56 Questions
Which of the following best describes the two-point threshold in touch perception?
b. The minimum distance at which two distinct points of contact can be perceived as separate.
How does the two-point threshold vary across different areas of the body?
c. It is more sensitive in areas with a higher density of touch receptors.
Where is the two-point threshold typically smaller, indicating higher spatial resolution?
c. Fingertips and lips
Which of the following is the correct definition of mechanoreceptor transduction?
b. The process of converting mechanical forces into electrical signals.
What is the primary focus of proprioception?
b. Unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation.
How do kinaesthetic receptors contribute to our sense of limb position and movement?
c. By detecting mechanical forces within muscles, tendons, and joints.
Which type of receptors are primarily responsible for providing information about limb positions and movement?
a. Kinaesthetic receptors
What is the function of a muscle spindle in the context of proprioception?
c. It senses tension in the muscle.
When do receptors in joints become active in the proprioception process?
c. When the joint is bent to an extreme angle.
Which sense did Ian Waterman become dependent on to determine limb positions?
d. Vision
How does nociception differ from pain?
c. Nociception is the detection of harmful events, while pain is the emotional experience associated with tissue damage.
Who introduced the term 'nociception' to distinguish between the detection of harmful events and our responses to them?
b. Charles Sherrington
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), how is pain defined?
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with tissue damage.
What are nociceptors primarily responsible for transducing?
Physical stimuli associated with damaging events
Where are nociceptors primarily located in the skin?
Among the free nerve endings in the epidermis and dermis
Which of the following best describes the function of sensitisation in the context of nociceptors?
a. It decreases the response threshold of nociceptors, making them less sensitive to stimulation.
Which type of nociceptor axons transmit pain signals relatively rapidly, producing a rapid response to potentially damaging mechanical stimuli and excessive heat?
a. A-Delta fibres
Which type of axons transmit pain signals relatively slowly, making them responsible for the slower perception of pain?
b. C Fibres
Which of the following accurately describes the primary difference between A-Delta fibers and C fibers in pain signal transmission?
C fibers transmit pain signals faster than A-Delta fibers
What are the two main types of nerve fibers that transmit pain signals to the spinal cord?
Small myelinated A-delta fibers and unmyelinated C fibers
What is the approximate conduction speed of small myelinated A-Delta fibers when transmitting action potentials?
About 2–4 m/sec
Approximately how fast do small myelinated C fibers transmit action potentials?
About 1 m/sec
Which type of nerve fibers respond to a wide range of pain stimuli?
C fibers
What kind of stimuli do small myelinated A-delta fibers primarily respond to?
Potentially damaging mechanical stimuli and excessive heat
Which of the following is true about how heat receptors respond to extremely hot temperatures?
They do not continue to detect heat above 45 degrees.
What is the primary temperature range in which heat receptors tend to detect temperatures?
Between 23°C and 40°C
At what temperature range do cold receptors respond to temperature changes?
Between 10°C and 20°C
Which of the following best describes the relative abundance of cold receptors compared to warm receptors?
c. Cold receptors are 30 times more numerous than warm receptors.
At what temperature do cold receptors stop responding to temperature changes?
a. Below 10°C
In what temperature range does a person not notice a thermal sensation if their skin temperature is maintained within it?
d. Between 30°C and 36°C
Which one of these is true about the firing rate of warm fibers when skin temperature is abruptly warmed from a sustained neutral temperature?
It increases
What happens to the firing rate of cold fibers when skin temperature is abruptly cooled from a sustained neutral temperature?
It increases
What is the significance of abrupt changes in temperature in the context of perception?
They signal changes in the environment that may require a response
Where do axons of mechanoreceptors and other sensory receptors within a small area of the skin converge?
d. Peripheral nerve bundle
In proprioception, where do axons of sensory neurons within a muscle or joint converge?
a. Nerve bundle
How do nerve bundles from each region of skin and muscle tissue enter the spinal cord?
d. Through a spinal nerves
Where are the cell bodies of all the bipolar neurons clustered together?
In a single dorsal root ganglion
Which pathway is responsible for signals involved in tactile perception and proprioception?
Dorsal column–medial lemniscal pathway (DCML pathway)
What type of signals does the spinothalamic pathway primarily transmit?
Nociception and thermoreception
Which part of the brain does both the DCML pathway and the spinothalamic pathway go through before reaching the cortex?
c. Ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus
How is the representation of touch sensations in the brain similar to retinotopic mapping in vision?
c. Adjacent areas on the skin connect to adjacent areas in the brain.
What is the role of the primary and secondary somatosensory cortex?
c. Representing touch sensations somatotopically
Which of the following best describes a homunculus in the context of somatosensory representation?
A maplike representation of regions of the body in the brain.
Who is associated with the concept of somatosensory maps and the homunculus?
Wilder Penfield
How did Penfield identify and map different functions and regions of the brain?
Using electrical stimulation of the brain's surface during surgery
Which of the following is an important insight provided by Penfield's work on the brain?
c. It provided insights into the organization of the cerebral cortex and the localization of various functions within the brain.
What does the size and representation of body parts in the sensory homunculus reflect?
c. The density of sensory receptors and neural representation dedicated to each body part
What is a phantom limb?
b. A sensation perceived from a physically amputated limb
Which of the following is NOT a reason why parts of the brain that used to control missing limbs attribute activity to the stimulation from the missing limb?
They are fully aware of the altered connections.
Who developed mirror box therapy for treating phantom limb pain?
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee
How does mirror therapy "trick" the brain into believing that the missing limb is still functional?
By processing visual feedback from the mirror as if it were coming from the missing limb
Which of the following is the primary role of the vestibular system?
b. Maintaining balance, spatial orientation, and body stability
What sensory organs provide information to the vestibular system?
c. Semicircular canals and otolith organs
What is the function of the semicircular canals within the vestibular system?
c. Sensing rotary motion and balance
Which part of the vestibular system is responsible for sensing linear acceleration and head tilt?
b. Otolith organs
What is ultimately responsible for sending signals in the semicircular canals and the otolith organs?
c. Movement of hair cells within the inner ear
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