General Sensory Physiology — MCQs

Which of the following is classified as a pain receptor?

Sensory fibers from the taste buds in the back of the tongue and soft palate travel along:

Which sensory receptor is primarily responsible for mediating slow vibration sensation?

The parvocellular pathway from lateral geniculate nucleus to visual cortex is most sensitive for the stimulus of

Which of the following events does NOT occur in rods in response to light

Which one of the following structures is not a part of the auditory pathway?

Primary afferent fibers secrete which nociceptive substance at the dorsal horn?

Which of the following best describes the electrical response of the rods to light?

Impulses generated in the taste buds of the tongue reach the cerebral cortex via the

Taste sensations from the posterior one-third of the tongue are carried by which nerve?