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Which type of sensory receptors are most common in the somatic sensory system?
Which type of sensory receptors are most common in the somatic sensory system?
- Photoreceptors
- Mechanoreceptors (correct)
- Chemoreceptors
- Thermoreceptors
Which of the following is NOT a function of mechanoreceptors in the body?
Which of the following is NOT a function of mechanoreceptors in the body?
- Monitoring stretching of the digestive organs and urinary bladder
- Monitoring force against the teeth (correct)
- Monitoring pressure in the heart and blood vessels
- Monitoring skin contact
What is the largest and best-studied receptor among the mechanoreceptors of the skin?
What is the largest and best-studied receptor among the mechanoreceptors of the skin?
- Meissner's corpuscles
- Pacinian corpuscles (correct)
- Ruffini's endings
- Merkel's disks
Where are Ruffini's endings found?
Where are Ruffini's endings found?
What is the size of Meissner's corpuscles compared to Pacinian corpuscles?
What is the size of Meissner's corpuscles compared to Pacinian corpuscles?
Where are Merkel's disks located?
Where are Merkel's disks located?
What do Krause end bulbs look like?
What do Krause end bulbs look like?
Which type of mechanical energy can the skin NOT sense?
Which type of mechanical energy can the skin NOT sense?
Where are Pacinian corpuscles most densely located in the human body?
Where are Pacinian corpuscles most densely located in the human body?
What is the function of mechanoreceptors in the body?
What is the function of mechanoreceptors in the body?
Which type of mechanoreceptor has a small receptive field?
Which type of mechanoreceptor has a small receptive field?
Which type of mechanoreceptor has a large receptive field?
Which type of mechanoreceptor has a large receptive field?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is rapidly adapting?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is rapidly adapting?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is slowly adapting?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is slowly adapting?
Which sensory system uses facial vibrissae to sense the local environment?
Which sensory system uses facial vibrissae to sense the local environment?
Which sensory system is a major sensory system for some animals?
Which sensory system is a major sensory system for some animals?
Which method did Åke Vallbo and his colleagues develop?
Which method did Åke Vallbo and his colleagues develop?
What does it feel like when a single hair on the back of your arm is brushed with the tip of a pencil?
What does it feel like when a single hair on the back of your arm is brushed with the tip of a pencil?
What can be derived by a rat by waving its facial vibrissae (whiskers)?
What can be derived by a rat by waving its facial vibrissae (whiskers)?
What did Swedish neuroscientist Åke Vallbo and his colleagues evaluate?
What did Swedish neuroscientist Åke Vallbo and his colleagues evaluate?
