1. While cooking, the hostess injured the skin of her finger witha knife and felt a sharp, short-lasting pain. Name the type ofnociceptors that transmitted information to the central nervoussystem, which led to the occurrence of rapid acute pain. Whatare the leading pathways that transmit information that leads tothe formation of a feeling of rapid pain?

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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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1. While cooking, the hostess injured the skin of her finger with
a knife and felt a sharp, short-lasting pain. Name the type of
nociceptors that transmitted information to the central nervous
system, which led to the occurrence of rapid acute pain. What
are the leading pathways that transmit information that leads to
the formation of a feeling of rapid pain?

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Free nerve endings is the nociceptor that transmits the information to the central nervous system leading to the sensation of pain. These free nerve endings are unencapsulated cutaneous receptors. These receptors are in greater density on areas such as fingertips.

The receptor which detect the skin dusre ion or stretch and causes sensation of sharp pricking pain are called mechanical nociceptors.