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

Q: How do your senses help you respond to different stimuli you encounter in your environment?

A: A sensory receptor, also known as a sense organ, is an organ that responds to stimuli in an…

Q: What are the chemical senses? Explain in steps the process of tasting  and the process of smelling

A: The chemical sensory systems are mostly associated with the nose and mouth. The senses work…

Q: describe the types of stimuli that are detected by mechanoreceptors?

A: The body experiences external stimuli(sensation) through various sensory receptors located on the…

Q: Why nurse's responsibility to manage pain is very important?

A: There are some uncomfortable sensations that arise in the body because any disease or injury is…

Q: n your own words, describe how pain is perceived in the brain?

A: Our nervous system has a sensory system that consist of sensory receptors or afferent neurons that…

Q: Define and describe exteroceptors, interoceptors, and proprioceptors in terms of the general…

A: Sensory receptors are basically transducers that respond to a stimulus by changing it into a…

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: give some examples of mechanoreceptors in your body and their functions?

A: These consist of sensory cell that detect mechanical pressure or distortion. Tactile receptors in…

Q: Which sensory receptors permit you to perform actions such as finding your way into bed in the dark?

A: Sensory receptors detect the changes that occur in the body as well as in the exterior environment.…

Q: In virtual reality which of the senses cannot currently be portrayed? Select one: O a. touch O b. O…

A: Introduction Virtual reality is a simulated experience that can be similar to or dissimilar to…

Q: Describe the roles played by the vestibular organ and the kinesthetic receptors in providing…

A: The sensory mechanism is a essential part of the well being of an individual.  The five senses…

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: Using your knowledge, compare the size of the somatosensory cortex representing the fingertips for a…

A: The somatosensory cortex is located at the parietal lobe in the forebrain. It receives sensory…

Q: Based upon stimulus origin, would a cutaneous pain receptor beclassified as an exteroceptor, an…

A: A stimulus is a broad term used for many signal from inside and outside that provoke various…

Q: What is the stimulus in this system? Explain vour answer.

A: A variety of neurotransmitters govern the release of GnRH from the hypothalamus which then…

Q: Describe the process of retinal transduction. How are visual cues perceived at the cellular level?

A: Retina refers to the tissue layer present at the back of the inside of the eye. It contains rod…

Q: How is a sensory system able to maintain sensitivity across a wide range of stimulus intensities?…

A: Sensory system consists of five senses in the form of skin, tongue, ear, eyes and and nose. This…

Q: Let us say if someone electrically stimulated the auditory receptors in your ear, what would you…

A: Hair cells in organ of corti are the receptors of the auditory sensation. Hair cells are of two…

Q: Explain how mechanoreceptors are involved in the senseof equilibrium.

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be prokaryotic…

Q: Define general senses, list several types, and describe their receptors?

A: Sense is the ability to interpret stimuli that means by which brain receives information about the…

Q: What sensory pathway (tract) transmits pain sensation to the brain? Does anesthesia eliminate the…

A: Sensory pathways refer to the neural pathways by which sensory information from the peripheral…

Q: Describe how receptor adaptation works.

A: Adaptation is the condition in which species feels fitted according to the environmental condition…

Q: Distinguish between the senses of static and dynamic equilibrium.

A: The equilibrium in the body is maintained by receptors in the saccule and utricle inside the head.…

Q: Define the term stimulus modality?

A: Biology terms are fundamental concepts and terms used in biology, which is the study of life and…

Q: How does the nervous system code information about stimulus intensity?

A: Stimulus intensity is defined as the strength of the sensory input to the brain.   The nervous…

Q: ________ furnishes the raw material of sensory experience; ________ provides the finished product…

A: Psychology is the scientific study of mental states and processes and behavior in humans and other…

Q: Define tactile disk

A: Term tactile means a sense of touch, and disk is a device that stores information. Tactile disk is a…

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 more developed two-point tactile discrimination :-a- indicates a greater threshold distance for…

A: Tactile discrimination refers to the differentiating the information through tactile sensation. The…

Q: What is an example of an unconscious response to visual information?

A: What are people's reactions to the world? Conscious and unconscious responses to stimuli are…

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: 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: How do mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical stimuli? Explain with an example?

A: Cutaneous mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical stimuli that result from physical interaction,…

Q: What must happen to odorant and tastant molecules before they can be sensed?

A: Chemoreceptors are used by both taste and smell, meaning implies they both sense the chemical…

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: What is the mechanism used by the central nervous system to resolve the inconsistency inherent…

A: The sensory receptors are epidermal cells that act as transducers converting the stimuli into…

Q: Proprioceptors include all the following types of receptors, except :-a- muscle spindlesb- pressure…

A: The proprioceptors of the body are found primarily in the muscles, tendons, and skin. It is a…

Q: Many people believe that blind people have supernatural hearing. How would brain plasticity explain…

A: Sensory deprivation is connected with substantial crossmodal neuroplastic alterations in the brain,…

Q: When you change your focus from near to a far object, describe the three main mechanisms occur in…

A: Introduction :- The human eye is a sense organ that responds to light to allow vision. Both 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…