Somatosensation — MCQs

Ablation of the somatosensory area I of the cerebral cortex leads to

Which sensory receptor is primarily responsible for mediating slow vibration sensation?

Fine touch and position sense is carried by

A woman with right-sided loss of sensations of both the upper and lower limb complains of shooting pain from her fingers to the right shoulder and a burning sensation when touching cold water. Motor functions are normal. Which of the following structures is likely to be involved?

Area numbers for the somatosensory area include:

Pacinian corpuscle is stimulated by which of the following?

A woman suffered a sunburn while enjoying a vacation on the beach. Now, while taking a shower, the lukewarm water (40° C) touching her back caused her to feel pain. What types of receptors were activated by the lukewarm water, and why did she experience pain?

Fine touch and rapidly adapting receptor is

Maximum area in homunculus signifies?

Name the interneuron marked X in colour purple involved in tetanus. (Recent NEET Pattern 2016-17)