BIOL 223 Lecture final Flashcards
Transduction
How a stimulus is converted into an action potential
Free Nerve Endings
Simplest receptor type. Dendrites directly imbedded in tissue
Encapsulated Nerve Endings
Dendrites encased in connective tissue which enhances their performance
Specialized Receptor Cells
Respond to very specific stimuli. For example, photoreceptors in eyes. Only respond to light
Exteroceptor
Receptors located near an external stimulus such as in the dermis.
Interoceptor
Internal organs and tissue, blood pressure regulators
Proprioceptor
Located near motor functions, Muscle and tendons
Adaptation
Reduction of receptor sensitivity in the presence of a constant stimulus
Tonic Receptors
Always active and show little to no adaptation (e.g. pain)
Phasic Receptors
usually inactive and show burst of activity followed by rapid adaptation (e.g. Temperature)
Chemoreceptors
Detects chemicals. Blood Ph, Taste
Osmoreceptors
Detect Osmolarity changes in body fluids. Dehydration.
Nociceptors
Pain receptors. Stimulated by chemicals released from damaged tissue.
Mechanoreceptors
Respond to physical stimuli
Thermoreceptors
Heat receptors - temp above normal body temp. Cold receptors - temp below normal body temp. Extreme temperatures active nociceptors
Gustation - Taste
Provides information about foods and liquids consumed. Taste, texture
Filiform Papillae
Provide friction to move food around the mouth. No taste buds
Fungiform Papillae
Contain about 5 taste buds each
Vallate Papillae
Contain as many as 100 taste buds each. Majority of taste buds located here
Explain how receptor potentials are formed for the primary taste - Sweet
Bind to G-Protein coupled receptor
Explain how receptor potentials are formed for the primary taste - Salty
Na+ generate receptor potential
Explain how receptor potentials are formed for the primary taste - Sour
H+ generate receptor potential
Explain how receptor potentials are formed for the primary taste - Bitter and Umami
bind to G-protein coupled receptor
Discuss the taste projection pathway
Cranial Nerves VII Facial nerves, IX Glossopharyngeal, and X Vegas carry sensory information (1st order Neurons)
Synapses on 2nd order neurons in medulla oblongata
Synapse on 3rd order neurons in thalamus
information carried to the primary sensory complex.
Olfactory Sensory Neurons
Highly modified bipolar neurons. Detect dissolved chemicals as they interact with odorant-binding proteins
Describe the production of a generator potential for olfaction
begins with binding of odorant to G-Protein coupled receptor
Creates generator potential (depolarization)
Synapse with neurons in olfactory bulb
Olfactory cortex- temporal lobe
limbic system
Hypothalamus
External Ear Components
Auricle (Pinna), Tympanic Membrane (ear drum), Ceruminous Glands
Auricle (Pinna)
Surrounds and protects auditory canal
Tympanic Membrane (ear drum)
Thin, Semitransparent sheet. At end of external acoustic meatus. Separates external ear from middle ear
Ceruminous Glands
Trap debris. Maintain playability of tympanic membrane
Middle Ear Components
Air-filled chamber (tympanic cavity of temporal bone), Communicates with nasopharynx through auditory tube, Contains three tiny ear bones (auditory ossicles)
Malleus (hammer)
Articulates with tympanic membrane
Incus (anvil)
Inbetween Malleus and Stapes
Stapes (stirrup)
Articulates with the oval window
Inner Ear Components
Bony labyrinth surrounds and protects membranous labyrinth, Perilymph flows between the two labyrinths, Endolymph is within membranous labyrinth
Vestibule
Inner Ear. Encloses saccule and utricle, Receptors detect gravity and linear acceleration
Semicircular canals
Inner Ear. Three. Receptors stimulated by rotation of head.
Cochlea
Contains cochlear duct of membranous labyrinth, Receptors provide sense of hearing
Explain the process of hearing
Sound waves are converted into mechanical movements by vibration of tympanic membrane, Auditory ossicles conduct vibrations to internal ear, Vibrations are converted to pressure waves in fluid which are detected by hair cells in the cochlear duct, Information is sent to auditory cortex in brain
Equilibrium
State of physical balance
Structures associated with Equilibrium
Sensations provided by receptors of vestibular complex (vestibule and semicircular canals)
Utricle and Saccule - sense head position
Semicircular canals - sense head movement
Utricle & Saccule
Hair cells provide sensations of position and linear movement
Maculae
Macula of utricle senses horizontal movement
Macula of saccule senses vertical movement
Otoliths
Densely packed calcium carbonate crystals on surface of gelatinous mass
Structure of the semicircular canals
Connects with vestibule at the ampulla
hair cells positioned within ampullary cupula
Nociceptors
receptors for pain. Free nerve endings with large receptive fields
Neurotransmitters are glutamate and or substance P
Fast Pain
Deep Cuts, Injections
Signal sent to the CNS rapidly and to the primary somatosensory cortex for conscious perception
Slow Pain
Burning or aching pain
Signal Sent more slowly
vague awareness of pain but not localized
receptors for temperature
Free nerve endings
Sensations are conducted along same pathways that carry pain sensations
sent to reticular formation, thalamus, and (to a lesser extent) the primary somatosensory cortex
mechanoreceptors
Sensitive to physical stimuli that distort their plasma membranes
Membranes contain mechanically gated ion channels that open or close in responce to the physical distortion:
Pacinian corpuscles
Meissner’s corpuscles