Chapter 14 & 16 Flashcards
Somatic Sense
information about body and environment
Visceral Sense
information about internal organs
Tonic Receptors
accommodate slowly
Phasic Receptors
accommodate quickly
Primary Receptor
axons conduct action potentials in response to receptor potential
Secondary Receptor
cause release of neurotransmitter that bind to receptors on a neuron causing a receptor potential
What kind of pathway is the lateral spinothalmic tract
ascending pathway
Secondary and Tertiary neurons are
in an ascending tract
The fasciculus gracilis and fasiculus cuneatus are both what
touch oriented
Where is the taste area of the brain found
the insula of the brain
Where does forethought and motivation occur
the prefrontal area
Left brained people are better at what
math and speech
Right brained people are better at what
artistic activities
A change in the neurons cytoskeletons shape is involved in what
long term memory
Are skeletal muscles controlled by the autonomic nervous system
no