KROK 1 2019 – Question 21 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
An experiment was conducted to measure the skin sensitivity threshold. What patches of skin have the highest sensitivity threshold?
- A. Back
- B. Dorsal surface of the hand
- C. Shoulder
- D. Shin
- E. Face
Hint
Think about how the density of sensory endings and the size of receptive fields vary over the body surface, and which regions are the most sparsely supplied.
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