9. Systems in the NS. Sensory III - the SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM Flashcards
SENSATION is the PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTION to the SURROUNDING WORLD
what are the PURPOSES of SENSATION
- BALANCE & PHYSICAL ORIENTATION
- RESPONSE to constant CHANGES in the Environment
- PLEASURE/PAIN
- SAFETY - Reflex Movements away from harm
TYPES of SENSATION
SOMATOSENSORY / CUTANEOUS Senses:
Touch, Pressure, Vibration, Temperature, Pain, Proprioception
SPECIAL SENSES: Smell, Taste, Hearing, Sight
AUTONOMIC SYSTEM
what are the SPECIALISED Cutaneous Receptors
- PACINIAN
-MERISSNER’S CORPUSCLE - MERKEL’S DISCS
- RUFFINI
- Mechanoreceptors
what are the UNSPECIALISED Cutaneous Receptors
- FREE NERVE ENDINGS
- HAIR FOLLICLE RECEPTORS
what does the SPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
PACINIAN CORPUSCLES detect
PRESSURE
RAPID VIBRATIONS (200-300 Hz)
what does the SPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
MEISSSNER’S CORPUSCLES detect
- 50 Hz MECHANORECEPTOR
- LIGHT TOUCH
- TEXTURE
- RAPID ADAPTION
- HIGH SENSITIVITY
what does the SPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
MERKEL’S DISCS detect
SUSTAINED TOUCH & PRESSURE
what does the SPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
RUFFINI ENDINGS detect
SLOW ADAPTING MECHANORECEPTORS
- DEEP SKIN TENSION / SENSION
- JOINT ANGLE CHANGE
- MODULATES GRIP
- DEEP THERMAL PAIN (deep thermal Burns loss of pain)
what does the SPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
MECHANORECEPTORS detect
TOUCH, PRESSURE, STRETCH
what does the UNSPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
FREE NERVE ENDINGS detect
PAIN
TEMPERATURE
MECHANICAL DEFORMATION
CHEMICAL
what does the UNSPECIALISED CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR -
HAIR FOLLICLE RECEPTORS detect
TOUCH
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR MODULATES GRIP
RUFFINI
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detects RAPID VIBRATIONS (200-300)
PACINIAN CORPUSCLES
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detect SUSTAINED TOUCH & PRESSURE
MERKEL’S DISCS
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detects DEEP SKIN TENSION/STRETCH, JOINT ANGLE CHANGE, MODULATES GRIP, DEEP THERMAL PAIN
RUFFINI
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detect PRESSURE & RAPID VIBRATIONS
PACINIAN
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detect LIGHT TOUCH, TEXTURE, RAPID ADAPTION, HIGH SENSITIVITY
MEISSNER’S CORPUSCLE
which CUTANEOUS RECEPTOR detects PAIN, TEMPERATURE, MECHANICAL DEFORMATION, CHEMICAL
FREE NERVE ENDINGS
(unspecialised)
what are the 2 primary PROPRIOCEPTION STRETCH RECEPTORS:
- MUSCLE SPINDLES
- GOLGI TENDON APPARATUS (for REFLEX ARC)
(Muscle spindles are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle that primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle)
where can you find VISCERAL STRETCH RECEPTORS
- HEART
- CAROTID
- LUNG
- GUT
sensory signals of PROPRIOCEPTION are sent to brain via which ASCENDING PATHWAYS:
- SPINOCEREBELLAR
- MEDIAL LEMINISCUS