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CH 12: Nervous System III: Senses Flashcards

1
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2 Receptor Types

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Chemoreceptors

Pain Recepters

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2
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Sensors that detect changes in CO2, O2, and pH, and have been classified, based upon anatomical location, as either central or peripheral.

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Chemoreceptors

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3
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Receptor that responds to tissue damage

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Pain receptor

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Nociceptor prefix “nocio” means what?

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Obnoxious stimuli. (Something painful)

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5
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Cranial Nerve I name and sense.

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Olfactory (smell)

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6
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Responds to chemical concentration changes.

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Cranial Nerve I Olfactory (Smell)

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7
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The ability to ignore unimportant stimuli is known as what?

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Sensory adaptation

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8
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Which sense does not adapt?

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Pain

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9
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List the 3 groups of “General Senses”

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  1. ) Exteroceptive Senses
  2. ) Visceroceptive Senses
  3. ) Proprioceptive Senses
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10
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External senses that are associated with body surface, touch pressure, temp, and pain.

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Exteroceptive Senses

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These senses pertain to an organ and are associated with changes in the viscera, such as BP stretching vessels, and ingestion of food.

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Visceroceptive Senses

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Associated with changes in muscles and tendons, such as joints. Awareness of your body in space

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Proprioceptive senses

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What is the function of the Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscles?

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To detect fine touch; distinguish between 2 points on skin.

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What is the function of the Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscles?

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To detect heavy pressure and vibrations.

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This corpuscle is a mechanoreceptor and contains Alpha Fiber “fast”

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Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscle

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16
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This corpuscle is a nociceptor of C-Fibers “slow”

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Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscle

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17
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Name the myelinated corpuscle.

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Tactile (Meissner’s) Corpuscle

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Name the unmyelinated corpuscle.

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Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscle

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19
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Name 3 thermoreceptors

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Warm
Cold
Pain

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What is the sensitivity to temp for warm thermoreceptors?

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Greater than 77F (25C)

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What is the sensitivity to temp for cold thermoreceptors?

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Between 50f and 68F

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22
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What is the sensitivity to temp for pain thermoreceptors?

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Temps below 10C and greater than 45C

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Describe a nocioceptor.

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Pain fiber, c-fibers “slow”, unmylenated.

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24
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Pain receptors are not well localized, they may feel like they’re coming from another part of the body.

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Referred Pain

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25
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Which organ has the largest referred pain pattern?

26
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Describe the kidneys referred pain pattern.

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Lower abdomen, lower back, inner and outer thighs.

27
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Where might you feel referred pain from your liver and/gallbladder?

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Upper right quadrant and/or right side of neck.

28
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Which pain fibers are A-Delta, Myelinated, and fast?

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Acute Pain Fibers

29
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Which pain fibers are C-fibers (nocio), unmyelinated, and slow.

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Chronic Pain Fibers

30
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What are the 2 main Proprioceptors and where are they found?

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Muscle Spindles- in skeletal muscles

Golgi Tendon Organs- in tendons

31
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Receptors for these types of senses are found in internal organs.

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Visceral Senses

32
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Conveys info of fullness, gas pain, and satiety.

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Visceral Senses

33
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Cranial Nerve I

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Olfactory (smell)

34
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List the Olfactory Nerve Pathway.

A

Olfactory Nerve > Olfactory bulbs > Olfactory Tracts > Limbic system for emotions and/or Olfactory Cortex for interpretation.

35
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Cranial Nerve that affects the posterior 1/3 of the tongue.

A

Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX)

36
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Cranial Nerve that affects the anterior 2/3 of the tongue.

A

Facial Nerve (VII)

37
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Taste Receptors associated with the Facial Nerve (VII)

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Salty, Sweet, Sour

38
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Taste receptors associated with Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX)

39
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What is the function of the External Ear?

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Collect sound waves and guide them to the tympanic membrane

40
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What does the Auricle do?

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Collects the sound waves. Its made of elastic cartlidge.

41
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What does the External Auditory Meatus do?

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Carries the soundwaves to the tympanic membrane

42
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What does the Tympanic membrane do?

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The eardrum. It vibrates in response to sound waves.

43
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What is the function of the Middle Ear?

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To carry sound from outer ear to the inner ear.

44
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This equalizes pressure and connects the mid-ear to the throat.

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Auditory/Eustachian Tube

45
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The function of the Inner Ear.

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Where the process begins in hearing and balance control.

46
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What does the Cochlea do?

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Helps with equilibrium and aides in hearing

47
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Other 2 things that aid in only equilibrium.

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Semicircular canal and vestibules.

48
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Muscles that rotate the eye up and medially.

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Superior Rectus

49
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Muscles that rotate the eye down and medially.

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Inferior Rectus

50
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Rotates eye medially and laterally.

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Medial Rectus

51
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You’re being chased by a lion! Which ANS response is activated and how does it affect your pupils?

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Sympathetic, pupils will dilate.

52
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Which ANS response will cause pupils to constrict?

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Parasympathetic

53
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What color is the retina?

54
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Produces sharp vision

A

Fovea centralis

55
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Blind spot in the eye

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Optic Disk

56
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Gel that holds the retina in place against choroid coat.

A

Vitreous Humor

57
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Innermost Tunic of the eye

58
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Middle layer tunic of the eye

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Vascular Tunic, contains choroid, ciliary body, and iris

59
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Outermost layer tunic of the eye

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Fibrous Tunic, cornea and sclera

60
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Describe photoreceptors with rods.

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Colorless, long/thin, mores sensitive than cones, vision in dim

61
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Describe photoreceptors with cones

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Receptors that see color, short/blunt, vision in bright, sharp image.

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