10 Questions
Which type of pain originates from internal organs and is felt in a distant area of the skin?
Visceral pain
Which part of the brain feels pain?
Brain itself does not feel pain
What stimulates nociceptors and causes pain in the meninges?
All of the above
Which condition is characterized by inflammation of the meninges and severe headache?
Meningitis
What can cause a muscular spasm/tension headache?
Emotional tension
Which type of tactile receptor is rapidly adapting and detects movement of light objects on non-hairy skin?
Meissner's corpuscles
Which type of tactile receptor responds rapidly at first and then slowly adapts, detecting a 'steady state' on both hairy and non-hairy skin?
Merkel's discs
Which type of tactile receptor is rapidly adapting, detects movement over the body, and is found on both hairy and non-hairy skin?
Ruffini's end organ
Which type of tactile receptor is slowly adapting and responds to continual deformation, providing information about static position and rate of change?
Ruffini's end organ
Which type of tactile receptor is found everywhere in the skin and other tissues, and detects touch and pressure?
Free nerve endings
Test your knowledge on referred and visceral pain, and understand the differences between them. Learn about the origins and characteristics of visceral pain, such as stomach aches and bladder pain, as well as the concept of referred pain, such as arm numbness during a heart attack. Explore the complexity of headache pain and its origins in the cerebral cortex.
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