NRS 301 EXAM 3 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Somatic sensation - ANS The senses of touch, temperature, body position, and pain.
in _______ _______, different receptors are sensitive to distinct types of stimuli -
ANS somatic sensation
___________ of the skin are of multiple types that vary by receptive field, size, preferred
stimulus frequency , and stimulus sensitivity. - ANS mechanoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors of the skin are of multiple types that vary by:
a)
b)
c) - ANS receptive field size, preferred stimulus frequency, stimulus sensitivity
Mechanoreceptors respond to: - ANS touch, pressure, vibration, stretch
Receptive field sizes varies with ________ of ________. - ANS type (of) mechanoreceptor
Pacinian corpuscles respond to: - ANS deep pressure and vibration
small receptive fields consist of the:
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, a)
b) - ANS Meissner's corpuscle, Merkel's disk
large receptive fields consist of the:
a)
b) - ANS Pacinian corpuscle, Ruffini's ending
two point discrimination is the ability to distinguish the: - ANS separation of two
simultaneous pinpricks on the skin
two point discrimination depends on the _________ of mechanoreceptors in the skin, and the
________ of their receptive fields. - ANS density, size
In two-point discrimination, bigger receptive fields indicate that it is _________ to discriminate,
and smaller being ________ to discriminate. - ANS harder, easier
sensory adaptation is the __________ sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. -
ANS diminished (sensitivity)
In sensory adaptation, stimulus intensity in encoded by the _______-_______ of the receptor. -
ANS firing rate
firing rate describes the rate at which a neuron produces _______-________ - ANS action
potentials
(usually expressed in terms of spikes per second)
adaptation rate describes: - ANS how quickly a receptor ceases to fire with ongoing input
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Somatic sensation - ANS The senses of touch, temperature, body position, and pain.
in _______ _______, different receptors are sensitive to distinct types of stimuli -
ANS somatic sensation
___________ of the skin are of multiple types that vary by receptive field, size, preferred
stimulus frequency , and stimulus sensitivity. - ANS mechanoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors of the skin are of multiple types that vary by:
a)
b)
c) - ANS receptive field size, preferred stimulus frequency, stimulus sensitivity
Mechanoreceptors respond to: - ANS touch, pressure, vibration, stretch
Receptive field sizes varies with ________ of ________. - ANS type (of) mechanoreceptor
Pacinian corpuscles respond to: - ANS deep pressure and vibration
small receptive fields consist of the:
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, a)
b) - ANS Meissner's corpuscle, Merkel's disk
large receptive fields consist of the:
a)
b) - ANS Pacinian corpuscle, Ruffini's ending
two point discrimination is the ability to distinguish the: - ANS separation of two
simultaneous pinpricks on the skin
two point discrimination depends on the _________ of mechanoreceptors in the skin, and the
________ of their receptive fields. - ANS density, size
In two-point discrimination, bigger receptive fields indicate that it is _________ to discriminate,
and smaller being ________ to discriminate. - ANS harder, easier
sensory adaptation is the __________ sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation. -
ANS diminished (sensitivity)
In sensory adaptation, stimulus intensity in encoded by the _______-_______ of the receptor. -
ANS firing rate
firing rate describes the rate at which a neuron produces _______-________ - ANS action
potentials
(usually expressed in terms of spikes per second)
adaptation rate describes: - ANS how quickly a receptor ceases to fire with ongoing input
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