Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain (A+ Graded already)

What does somatic sensation enable the body to do? correct answers feel, ache, sense temperature, pain, body position, pressure, etc. Describe somatic sensory system's receptors correct answers broadly distributed What are the three kinds of receptors for touch, pain, and temperature? correct answers mechanoreceptors nociceptors thermoreceptors How many kinds of stimuli does the somatic sensory system respond to? correct answers at lease 4 senses rather than 1 TOUCH correct answers What are the types and layers of skin? correct answers Hairy and glabrous (hairless-e.g., palms) Epidermis (outer) Dermis (inner What are the functions of the skin? correct answers Protect Prevent evaporation of body fluids Provide direct contact with the world Most somatosensory receptors are? correct answers mechanoreceptors What is a small receptive field called? correct answers meissner's corpuscles What is a large receptive field called? correct answers pacinian corpuscles Memorize chart 12.3 in book Difference between small and large receptive field size Difference between rapid and slow adaptation correct answers respond quickly at first but then stop firing even though the stimulus keeps firing correct answers rapid adaptation generate a more sustained response during a long stimulus correct answers slow adaptation