PHYSIOLOGY
MUSCLE RECEPTORS
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Sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
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STUDY!!
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each sense receptor responds to different inputs (electromagnetic, mechanical, chemical), transmitting them as signals that travel along nerve cells to the brain. The signals are then processed in the brain, resulting in immediate behaviors or memories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mechanoreceptors react to mechanical forces, including BP, other types of pressure, touch, stretching, and vibrations. Nociceptors respond to damaging stimuli, resulting in pain, which include extreme cold or heat, excessive pressure, and inflammatory chemicals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stimulus intensity is encoded in two ways: 1) frequency coding, where the firing rate of sensory neurons increases with increased intensity and 2) population coding, where the number of primary afferents responding increases (also called RECRUITMENT).
Detailed explanation-4: -Interoceptors or visceroceptors respond to stimuli arising within the body such as chemical stimuli, deep pressure, and many others. Proprioceptors respond to muscle or tendon stretch and help the body monitor body position (body sense).
Detailed explanation-5: -Exteroreceptors-They respond to external stimuli. Interoceptors-These are present within our body and respond to any changes in the internal environment, e.g. changes in temperature, pH of blood, etc.