Exam 23: General Senses

Encapsulated nerve endings are encapsulated by cuboidal epithelial tissue.

The primary mechanism of fibromyalgia seems to be an abnormal amplification of pain information by the CNS.

Which term is another name for a variant of a Meissner corpuscle called the bulboid corpuscle?

The receptors responsible for sensing crude and persistent touch are the:

The two general classes of sense organs are:

What types of receptors are important in stimulating the thirst center?

Which of the following is considered a somatic sense?

Identify the sensation or function of the following somatic sense receptors: free nerve endings, Meissner corpuscles, Krause end bulbs, Ruffini corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, muscle spindles, and Golgi tendon receptors.

Which of the following is not true of a receptor potential?

Sensory impulses ending in what part of the CNS give specific awareness of a specific type of sensation, its exact location, and its level of intensity?

Pain that is perceived as being superficial but actually is caused by an underlying organ is called _____ pain.

In referred pain, pain in a visceral organ is referred to skin sensors directly above it.

Match each receptor type with its corresponding description. -Could be activated by a concentration of blood glucose

Tactile disks adapt rapidly to make sure current information is being sent to the brain.

Proprioceptors are activated by a change in temperature.

Muscle tissue responds to efferent gamma neurons and afferent alpha neurons.

Sensory impulses ending in what part of the central nervous system (CNS) may affect the so-called "vital sign" reflexes?

Because of its importance to survival, the brain has a high concentration of pain receptors.

Lamellar corpuscle and Ruffini corpuscle refer to the same structure.

Which term is another name for a variant of a Meissner corpuscle called the bulbous corpuscle?