The five senses are seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. The nurse is reviewing the location of the receptors for each of the five senses and how the brain interprets the stimulus for each sense to a group of nursing students
What statement by the nursing students demonstrates the best location of the receptors for the senses?
1 . Receptors for the sense of smell are located in the upper nasal cavity.
2 . Receptors for the sense of touch are located throughout most areas of the body.
3 . Receptors for the sense of vision are located in lens of the eye.
4 . Receptors for hearing are located in the semicircular canals.
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4
A
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Receptors for the sense of smell are located in the upper nasal cavity. Receptors for the sense of touch are located throughout most areas of the body. The pigmented layer of the retina contains the receptors of the optic nerve. The sensory receptors for equilibrium are located in the semicircular canals.
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