Term
| Classes of Peripheral Axons (conduction velocities) |
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Definition
Aα (Group I) (70-120 m/s)
Aβ(Group II) (40-70 m/s)
Aδ(Group III) (12-36 m/s)
C (Group IV) (0.5-2 m/s) |
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Term
| Name Different Mechanoreceptors, Fiber Types, response type, and role in perception |
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Definition
Merkel's Cell (Aβ) SAI Pressure Form and Texture
Meissner Corpuscle (Aβ) RA Flutter and Motion
Ruffini Corpuscle (Aβ) SAII Skin Stretch?
Pacinian Corpuscle (Aβ) Vibration |
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Term
| Name Thermoreceptors, Fiber Type, and role in perception |
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Definition
Warm (C fibers) Warmth
Cold (C fibers) Cold |
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Term
| Name Nociceptors, fiber type, and their role in perception |
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Definition
Small, Myelinated (Type Aδ) Sharp Pain
Unmyelinated (Type C) Burining Pain |
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Term
| Name Proprioceptors, Fiber Type, and their role in perception |
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Definition
Joint Afferents (Aα) Protect against hyperextension
Golgi tendon organs (Aα) Muscle Tension
Muscle Spindles Type I (Aα) Muscle length and velocity
Muscle Spindles Type II (Aβ) Muscle length
Ruffini Corpuscle (SAII, Aβ) Joint Angle? |
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