Sensory, Motor & Integrative Systems Quiz - PTY122 Week 4 Ana Anjos

Types of Sensation and Receptors

• Extteroceptors detect stimuli from the outside of the body.

Nociception and Pain

• Nociceptors detect painful stimuli, and their main function is to respond to tissue damage or potential damage.

Sensory Neurons

• Unipolar sensory neurons can respond to only one type of stimuli.

Transduction and Sensation

• The purpose of transduction is to convert environmental stimuli into electrical signals that can be interpreted by the central nervous system.

Proprioception and Movement

• Proprioceptors detect changes in muscle length and tension, providing information about body position and movement.

Types of Sensory Receptors

• Nociceptors are the type of sensory receptor most sensitive to pain (nociception).
• Photoreceptors are responsible for detecting light.

Receptor Potentials and Signal Transduction

• When a receptor potential is produced by vision, hearing, equilibrium, or taste receptors, it generates an electrical signal that can trigger an action potential.

Rapidly Adapting Receptors

• The main function of rapidly adapting receptors is to detect rapid changes in stimuli.

Encapsulated Nerve Endings

• The purpose of encapsulated nerve endings in the sensory system is to provide a protective covering for sensitive nerve endings.

Mechanoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors detect pressure or stretch, and are classified as a type of sensory receptor.

Receptor Sensitivity

• When there is a change in sensitivity to long-lasting stimuli, the responsiveness of a receptor may decrease, a phenomenon known as adaptation.

Test your knowledge about the levels and components of sensation, pathways for sensation from body to brain, pathways for motor signals from brain to body, and the integration process of the sensory system. Explore topics such as sensory receptors and the conscious awareness and interpretation of sensations.