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WorksheetsMechanical Senses (Touch and Temp)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What do you call the bottom most layer of your skin that senses touch?
hair
nails
dermis
drumming
Choose all answers that apply, there will be more than one correct answer.
What are the four common receptors of touch?
Heat
Cold
Pain
Pressure
Nerve endings are responsible for sending messages to your ____________ when it is exposed to a particular type of stimulus.
hand
brain
lips
dermis
True or False?
Some parts of your body may contain more of one type of receptor than the rest of your body.
TRUE
FALSE
What do you call an automatic action your body does in response to something?
Thought
Nervous System
Sense of Touch
Reflex
TRUE or FALSE?
Reflexes must have signals sent to the brain before your body can react.
TRUE
FALSE
What does DTR stand for
Doctor Tapping Right leg
Don't Touch Repeatedly
Duck, Toad, Rabbit
Deep Tendon Reflex
During the lab activity station #3 part B we observed a person's leg kick out slightly when tapped just below the knee cap. This happened because?
a tendon gets stretched that stretches your thigh muscle. A message is sent to the spinal cord that it was stretched, immediately the spinal cord sends a message back to contract the thigh muscle.
a tendon gets stretched that stretches your thigh muscle. A message is sent to the spinal cord that it was stretched, immediately the brain sends a message back to contract the thigh muscle.
When your leg gets hit your brain thinks you are under attack and you try to kick away the threat.
Your brain detects the sense of touch and your muscle automatically respond.
Why are reflexes like the one in your knee important?
They are fun to test
They help your brain to work harder
They allow you to think about your actions
They allow you to respond quickly to keep you safe
Why do you think doctors need to check your reflexes?
They want to know how fast you are
They are checking the health of your immune system
They are checking the health of your nervous system
They want to see how smart you are
