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What is the Difference between a weak stimulus and intense stimulus?

The FREQUENCY of action potentials that are conducted into the central nervous system serves as the code for the strength of the stimulus. This frequency code is needed because the amplitude of action potentials is constatnt (all or none). Acting through changes in action potential frequency, tonic receptors thus provide information about the relative intensity of a stimulus.


What are phasic and tonic sensory receptors?

Phasic sensory receptors are specialized nerve endings that rapidly adapt to a constant stimulus, such as the touch receptors in the skin. Tonic sensory receptors, on the other hand, do not adapt as quickly and provide continuous information about a stimulus, like the proprioceptors that sense body position.


What do peripheral nervous system sensory receptors do?

Sensory receptors provide the connection between the stimulus such as heat, cold, and pain and the CNS.


What are tonic receptors?

Tonic receptors are sensory receptors that provide a continuous signal to the brain as long as the stimulus is present. They help maintain our awareness of information such as body position, muscle tension, and joint sense. Examples include the those responsible for posture and balance.


The cutaneous senses consist of sensory receptors that provide information about?

Touch, temperature and pain.


What contains nerves that respond to touch?

The skin contains nerves called mechanoreceptors that respond to touch by detecting pressure, vibration, and stretching. These receptors send signals to the brain to provide information about the type, location, and intensity of the touch sensation.


Which term refers specifically to the structures that provide information about conditions in the internal environment?

Homeostatic receptors are the structures that provide information about conditions in the internal environment in living organisms. They help regulate physiological processes to maintain a stable internal environment.


What is meant by Directional and Non-Directional Stimuli?

Directional stimuli are environmental stimuli, particularly light and sound, that the direction of which it comes and the direction of the response to the stimulus are of upmost importance. Non-directional stimuli are those where receptors do not detect the direction from which they come. Chemical stimuli are usually not directional.


What are the receptors in the ear that detect changes in the direction and speed of any movement of the body?

The receptors in the ear that detect changes in the direction and speed of body movement are called the vestibular receptors. These receptors are located in the inner ear and provide information to the brain about balance, spatial orientation, and motion.


What type of receptors report the position of the head in space?

The type of receptors that report the position of the head in space are called vestibular receptors. These receptors are located in the inner ear and specifically in the semicircular canals and otolith organs. They provide information about balance, spatial orientation, and movement of the head.


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