isotonic contraction. The type of skeletal muscular contractions in which the force applied by the muscle is sufficient to move the load, and as a result, the muscle shortens while its muscle tension remains relatively constant.
Answers.comÂ® is making the world better one answer at a time. HYPERESTHESIA. is a condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli. (hyper- means excessive, and -esthesia means sensation or feeling) 14 people found this useful.
Certain receptors are sensitive to certain types of stimuli (for example, different mechanoreceptors respond best to different kinds of touch stimuli, like sharp or blunt objects).Receptors send impulses in certain patterns to send information about the intensity of a stimulus (for example, how loud a sound is). stimulus modality (sensory modality) is a type of physical phenomenon that can be sensed. Examples are temperature, taste, sound, and pressure. The type of sensory receptor activated by a stimulus plays the primary role in coding the stimulus modality.