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The Epidermis.
The epidermis contains Merkel cells which are sensory receptors that let you feel touch/pain
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Which of the cutaneous receptor types is most numerous and why?
Pain receptors.
Which does not belong cutaneous receptors free dendritic endings stretch pain and touch?
Stretch
Which type or receptors are located everywhere in the body except for the brain?
pain receptors
What system holds the cutaneous sensory receptors that reside in the skin?
NERVOUS system
Specialized structures that respond to environmental stimuli?
the arrector pili
What cutaneous receptors are the most numerous?
Simple Pain receptors.
Which of the cutaneous receptor types is most numerous and why?
Pain receptors.
Specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature touch etc?
Thermoreceptors
Which does not belong cutaneous receptors free dendritic endings stretch pain and touch?
Stretch
The cutaneous senses consist of sensory receptors that provide information about?
Touch, temperature and pain.
What are cutaneous glands?
similar to sensory receptors in the body, they recognize a change in stimulus
What are the 4 types of stimuli detected by certain cutaneous receptors?
Touch, Pressure, Temperature and Pain
What kind of pain comes from a gun shot to the abdomen?
Both somatic and visceral pain. The somatic pain would come from cutaneous receptors and visceral pain from the intestines.
Cutaneous sensory receptors that reside in the skin are part of what system?
Cutaneous sensory receptors in the skin are part of the somatosensory portion of the nervous system.
What kind of sensory receptors are located everywhere in the body but the brain?
Pain Receptors
Which type or receptors are located everywhere in the body except for the brain?
pain receptors
What is punctuate distribution of cutaneous receptors?
Cutaneous Sensory Receptors are clustered in certain spots instead of being uniformly distributed. This clustering is called punctate distribution.
