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SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (SNS)
IS PART OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF BODY MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE ACTION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES, AND WITH RECEPTION OF EXTERNAL STIMULI, WHICK HELPS KEEP THE BODY IN TOUCH WITH ITS SURROUNDING(EX.TOUCH, HEARING, &SIGHT)
SNS CONTINUED
THE SYSTEM INCLUDES ALL THE NEURONS CONNECTED WITH SKELETAL MUSCLES, SKIN,AND SENSE ORGANS. THE SNS CONSISTS OF EFFERENT NERVES RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING BRAIN SIGNALS FOR MUSCLE CONTRACTION
TYPES OF RECEPTORS (7)
NOCICEPTORS
THERMORECEPTORS
CHEMORECEPTORS
MECHANORECEPTORS
TACTILE
BARORECEPTOR
PROPRIOCEPTORS
NOCICEPTORS
IS A SENSORY RECEPTOR THAT SENDS SIGNALS THAT CAUSE THE PERCEPTION OF PAIN IN RESPONSE TO A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STIMULI.
NOCICEPTORS
(WHERE FOUND)
ESPECIALLY FOUND IN SUPERFICIAL PORTIONS OF THE SKIN, IN JOINT CAPSULES, WITHIN THE PERIOSTIUM, AND AROUND THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS.
NOCICEPRORS
(INFO)
NOCICEPTORS MAY BE SENSITIVE TO:
EXPTREME TEMPERATURE
MECHANICAL DAMAGE(PHYSICAL TEARS)
DISSOLVED CHEMICALS SUCH AS THE ONED RELEASED DURING INFLAMITORY PROCESS
THERMORECEPTOR
A THRMALRECEPTOR IS A SENSORY RECEPTOR. OR RECEPTIVE PORTION OF A SENSORY NEURON, THAT CODES ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE
THERMORECEPTOR
(FOUND)
ARE LOCATED IN THE DERMIS. IN SKELETAL MUSCLE, IN THE LIVER, AND IN THE PYPOTHALAMUS
THERMORECEPTOR
(EXAMPLE)
WALKING INTO A CLASSROOM.
QUICK TO FEEL THE COOL ON A HOT DAY BUT DOES NOT LAST LONG DUE TO FACT THAT THERMORECEPTORS ACT QUICK BUT ALSO REGULATE QUICK
MECHANORECEPTORS
ARE RECEPTORS SENSITIVE TO STIMULI THAT DISTORT THEIR PLASMA MEMBRANES
TACTILE RECEPTORS

falls under mechanoreceptors
TOUCH, PRESSURE, AND VIBRATION (HAIR ROOT)
BARORECEPTORS

falls under mechanoreceptors
DETECT PRESSURE CHANGES IN THE WALLS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS AND IN PORTIONS OF DIGESTIVE, REPRODUCTIVE, AND URINARY TRACTS. (BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR)
PROPRIOCEPTORS

falls under mechanoreceptors
MONITOR POSITIONS OF JOINTS AND MUSCLES(GTO MUSCLE SPINDEL ETC)
CHEMORECEPTORS
ALSO KNOWN AS CHEMOSENSOR. IS A SENSORY RECEPTOR THAT TRANSDUCES A CHEMICAL SIGNAL INTO AN ACTION POTENTIAL,OR MORE GENERALLY, A CHEMOSENSOR DETECTS CERTAIN CHEMICAL STIMULI IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
(EX IN CLASS: HYPERVENTALATION BREATH IN BAG TO BALANCE CARBON DIOXIDE)
CHEMORECEPTORS
(EXAMPLE)
EXAMPLES INCLUDE VERTABRAL ARTERIES AND MONITOR RESPIRATION RATES BY MONITORING pH AND OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS.
SOMATIC SENSORY PATHWAYS(3MAJOR)
-POSTERIOR COLUMN PATHWAY
-SPINOCEREBELLAR PATHWAY
-SPINOTHALAMIC PATHWAY