WYAS Questions Lab 7 Cutaneous Receptors Define the following terms (9); stimulu

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WYAS Questions Lab 7 Cutaneous Receptors Define the following terms (9); stimulus, sensory receptor, action potential, general senses, special senses 1. exteroceptors, interoceptors, proprioceptor, and receptive field 2. List out the 5 receptors according to their modality. 3. Name the 4 exteroceptors and the stimuli they respond to. 4. Give 3 examples of organs that act as interoceptors. 5. What are the two examples of proprioceptors we discussed in class? 6. What are the 4 unencapsulated cutaneous receptors? What are the 2 encapsulated cutaneous receptors? 7. Be able to state what each of the above receptors (6) are sensing. 8. Describe a tonic receptor. 9. Describe a phasic receptor 10. What is the relationship between stimulus intensity and action potential frequency? CHINT: directly proportional:1-1. or indirectly proportional:1-1) 11. What cortex is cutaneous receptor information sent to in the brain? Also name the lobe and anatomical landmark 12. How many neurons does it take to send information from the site of the stimulus on the skin to the contex in the brain? 13. Name the 2 somatic sensory division pathways and their stimuli (4 stimuli each). und cton aecordino to the pathw

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5. Proprioceptors; Proprioception means sense of self. It is a sensory receptors which receives stimuli from within the body that mostly responds to positions and movements. For example: Muscle Spindle and Golgi tendon organ.

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