dinamic modes

Basal layer of the epidermis

Which of the following is the location of Merkel discs?

Light pressure and discriminative touch detected

Which of the following responses contains the location and/or type of stimulus detected by tactile (Meissner's) corpuscles?

Deep pressure and stretch detected; subcutaneous tissue

Which of the following responses contains the location and/or type of stimulus detected by the lamellar (Pacinian) corpuscles?

Most body tissues; densest in connective tissues and epithelia

Which of the following is the location for free nerve endings of sensory neurons?

They are rapidly adapting receptors and are both surrounded by Schwann cells and a capsule of connective tissue.

In which ways are Pacinian (lamellated) corpuscles and Meissner's (tactile) corpuscles similar?

Accessory and glossopharyngeal

Which cranial nerve(s) is/are transmitted through the jugular foramina of the skull?

Skeletal muscles, particularly those of the extremities

Which of the following is the location of muscle spindles?

Trigeminal

Which cranial nerve is not primarily or exclusively motor?

Head turning toward the injury side as a result of sternocleidomastoid muscle paralysis

Which of the following best describes the symptoms of accessory nerve damage?

Inability to move the eye laterally and the eye turning medially when at rest

Cutting or damaging one of the abducens nerves would result in what deficit(s)?

Facial and glossopharyngeal

Which cranial nerves supply special sensory information about taste from taste buds?