Chapter 10: Terminology Flashcards
Sensory/Stimulus Transduction
Somatosensory perception
Proprioception
Nocioception
Modality / Intensity / time course / location of a stimulus
Sensory cells/ receptors
Mechanoreceptors
Chemoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Receptor / generator potentials
Tonic receptors
Phasic receptors
adaptation
Receptive Field
Medial Lemniscal tract
Lateral spinothalamic tract
Sclera
Iris
Cornea
Radial muscles
Circular Muscles
Pupil
Lens
Vitreous humor / chamber
Retina
Fovea
Optic nerve
Optic disc
Optic chiasma
Photoreceptor cells
Rods
Cones
Rhodopsin
Photopsins
Visual acuity vs. light sensitivity
Bipolar cells
Ganglion cells
Vertical pathway
Pigmented epithelium
Retinal
Transducin (Gt)
Dark Current
Outer segment
cGMP
cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase (PDE)
cGMP-gated cation channels
Glutamate as an inhibitory
Neurotransmitter at the PRC/BPC
Synapse (role of mGluRs)
Glutamate as an excitatory
Neurotransmitter at BPC/GC synapse (role of iGluRs)
S/M/L cones
Convergence
On-center ganglion cells
Off-center ganglion cells