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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
What is the function of SS neurons?
What is the function of SS neurons?
What is the term for the encoding of stimuli into electrical signals?
What is the term for the encoding of stimuli into electrical signals?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which type of receptor generates action potentials throughout the stimulus but diminishes slowly?
Which type of receptor generates action potentials throughout the stimulus but diminishes slowly?
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Which receptor type is important for sensing harmful pain?
Which receptor type is important for sensing harmful pain?
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Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch and is found in blind individuals?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch and is found in blind individuals?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
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What happens to the Ib afferent axon when a Golgi tendon organ is stretched?
What happens to the Ib afferent axon when a Golgi tendon organ is stretched?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in sensory stimuli?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in sensory stimuli?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting intense pressure on the skin?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting intense pressure on the skin?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting fast vibrations?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting fast vibrations?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting extreme temperatures, such as hot or very chilly stimuli?
Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting extreme temperatures, such as hot or very chilly stimuli?
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What is the function of α motor efferent neurons?
What is the function of α motor efferent neurons?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to both hot and cold stimuli?
Which type of nociceptor responds to both hot and cold stimuli?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting extreme temperatures, such as hot or very chilly stimuli?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting extreme temperatures, such as hot or very chilly stimuli?
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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
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Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch on edges and points?
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What type of receptor generates action potentials throughout the stimulus but diminishes slowly?
What type of receptor generates action potentials throughout the stimulus but diminishes slowly?
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Which receptor type detects fast vibrations?
Which receptor type detects fast vibrations?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
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Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
Where are proprioceptive mechanoreceptors located?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
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What is the function of SS neurons?
What is the function of SS neurons?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
Which receptor type detects direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
Which type of nociceptor responds to intense pressure on the skin?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to both hot and cold stimuli?
Which type of nociceptor responds to both hot and cold stimuli?
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Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
Which division of somatosensation includes the sense of one's own body position?
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What is the term for the encoding of stimuli into electrical signals?
What is the term for the encoding of stimuli into electrical signals?
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What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
What happens to the receptor potential and neural response when there is a constant stimulus?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in temperature and has differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch and is found in blind individuals?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting sustained touch and is found in blind individuals?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting fast vibrations?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting fast vibrations?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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Which test is used to assess proprioception?
Which test is used to assess proprioception?
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Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
Which receptor type is responsible for detecting skin stretch and sustained pressure?
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What is the function of α motor efferent neurons?
What is the function of α motor efferent neurons?
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Which type of nociceptor responds to extreme temperatures and acidic substances?
Which type of nociceptor responds to extreme temperatures and acidic substances?
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Study Notes
Somatosensation
- The division of somatosensation that includes the sense of one's own body position is proprioception.
Receptor Functions
- SS neurons have the function of encoding stimuli into electrical signals, which is known as transduction.
- The term for the encoding of stimuli into electrical signals is transduction.
Receptor Potentials and Neural Response
- When there is a constant stimulus, the receptor potential and neural response adapt or diminish slowly.
Receptor Types
- There are different types of receptors that respond to different stimuli:
- Meissner's corpuscles detect direct pressure on the skin and high-frequency vibration.
- Merkel's discs are responsible for detecting sustained touch and are found in blind individuals.
- Ruffini's corpuscles detect skin stretch and sustained pressure.
- Pacinian corpuscles detect fast vibrations.
- Meissner's corpuscles detect changes in light touch, stroke, and flutter.
- Krause's end bulbs detect changes in temperature and have differential sensitivity to different temperature ranges.
- Nociceptors respond to intense pressure on the skin, extreme temperatures, and acidic substances.
Proprioception
- Proprioceptive mechanoreceptors are located in muscles, tendons, and joints.
- The Romberg test is used to assess proprioception.
Motor Neurons
- α motor efferent neurons have the function of transmitting signals from the central nervous system to muscles and glands.
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Test your knowledge on peripheral somatosensory mechanisms and modalities in this quiz. Explore the different sensations perceived after stimuli and learn about the neural activity originating from receptor stimulation in the body. Discover the various somatosensation modalities such as movement, touch, temperature, and pain.
