Somatic Sensations Overview

<p>Merkel’s discs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both B and C (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss of the sense of touch (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sensory area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lesion in the sensory area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gracile and Cuneate tracts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sensory perception (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>10° to 30°C (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free nerve endings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stereognosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cold sensations are detected between 10°C and 30°C. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Very small type 'C' unmyelinated fibers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Superficial layers of skin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They suppress itching (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are very sensitive and rapidly adapting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type 'A' delta fibers (C), Type 'A' beta fibers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The conscious perception of the orientation of body parts. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vestibular sense (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through the conscious awareness of body position. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps individuals maintain balance and coordinate movements. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Static position sense enhances the ability to perform coordinated motor tasks. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to differentiate between touch at one or two points (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to detect touch from two distinct stimuli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying the position of two separate fingertips touching the skin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Judging the weight of an object through touch (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By feeling simultaneous touches at one or two points (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sensory receptors that rapidly adapt to touch.

Sensory receptors that adapt very slowly to touch.

Sensory receptors found in tissues, like the cornea.

Sensory receptors that wrap around hair follicles.

The ability of sensory receptors to decrease responsiveness to a sustained stimulus.

The ability to distinguish between one or two points of touch with closed eyes.

A test of tactile discrimination. It measures the smallest distance at which two distinct points of touch can be perceived as separate.

The eyes are not used during the test.

Feeling one single contact point with the skin.

Feeling two distinguishable points in contact with the skin.

Sensory receptors that respond to mechanical stimuli like pressure, touch, and vibration.

Sensory receptors that quickly decrease their response to a sustained stimulus, focusing on changes in stimulation.

The outer layers of skin, where receptors like rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors and free nerve endings are mainly found.

Itching sensations are transmitted by small, unmyelinated nerve fibers called type 'C' fibers.

The sense of body position and movement, which is critical for coordinated actions.

The awareness of where your body parts are relative to each other while still.

The senses that provide information about the position and movement of the body.

The ability to sense the position and movement of our body parts without relying on sight.

Static position sense refers to the awareness of body part positions while still, while kinesthesia focuses on the perception of movement.

A type of sensory perception that detects the rapid back-and-forth movement of a surface against the skin.

The ability to identify objects by touch alone, without visual or auditory cues.

The ability to detect and perceive different temperatures.

Free nerve endings that are sensitive to temperatures between 10° and 30° Celsius.

Free nerve endings that are sensitive to temperatures between 30° and 45° Celsius.

Damage to the part of the brain that processes touch information, leading to asterognosis.

Pathways carrying touch information from the body to the brain, damage to these leads to asterognosis.

Syphilis-induced damage to the dorsal spinal cord, impacting touch sensation and leading to asterognosis.

Astereognosis is caused by damage to the sensory area of the brain, or the Gracile and Cuneate tracts in the spinal cord, or by conditions like tabes dorsalis.