Sensational Somatosensory System Quiz

Which type of receptor functions over a broad range of temperatures with some overlap in the moderate temperature range?

What is the basis for the reduced threshold for pain, known as hyperalgesia?

Which type of pain is poorly localized and characterized as aching, burning, or throbbing?

What is the phenomenon that explains why people describe the taste of chili peppers as 'hot'?

Which type of nociceptor is supplied by myelinated A-delta afferent nerve fibers and responds to mechanical stimuli such as sharp, pricking pain?

What type of pain is carried on C fibers and is characterized as aching, burning, or throbbing pain that is poorly localized?

What is the phenomenon that gives a cold sensation and involves the activation of TRPM8 channels by compounds like menthol?

What type of nociceptor is supplied by unmyelinated C fibers and responds to high-intensity mechanical or chemical stimuli and hot and cold stimuli?

What type of pain is carried on A delta, group II, and group III fibers, has a rapid onset and offset, and is precisely localized?

What type of pain is of visceral origin that is misperceived as pain arising from a somatic location?

What is the phenomenon where pain is misperceived as arising from a somatic location according to the dermatomal rule?

What is the name of the map of the body that is called the somatosensory homunculus?

Which type of information is processed by the somatosensory system?

Which type of information is processed by the dorsal column system?

Which type of nerve fibers are mainly found in the anterolateral system (Spinothalamic pathway)?

Where do the axons of the second-order neuron in the anterolateral system (Spinothalamic pathway) cross the midline?

Where is the third-order neuron located in the somatosensory pathway?

What does the somatotopic arrangement in the thalamus mean?

Where is the fourth-order neuron located in the somatosensory pathway?

What type of representation does the somatosensory cortex have?

Which type of information is mainly processed by the dorsal column system?

Where do the axons of the second-order neuron in the dorsal column system cross the midline?

What is the function of the fourth-order neuron in the somatosensory pathway?

What type of information is processed by the anterolateral system (Spinothalamic pathway)?