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detect stimuli from skin and special senses

innervate all structures below head and neck

complicated networks of spinal nerves

automatic response to stimuli

segment of skin supplied by a given spinal nerve

depolarize in response to noxious stimulus or pain

withdraws a limb from painful stimuli

process of converting stimuli into an electrical signal

detects stimuli originating from outside the body

detect stimuli from organs of abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities

detects movement and position of a joint or body part

detects touch stimuli in epidermal ridges

detects stretch and movement of dermis, hypodermis and ligaments

connective tissue that bundles axons into groups called fascicles

caused by stimulation of glossopharyngeal nerve in posterior throat

protects muscles and tendons from damaging forces such as excessive stretch

detect vibration and deep pressure deep within the dermis

detects touch stimuli in dermal papillae

connective tissue surrounding each axon within a fascicle

detects stimuli originating from within the body

inaccurate pain sensation of a cutaneous site based on origin of spinal nerve to organ and dermatome

outermost connective tissue wrapping that bundles axons into a nerve

also called autonomic motor nervous system

send signals out to skeletal muscle

receptors that depolarize in response to mechanical stresses such as stretch, pressure, vibration

innervate all structures in head and neck

triggered when stimulus reaches outer covering of eye

exteroceptors that respond to temperature changes

returns muscles to optimal length

sensory exteroceptor that depolarizes in response to light

depolarize in response to specific chemicals

reflex that occurs simultaneously with flexion reflex to maintain balance and postural support

• Detect stimuli from skin and special senses: somatic sensory

• Innervate all structures below head and neck: spinal nerves

• Complicated networks of spinal nerves: nerve plexuses

• Automatic response to stimuli: reflex

• Segment of skin supplied by a given spinal nerve: dermatome

• Depolarize in response to noxious stimulus or pain: nociceptor

• Withdraws a limb from painful stimuli: flexor withdrawal reflex

• Process of converting stimuli into an electrical signal: sensory transduction

• Detects stimuli originating from outside the body: exteroceptor

• Detect stimuli from organs of abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities: visceral sensory

• Detects movement and position of a joint or body part: proprioceptor

• Detects touch stimuli in epidermal ridges: tactile (Merkel) cell

• Detects stretch and movement of dermis, hypodermis and ligaments: mechanoreceptor

• Connective tissue that bundles axons into groups called fascicles: perineurium

• Caused by stimulation of glossopharyngeal nerve in posterior throat: gag reflex

• Protects muscles and tendons from damaging forces such as excessive stretch: Golgi tendon reflex

• Detect vibration and deep pressure deep within the dermis: lamellated corpuscle

• Detects touch stimuli in dermal papillae: tactile corpuscle

• Connective tissue surrounding each axon within a fascicle: endoneurium

• Detects stimuli originating from within the body: interoceptor

• Inaccurate pain sensation of a cutaneous site based on origin of spinal nerve to organ and dermatome: referred pain

• Outermost connective tissue wrapping that bundles axons into a nerve: epineurium

• Also called autonomic motor nervous system: visceral motor

• Send signals out to skeletal muscle: somatic motor

• Receptors that depolarize in response to mechanical stresses such as stretch, pressure, vibration: mechanoreceptor

• Innervate all structures in head and neck: cranial nerves

• Triggered when stimulus reaches outer covering of eye: corneal blink reflex

• Exteroceptors that respond to temperature changes: thermoreceptor

• Returns muscles to optimal length: simple stretch reflex

• Sensory exteroceptor that depolarizes in response to light: photoreceptor

• Depolarize in response to specific chemicals: chemoreceptor

• Reflex that occurs simultaneously with flexion reflex to maintain balance and postural support: crossed-extension reflex

• Reflex that occurs in response to stretch: simple stretch reflex

• A response of flexing a limb to withdraw from a painful stimulus: flexor withdrawal reflex.