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1.5 Sensory Receptors Flashcards

1
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Which types of neurones are unipolar or multipolar?

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Unipolar - sensory

Multipolar - motor

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Where are cell bodies of motor neurons and sensory neurons situated?

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Sensory cell bodies - DRG

Motor cell bodies - spinal cord

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Are the sensory neuron cell bodies found in the CNS?

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somatic sensory afferent fibre cell bodies lie in the cns - spine

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Are motor and sensory neurons myelinated?

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Motor - myelinated

sensory - both myelinated and unmyelinated

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What are the two classifications of peripheral nerves and for which nerves are they for?

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Roman - only sensory

Letter - both motor and sensory

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What happens to the diameter and speed of conduction when you go down both of the classifications?

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Diameter decreases and velocity decreases

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Name the classifications of nerves linked to; muscle spindle, golgi tendon organ, touch & pressure, pain & cold receptors, pain & temp.

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Muscle spindle - Ia & Aalpha 
Golgi tendon - Ib & Aalpha
Muscle spindle, touch and pressure - II & Abeta 
Pain and Cold - III & Adelta 
Pain & Temp - IV & C
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Explain sensation and perception

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Sensation - conscious or subconscious awareness of the environment
Perception - interpretation of the sensation

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Name the 2 types of modalities

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General and Special

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What are the 2 types of general senses?

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Visceral and Somatic

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Name the three types of sensory receptors and explain them

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Microscopic - free nerve endings etc.
Stimulus - mechano, chemo etc
Location - intero, extero & proprio

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Hair follicle…

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Unencapsulated, A beta/II, myelinated

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meissner corpuscle…

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Encapsulated, A beta/II, myelinated, tap flutter, 5 - 40 Hz

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ruffini corpuscle …

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Unencapsultaed, A beta/II, myelinated, skin stretch and slippage

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merkel cells…

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Unencapsulated, A beta/II, myelinated, touch & pressure

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Pacinian cells…

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Encapsulated, myelinated, A beta/II, vibration, 60 - 300 Hx

17
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Free nerve endings…

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Nocireceptors,
A delta - myelinated, sharp pain, III
C fibre - unmyelinated, dull pain, IV

18
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Why does coding of sensory information occur?

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When the tonic firing changes - change of frequency/rate, duration of APs, or activation of another sensory receptor

19
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Name the receptors which are Rapid acting and Slow acting

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Rapid acting - large frequencies, transient, phasic or vibratory - messier and pacinian
Slow acting - change of intensity or duration - ruffini & merkel

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