Sensory receptors

Question 1

sensory receptors - types

Answer 1

1. free nerve ending
2. Meissner corpuscles
3. Pacinian corpuscles
4. Merkel discs
5. Ruffini corpuscles

Question 2

sensory receptors - free nerve endings structure

Answer 2

C - slow, unmyelinated fibers

Αδ - fast, myelinated fibers

Question 3

sensory receptors - free nerve endings location

Answer 3

All skin
epidemis
some viscera

Question 4

sensory receptors - free nerve endings senses

Answer 4

pain and temperature

Question 5

sensory receptors - Meissner corpuscles - description

Answer 5

large, myelinated

Question 6

sensory receptors - Meissner corpuscles - adapt

Answer 6

quickly

Question 7

sensory receptors - Meissner corpuscles - location

Answer 7

Glabrous (hairless) skin

Question 8

sensory receptors - Meissner corpuscles - senses

Answer 8

Dynamic, fine/light touch

position sense

Question 9

sensory receptors - Paciciani corpuscles - structure

Answer 9

Large, myelinated fibers

Question 10

sensory receptors - Paciciani corpuscles - adapt

Answer 10

quickly

Question 11

sensory receptors - Paciciani corpuscles - location

Answer 11

Deep skin layers
ligaments
joints

Question 12

sensory receptors - Paciciani corpuscles - senses

Answer 12

vibration

pressure

Question 13

sensory receptors - Merkel discs - structure

Answer 13

Large, myelinated fibres

Question 14

sensory receptors - Merkel discs - adapt

Answer 14

slowly

Question 15

sensory receptors - Merkel discs - location

Answer 15

Finger tips

superficial skin

Question 16

sensory receptors - Merkel discs - senses

Answer 16

1. Pressure
2. deep static touch (shapes, edges)
3. position sense

Question 17

sensory receptors - Ruffini corpuscles - structure

Answer 17

dendritic endings with capsule

Question 18

sensory receptors - Ruffini corpuscles - adapt

Answer 18

slowly

Question 19

sensory receptors - Ruffini corpuscles - location

Answer 19

finger tips, joints

Question 20

sensory receptors - Ruffini corpuscles - senses

Answer 20

1. Pressure
2. joint angle change
3. slippage of objects along surface of skin

Question 21

sensory receptors of Glabrous skin

Answer 21

Meissner corpuscles

Question 22

sensory receptors on joints

Answer 22

1. Ruffini corpuscles

2. Pacinian corpuscles

Question 23

sensory receptors for temperature

Answer 23

free nerve endings

Question 24

sensory receptors with slow, unmyelinated fibers

Answer 24

C - Free nerve endings

Question 25

sensory receptors for vibration

Answer 25

Pacinian corpuscles

Question 26

temperature receptors

Answer 26

free nerve endings senses

Question 27

slow adapt receptors

Answer 27

Merkel discs | Ruffini corpuscles

Question 28

slippage of object - receptors

Answer 28

Ruffini corpuscles

Question 29

pressure - receptors

Answer 29

1. Pacinian corpuscles 2. Merkel discs 3. Ruffini corpuscles

Question 30

position sense - receptors

Answer 30

1. Merkel disc | 2. Meissner corpuscles