THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Low threshold mechano-receptors are activated by light touch and carry specific information regarding:
A
Pain
B
Warning
C
Pleasure
D
All of them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1: Primary mechanoreceptors: Four of the primary mechanoreceptors in human skin are shown. Merkel’s disks, which are unencapsulated, respond to light touch. Meissner’s corpuscles, Ruffini endings, Pacinian corpuscles, and Krause end bulbs are all encapsulated.

Detailed explanation-2: -The perception of vibratory sensation is by two main types of mechanoreceptors, Meissner corpuscles (MC) and Pacinian corpuscles (PC). MCs are large myelinated fibers that detect low-frequency vibration and are present in glabrous (smooth, hairless) skin on fingertips and eyelids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Innocuous mechanical stimuli acting on the skin are detected by sensory neurons, known as low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs). LTMRs are classified based on their response properties, action potential conduction velocity, rate of adaptation to static indentation of the skin, and terminal anatomy.

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