Sensation

Question 1

Meissner corpuscles senses____.

Answer 1

Pain & temp

Question 2

Meissner corpuscles location.

Answer 2

Glabrous skin

Question 3

Meissner corpuscles sensory neuron fiber type

Answer 3

large, myelinated fibers, rapid adapt.

Question 4

Pacinian corpuscles senses__.

Answer 4

vibration, pressure

Question 5

Pacinian corpuscle location.

Answer 5

Deep skin layers, ligaments,.

Question 6

Pacinian corpuscle sensory neuron fiber type

Answer 6

large, myelinated fibers, rapid adapt.

Question 7

Merkel discs senses___.

Answer 7

pressure, deep static touch, position sense

Question 8

Merkel disc location

Answer 8

finger tips, superficial skin

Question 9

Merkel disc sensory neuron fiber type

Answer 9

large myelinated fibers, slow adapt.

Question 10

Ruffini corpuscles senses___.

Answer 10

pressure, slippage of objects, joint angle changes

Question 11

Ruffini corpuscles location.

Answer 11

finger tips, joints

Question 12

Ruffini corpuscles sensory neuron fiber type

Answer 12

dendritic endings with capsule, slow adapt.

Question 13

Anterior spinothalamic tract senses for___.

Answer 13

crude touch & pressure.

Question 14

Lateral spinothalamic tract senses for___.

Answer 14

pain & temperature.

Question 15

Dorsal column is made up of ___

Answer 15

Fasciculus gracilis & fasciculus cuneatus

Question 16

Fasciculus gracilis connects to which body area?

Answer 16

lower body- legs

Question 17

Fasciculus cuneatus connects to which body area?

Answer 17

upper body- arms

Question 18

Where does 2nd order neuron decussate for dorsal column tract?

Answer 18

Medulla.

Question 19

Where does 2nd order neuron decussate for spinothalamic trract?

Answer 19

Anterior white commissure.