distant objects are more clearly visible.
Kinesthesia
Body movement.
Mechanoreceptors
A sensory neuron that responds to mechanical pressure.
Myopia
Nearsightedness. Near objects are clear and seen but far objects are not.
Nociceptors
Sensory neurons that respond to pain.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Conjunctivitis in newborns (severe).
Pharyngitis
Inflammation of the pharynx.
Pharyngotonsillitis
Inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils.
Proprioception
Body movement.
Rhinitis
Inflammation of the nasal cavity, which can lead to rhinorrhea.
Rhinorrhea
Runny nose.
Sinusitis
Inflammation of the sinuses.
Stye
Acute infection of the eyelash’s hair follicle.
Thermoreceptors
Specialized neurons that respond to changes in temperature.
Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils.
Tympanic Membrane
Eardrum.
Visceral
Pertaining to internal organs.
Visual Acuity
Sharpness of vision.
Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity
Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity (Text Version)
- Specialized neurons that respond to changes in temperature are called ____[Blank 1].
- thermoreceptors
- mechanoreceptors
- nociceptors
- Body movement is called _____[Blank 2].
- kinesthesia
- visceral
- proprioception
- Sharpness of vision is called _____[Blank 3].
- visual acuity
- proprioception
- kinesthesia
- Sensory neurons that respond to pain are called _____[Blank 4].
- thermoreceptors
- nociceptors
- glossopharyngeal
- The eardrum is also called _______[Blank 4].
- glossopharyngeal
- mechanoreceptors
- tympanic membrane
Check your answers [1]
Activity source: Sensory Systems Glossary Reinforcement activity by Kimberlee Carter, from Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY- 4.0. /Text version added.
Attribution
Except where otherwise noted, this chapter is adapted from “Sensory Systems” in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford, licensed under CC BY 4.0. / A derivative of Betts et al., which can be accessed for free from Anatomy and Physiology (OpenStax). Adaptations: dividing Sensory Systems chapter content into sub-chapters.
- 1. thermoreceptors, 2. kinesthesia, 3. Sharpness of vision is called..., 4. Sensory neurons that respond to pain are called..., 5. The ear-drum is also called... ↵