MEDICINE MCQ
NEUROLOGY
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Question
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The body receives information from the environment through the ____
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sensory nerves
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motor nerves
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spinal cord
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synapse
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The peripheral nervous system consists of the somatosensory nervous system and autonomic nervous system. The sensory pathway of the somatosensory system involves spinal nerves which transmit information about the external environment to the spinal cord.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory receptors exist in all layers of the skin. There are six different types of mechanoreceptors detecting innocuous stimuli in the skin: those around hair follicles, Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner corpuscles, Merkel complexes, Ruffini corpuscles, and C-fiber LTM (low threshold mechanoreceptors).
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