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Sensory receptors

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The nerve endings in cells that detect sensory information
•initiate neural impulses
- Different forms of energy stimulate the receptors

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Sensation

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Occurs when the neural impulses arrive at the cerebral cortex.
Ex) Face may detect warmth of a beam of sunlight and feel the warmth on at cheek

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Perception

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Each person has a UNIQUE perception.

-cerebral cortex interprets the meaning of the sensory information

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Sensory adaptation

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When the BRAIN filters out insignificant or REDUNDANT info.

• ex) sensory adaptation has occurred when you gone out clock ticking

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Sensory receptors

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Are specialized cells or neuron endings that detect specific stimulus.
Humans have 4 categories of receptors
•transduce, convert a form of NRG into electrochemical NRG

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1) photoreceptors

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Light stimulates this receptor.
•Eyes contains rods and cones in order to see and absorb light
-colours and shades
[damage: loss of associated sense]

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2) Chemoreceptors

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Stimulated by certain chemicals

-tongue: contains TASTEBUDS that detect various particles in food

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3) Mechanoreceptors

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Respond to mechanical forces from same form of pressure
•ex) hair cells in inner ear are activated by vibration of sound waves
•SKIN =pain, pressure and light touch

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4) Thermoreceptors

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In SKIN: detects heat and cold

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Human eye: 3 layers

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  • external
  • intermediate
  • internal
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External eye layer

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Sclera and cornea

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Sclera

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External

•white of the eye/ touch and fibrous protective layer

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cornea

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LIGHT enters the eye

•clear/transparent dome of the eye

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Intermediate layer of eye

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Choroid
Iris
Pupil

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Choroid

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Intermediate
•ABSORBS stray light rays that ARENT detected by photoreceptors
•blood vessels= nourish eye

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Iris

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Front
Choroid forms DONUT shaped coloured iris
•allows light to enter via pupil

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Pupil

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Iris contains dark pupil

•dilated/expands

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Adaptation

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Light conditions

Ex) turning off lights, eyes adjust

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Internal layer of eye

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Ciliary muscles
Retina
Rods
Cones
Optic nerve
fovea centralis
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Ciliary muscle

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Thickened choroid extending

•attaches to lens, focusing images on retina

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Retina

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Internal

•thin layer of tissue that contains photoreceptors (rod/cone)

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Rods

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Sensitive to light intensity
(Black and white)
-more than cones
Peripheral

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Cones

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Are sensitive to different colours
•pack most densely at back of eye
(FOVEA)

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Optic nerve

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Connects to brain and sends impulses from cones and rods

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Suspensory ligaments

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Attached to ciliary muscle and lens

1) anterior chamber
2) posterior chamber

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1) aqueous humour

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Clear fluid in antechamber

•maintains SHAPE of cornea and provides o2+nutrients

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Glaucoma

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Excess liquid builds up, ducts become plugged
•delicate blood vessels rupture
•cells of eye deteriorate due to lack of oxygen and nutrient
*BLINDNESS

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2) vitreous humour

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Clear jelly fluid in posterior chamber

•maintains shape of eyeball and supports surrounding cells

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Focussing

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Lens focussed light in particular direction

-rounded lens: ciliary contract suspensory relax
NEAR

-flattened lens: ciliary relax suspensory taut
FAR

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Accommodation

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Ability for lens to change shape in order to focus images clearly on retina
•reflex
•muscle fatigue~excess contraction or eye strain

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Cataracts

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Lens ages/protein structure degenerate
•grey/white spots form on lens
-surgically treated

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Astigmatism

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Inheritable condition impacting eyes FOCUS ability

•due to uneven curvature in cornea (blurry)

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Myopia

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Nearsighted people
•no trouble seeing CLOSE but not far
•elongated eyeball
-light in front of retina and not on

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Hypermyopia

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Common FARSIGHTED
•no trouble seeing FAR but not close
•shortened eyeball
•light doesn’t meet retina, focuses behind

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Fovea centralis

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Back of eye

-cones densely packed

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Colour blindness

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Deficiency in cones
(Red, green and blue)
More male

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Blind spot

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Ganglion cells merge to form optic nerve.
•areas do not contain photoreceptors
~incapable of detecting light

38
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Binocular vision

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3D

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