The Body Sensations Flashcards
1
Q
Tactical Sense
A
- sense of touch
- somatosensory cortex
2
Q
Anaphia
A
inability to feel sensations of touch
3
Q
Vestibular Sense
A
- sense of bodily orientation, balance, gravity
- cerebellum
- semicircular canals in the inner ears regulate balance and head positioning
4
Q
Motion Sickness
A
- when vestibular detection of changes (gravitational force or elevation=) doesn’t match up with visual perception
- disruptions cause build-up of air pressure in the semicircular canals which leads to diziness
5
Q
Kinesthesis
A
- ## being conscious of your body movements