CH 12: Nervous System III: Senses Flashcards
2 Receptor Types
Chemoreceptors
Pain Recepters
Sensors that detect changes in CO2, O2, and pH, and have been classified, based upon anatomical location, as either central or peripheral.
Chemoreceptors
Receptor that responds to tissue damage
Pain receptor
Nociceptor prefix “nocio” means what?
Obnoxious stimuli. (Something painful)
Cranial Nerve I name and sense.
Olfactory (smell)
Responds to chemical concentration changes.
Cranial Nerve I Olfactory (Smell)
The ability to ignore unimportant stimuli is known as what?
Sensory adaptation
Which sense does not adapt?
Pain
List the 3 groups of “General Senses”
- ) Exteroceptive Senses
- ) Visceroceptive Senses
- ) Proprioceptive Senses
External senses that are associated with body surface, touch pressure, temp, and pain.
Exteroceptive Senses
These senses pertain to an organ and are associated with changes in the viscera, such as BP stretching vessels, and ingestion of food.
Visceroceptive Senses
Associated with changes in muscles and tendons, such as joints. Awareness of your body in space
Proprioceptive senses
What is the function of the Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscles?
To detect fine touch; distinguish between 2 points on skin.
What is the function of the Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscles?
To detect heavy pressure and vibrations.
This corpuscle is a mechanoreceptor and contains Alpha Fiber “fast”
Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscle
This corpuscle is a nociceptor of C-Fibers “slow”
Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscle
Name the myelinated corpuscle.
Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscle
Name the unmyelinated corpuscle.
Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscle
Name 3 thermoreceptors
Warm
Cold
Pain
What is the sensitivity to temp for warm thermoreceptors?
Greater than 77F (25C)
What is the sensitivity to temp for cold thermoreceptors?
Between 50f and 68F
What is the sensitivity to temp for pain thermoreceptors?
Temps below 10C and greater than 45C
Describe a nocioceptor.
Pain fiber, c-fibers “slow”, unmylenated.
Pain receptors are not well localized, they may feel like they’re coming from another part of the body.
Referred Pain