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Q: How is the duration of stimulus coded by the primary sensory neuron? (Human Physiology)

A: The nervous system is one of the vital systems of a body. It is a system of nerves which carry…

Q: Explain how receptors trigger sensory impulses.

A: Sensory receptors are the cell or structures present in sensory organs such as the eyes, nose, ears,…

Q: List a specific example of each of the four types of sensoryreceptors.

A: Sensory receptors are epidermal cells which are able to respond to the stimulus from environment.…

Q: List the four types of general sensory receptors, and iden- tify the nature of the stimulus that…

A: Sensory receptors are defined as the specialized epidermal cells which respond to the stimuli of the…

Q: List the four categories of sensory receptors and describe what each respondsto.

A: Sensory receptors:  They are the epidermal cells that respond to the environmental stimuli and…

Q: If I shine a light in only one of your eyes, making sure not to get any light in the other eye, both…

A: The 'swinging light test' is utilized to identify an overall afferent understudy imperfection: a…

Q: Which of the following appropriately describes the "Specificity Theory" of nociceptors? All sensory…

A: There are many theories of pain that have evolved over time. The theory of specificity is one of the…

Q: Enumerate the receptors classified on the type of stimulus. Describe their characteristics in…

A: A stimulus refers to a detectable alteration in the chemical or physical structure of an internal or…

Q: Which ratio between primary neuron and secondary neuron would allow for the greatest receptive field…

A: The ratio between primary neuron and secondary neuron that allows the greatest receptive field…

Q: Match the receptors in column A with the stimulus it perceives in column B and the type of receptor…

A: Various kinds of receptors are found in human body. Receptors are classified in accordance with mode…

Q: What type of cutaneous receptor enables you to feel an insect crawling through your hair? What type…

A: The human body is so complex accompanied by various organs, glands, and multiple receptors that help…

Q: Tonic receptors a.are fast-adapting. b.do not fire continuously to a sustained stimulus. c.produce…

A: Receptors are proteins channels in membrane which bind to ligands and creates  responses in the…

Q: These sensory receptors when activated result in the movement of both calcium and sodiujm ions…

A: Sensory receptors play a key role in responding to stimuli. They can sense different sensations like…

Q: How does the frequency of action potentials in the primary sensory neuron code for stimulus…

A: The nerves are the functional unit of the nervous system that transmits nerve impulses from the…

Q: Describe the flow of generation of receptor potential when sensory receptors detected stimuli.

A: Sensory receptors present in our body helps in detecting the changes that occur both in our external…

Q: Adaptation all of the statements are correct represents decreased sensitivity of some sensory…

A: Neuronal adaptation is a phenomenon which is experienced by almost all neurons .

Q: Touch receptors in the skin surface are ipsilateral to the side of the somatosensory cortex on which…

A: Touch receptors in the skin surface are ipsilateral to the side of the somatosensory cortex on which…

Q: signals are long-lasting and work during both day and night. Auditory Olfactory Tactile Visual

A: Auditory signal for sound . Olfactory signal is for smell. Tactile signal is for touch Visual signal…

Q: Fill in the blank:  The receptor cells of these organs are found in the wall of the membranous…

A: The ear is an external sense organ which function as the hearing. The ear also helps in maintaining…

Q: The hearing sense organ ( Choose ) Sensory epithelium containing hair cells for static equilbrium […

A: organ of corti : hearing sense organ. Macula sensory epithelium containing hair cells for static…

Q: Why can tactile stimulus be localized in parts of our body better than other parts?

A: Our body has different sense organs like eyes for vision, ears for hearing, nose for smell, tongue…

Q: In the process of sensory coding    Recruitment of additional neurons occurs with a weak stimulus…

A: The third statement about the lateral inhibition of neighboring receptors is correct regarding the…

Q: A neuron with an off-center receptive field will increase its firing rate when light covers the…

A: Kuffler was too able to illustrate that retinal ganglion cells come in two unmistakable sorts –…

Q: could we name the sensory receptors “middle m

A: Sensing of the stimulus is essential for the generation of response by the nervous system. It is…

Q: Diagram a generalized sensory receptor cell and showhow it changes its firing rate in response to…

A: Stimuli in defined as an environment that activates specialized receptors in the peripheral nervous…

Q: Slowly adapting receptors include all the following types, except :-a- Golgi tendon organsb- warmth…

A: Slowly adapting receptors responds as long as the stimulus starts and the frequency of the response…

Q: When light hits the center of an ON-center receptive field, which of the following processes occur:…

A: The following facts are required to be known to answer this question with logic:- Suppose there is…

Q: The lowest level of stimulation that a person can consciously detect 50 percent of the time the…

A: Sensation is the process of transmitting information from sensory receptors to the brain, allowing a…

Q: The threshold level is reached at the neuro

A: Answer  1) Light hit the retina 2) Some sodium channels open in the neuronal membrane of the…

Q: What types of receptors are sensitive to the following modalities? a. light d. sound b. touch e.…

A: Receptors are protein molecules that can be attached to cell surface or located within the cell. It…

Q: Pain Undergoes little, if any, sensory adaptation. Why do you think this is so important?

A: Pain is an overall term that depicts awkward sensations in the body. It comes from the actuation of…

Q: Give two examples of pain excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters.

A: Introduction: Pain is a crucial defence mechanism designed to stop organisms from sustaining tissue…

Q: Retinal ganglion cells fire at a variety of rates depending on characteristics of the visual…

A: Retinal ganglion cells analyze visual information that enters the eye and transmits it to the brain…

Q: A pin can be pressed against the skin lightly and elicit no response from the pain receptor how…

A: A neuron plays an important role in us .It receives and sends the impulse to the brain or spinal…

Q: Rapidly adapting tactile receptors include all the following types, except :-a- Merkel discsb-…

A: The receptors present in sensory organs like eye, nose, ear, and mouth are called sensory receptors.…

Q: Receptor potential generates :-a- an electrotonic current which is transmitted along sensory fibers…

A: Given: Receptor potential generates :-a- an electrotonic current which is transmitted along sensory…

Q: A scientist has dissected out a small section of the retina and is able to directly record the…

A: The type of neuron that has only two extensions, such as a dendrite and an axon would be called a…

Q: Slowly adapting receptors differ from rapidly adapting receptors in :-a- stopping to discharge after…

A: The receptors are sensitive sites present on the cell membrane that can be activated by the stimuli.…

Q: Match the receptors in column A with the stimulus it perceives la column B and the type of receptor…

A: Types of receptors -  Chemoreceptor Thermoreceptor Mechanoreceptor Photoreceptor

Q: Signal detection theory suggests that deciding whether a stimulus is present depends partly on the…

A: Signal detection theory is a means to measure the ability to differentiate between…

Q: gathers information from inside or outside the body is sensory neuron true false

A: Neurons: Nerve cells  Three types of neurons: sensory neuron, motor neuron, and interneuron.

Q: You accidentally place your hand on a hot surface.  You immediately pull your hand away and then…

A: If an individual touch something that is very hot the hand moves quickly before individual even feel…

Q: Which of the following receptor type is mismatched with its sensation?

A: Ruffini end organs - temperature Ruffini end organs are able to detect movements, stretching and…

Q: This is a type of signal in the brain that changes when we do an action/movement or when we see…

A: This type of signal can be measured by EEG ( electroencephalogram) Desynchronisation, of waves…

Q: Once initiated, the receptor potential :-a- spreads to a long distance along the sensory nerve…

A: The receptor potential is a graded potential that is also called the generator potential. It is the…

Q: Sensory receptors for the kinesthetic senses are located in the thalamus. embedded in the small…

A: Introduction - Sensory receptors are specialised cells found near neurons or neuron endings that…