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Chapter 7: SOMATOSENSES Flashcards

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glabrous skin?

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skin with no hair

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What is sensitivity to pressure and vibration caused by?

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  • movement of skin

- movement of dendrites of mechanoreceptors

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2 categories of thermal receptors?

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  • respond to warmth: located deeply in skin

- respond to coolness: located beneath epidermis

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2 major ascending pathways

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  • dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway: precisely located info
  • spinothalamic pathway: poorly located info
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