General Senses Flashcards
1
Q
What is tactile
A
touch
2
Q
What does thermoreceptor do
A
Senses heat or cold; temperature
3
Q
What does Meissner’s corpsucle do
A
sense touch
4
Q
What does nociceptor do
A
senses pain
5
Q
What does pacinian receptor do
A
senses pressure
6
Q
What are the receptor types
A
Chemoreceptor; mechanoreceptor; photoreceptor; nociceptor; thermoreceptor
7
Q
What are the sources of stimulus
A
Interoceptors (stretch receptor, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor)
Exteroceptor (skin sensory receptor and specialized sensory receptor)
Propioreceptor (MSK organ)
