THE SENSES 2

Question 1

Somatosensation (NEXT LEVEL)

Answer 1

information gathered by The skin, muscles, and joints
receptors that can sense touch, pressure,
temperature, pain, or the position of the body

Question 2

HOW MANY STIMULUS TYPES CAN 1 RECEPTOR CELL RESP0ND TO?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 3

nerve endings that are encapsulated by connective tissue that
sense touch and pressure.

Question 4

HOW MANY TYPES OF encapsulated nerve endings ARE THERE

Answer 4

3 WITH 3 DIFFERENT MORPHOLOGIES

Question 5

WHAT DOES THE Stretching of the connective tissue fibers of the encapsulated endings DO?

Answer 5

activates ion

channels which can produce action potentials that signal to the central nervous system

Question 6

How are Posture and movement of body parts sensed?

Answer 6

by muscle stretch
mechanoreceptors, as well as mechanoreceptors present in skin, joints, tendons, and
ligaments. They sense the amount of muscle stretch as well as the rate of muscle stretch.

Question 7

proprioception

Answer 7

the perception of where the body is in space, by Vision and balance

Question 8

thermoreceptors

Answer 8

sense temperature

Question 9

how is temperature sensed?

Answer 9

Free nerve endings, which are processes of neurons, sense temperature using ion
channels that are activated only at certain temperatures

Question 10

nociceptors

Answer 10

sense pain, extreme mechanical deformation, high temperatures, as well as chemicals released by damaged cells or immune cells.