Touch Smell Taste

system that provides information about the body senses, including touch, movement, pain, and temperature.

sensory system that provides information about the position and movement of the head.

Movement receptors

structure in the inner ear vestibular system that provides information about the angle of the head relative to the ground and about linear acceleration.

one of three looping chambers found in inner ear that provide information regarding the rotation of the head.

one of structures of otolith organs.

: one of the structures of the otolith organs.

: force perceived when our rate of movement changes.

: stone made of calcium carbonate that is attached to the hair cells in the otolith organs

Central pathways

nucleus of the thalamus that receives information regarding pain, touch, and the position and movement of the head. .

cortex located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe that is responsible for the initial cortical processing of somatosensory input.

: hairless skin.

: outermost layer of the skin.

: layer of skin lying below the outermost epidermis.

layer of tissue lying below the dermis

Touch Receptors

: skin receptor that senses touch, pressure, or vibration.

mechanoreceptor in which the axon fibers are surrounded by a fluid-filled capsule formed of connective tissue

: encapsulated, fast- adapting mechanoreceptor with small receptive field that responds primarily to pressure.

encapsulated, rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor with large receptive field that provides information about pressure and vibration.

nonencapsulated, slow- adapting mechanoreceptor with small receptive field that provides information primarily about pressure.

non encapsulated, slow- adapting mechanoreceptor with large receptive field that provides information regarding stretch.

myelinated fiber that carries information about cold and sharp pain to the central nervous system.