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1. What are the various examples of general senses? The examples of general sens

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Question

1. What are the various examples of general senses? The examples of general senses are: pain, touch, pressure, vibration and temperature 2. What are various special senses? Special senses include olfaction (smell), vision (sight), gustation (taste), equilibrium (balance) and hearing 3. What is decussation of fibers in the central nervous system? It is the crossing of axons from one side to another in the central nervous system 4. What is the phenomenon shown by sensory receptors called adaptation? It is a reduction in the sensitivity of a receptor to a constant presence of a stimulus 5. What is perception? It is the conscious awareness of a sensation 6. What are phasic receptors? They show rapid reduction in the sensitivity to the presence of stimulus. 7. What are tonic receptors? They show little or no reduction in the sensitivity to the constant presence of the stimulus 8. Which sensory perception is caused by the stimulation of nociceptors? Pain 9. What are higher order functions of the brain? Planning, learning and memories 10. What are short-term memories? These are memories that do not last long, but can be recalled immediately while they persist. 11. What are free nerve endings? These are branching tips of dendrites that are not protected by the accessory structures.

Explanation / Answer

Grey matter of the spinal cord includes anterior and posterior grey matter and is in butterfly shaped. In the above diagram shown posterior grey horn where it perceives information from the sensory neurons from the body organs and senses like touch, pain, proprioception and transfers to the brain.

What are the various examples of general sense?

There are “five types of senses”, that can detect “sensory stimuli to the external environmental change via “sensation and perception”. The examples of these senses are

Pain (proprioception)

Touch (mechanoception)

Pressure (nociception)

Vibration

Temperature

The special senses include the following

Olfaction --> smell

Vision --> sight

Gustation (taste)

Equilibrium (balance)

Hearing