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the nerve endings that detect pressure on your skin are called what
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How is skin part of the nervous system?
The skin contains receptors for temperature, pressure and pain.
Which type of cell division is responsible for the repair of your skin following a sunburn?
Mitosis is responsible for repair of your skin following a sunburn.
Which dermal layer is 80 percent of the dermis and is responsible for the tension lines in the skin?
reticular layer is responsible for tension lines in the skin
What tissues are responsible for gas exhange in the frog?
skin is responsible for gas exchange in frogs, but not in snakes
What part of the skin picks up sensation?
There are several different touch sensors in the skin. We can distinguish between blunt and sharp, a pressure, or a light stroke with a wisp of cotton wool. We can distinguish vibrations. Your finger tips and lips are very sensitive, and your back is pretty insensitive.
What part of the cerebrum is responsible for sensing body touch and temperature?
the nervous system and the skin
What part of skin responsible for finger prints?
The fingers.
How is skin part of the nervous system?
The skin contains receptors for temperature, pressure and pain.
Which sense organ has as one of its main functions sensing hot and cold?
Skin
Why does certain places on your body hurt when you push on your skin?
All this means is that the part of skin you are pushing on the nervous tissue is communicating with somewhere else in your body and when you push on that part of skin it will tell the place that it is communicating with that it is feeling pressure.
What part of the skin sends the message to the brain?
There are receptors in the dermal part of the skin that sends various types of information to the brain; hot, cold, light touch, pressure (deep touch) and pain.
How do the eyes of lantern fish help it to survive in the dark?
By sensing the light produced by the special organs on its skin
How do the eyes of the lantern fish helps it to survive in the dark?
By sensing the light produced by the special organs on its skin
How do the eyes of the lantern fish help it to survive in the dark?
By sensing the light produced by the special organs on its skin
Is hemoglobin mostly responsible for the skin color of Caucasians?
Yes it is! And Melanin is responsible for the skin of dark-skinned people.
Interpretation of sensory impulses from the skin by the cerebrum occurs in the?
somatosensory cortex, which is located in the parietal lobe of the cerebrum. This area is responsible for processing and interpreting sensory information from the skin, such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
Neurons in the skin that are responsible for detecting pain are?
Nociceptors are the neurons in the skin that are responsible for detecting pain. They are specialized sensory receptors that respond to potentially damaging stimuli by sending signals to the brain, alerting the body to the presence of tissue-damaging stimuli like heat, pressure, or chemicals.
