MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

PARKINSON S DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hi, I’m a touch neuron and my friend is a vibration neuron. I can detect touch but not vibration. He can detect vibration but not touch. What explains this phenomena?
A
Transduction specificity
B
Leading lines
C
Specific pathway
D
Labeled lines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mechanoreceptors. Mechanoreceptors detect stimuli such as touch, pressure, vibration, and sound from the external and internal environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -The neurons that transform touch stimuli at the skin surface into electrical impulses – the currency of the nervous system – are known as mechanoreceptors.

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