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What causes an increase in the number of pain receptors in the spinal cord?
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∙ 13y ago
Evidence is accumulating that unrelenting pain or the complete lack of nerve signals increases the number of pain receptors in the spinal cord.
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Why does the spinal cord has a lot of nerve receptors?
its the cns and all nerve receptors go through here to respond to the rest of the body
A response caused by the spinal cord interpreting an impulse from sensory receptors?
Reflex
Carries messages to brain and spinal cord from receptors in skin?
sensory nerves
What is a movement caused by the spinal cord interpreting an impulse from sensory receptors?
a reflex
Carries messages to your brain and spinal cord from the receptors in your skin?
Sensory nerves
What are common causes of spinal pain?
There are several causes of spinal pain. The most common cause of spinal pain is disk degeneration. Another cause could be a herniated disk. Arthritis and poor posture are two other causes of spinal pain.
What are neutrons that pickup sensations from receptors and carry them into the brain and spinal cord called?
motor neurons
What body system includes the brain spinal cord and sensory receptors?
The peripheral nervous system, contains all the nerves in the body that lie outside of the spinal cord and brain. They also relay signals from sensory receptors that monitor external conditions to the central nervous system.
What can stop or cure spinal meningitis?
were a back brace what causes spinal meningitis is nothing spinal meningitis is an iheritish
Which signal will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury?
In the case of spinal cord injuries there are two sets of signals that will be disrupted. These are the signals that originate from the nerves and the ones that go to the receptors.
What does the spinal nerve do?
Spinal nerves are pain receptors that carry signals to the brain when pain is felt.
Which are the sensory receptors responds to the distortion or bending of tissue?
The sensory receptors that respond to the distortion or bending of tissue are called nociceptors. Nociceptors send pain signals to the brain and spinal cord.
