week 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Somatosensation
A
Sensation conveyed by the skin
2
Q
where is somatosensation perceived
A
primary somatosensory cortex
3
Q
Stereognosis
A
ability to know what something is by touch
4
Q
Astereognosis
A
impairment to the area
unable to identify something by touch
5
Q
Thermal receptors
A
detect temperature
6
Q
nociceptors
A
detect pain
7
Q
what temperatures can we perceive
A
between 50 and 5
anything hotter or colder is perceived as pain by the brain
8
Q
proprioception
A
knowing where the body is in space
9
Q
proprioceptors
A
located in muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments
10
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