CHAPTER 16 Flashcards
Transduction
form of converting one energy to another
Receptor potential
electrical change on a receptor cause by stimulus
Sensation
awareness of a stimulus
what are the four sensory receptors that transmit info
-modality
-location
-intensity
-duration
modality
-type of stimulus or sensation it produces
Location and receptive field
where stimulus is located
-receptive field- area in which a sensory neuron detects stimuli
Intensity and how its encoded
-strength of stimulus (pain mild or bad)
-encoded by: which fibres respond, how many fibres respond, how fast are they firing
Describe location and modality for free nerve ending
-widespread
-pain,heat,touch
Duration- phasic and tonic receptors
-how long the stimulus lasts
phasic- fast, burst of action potential
tonic- slow steady action potential
what does unencapsulated nerve endings mean and what receptors are in it
-nerve tissues that lack connective tissue wrappings
-free nerve ending
-tactile discs
-hair receptors
Describe location and modality for tactile discs
-stratum basale
-pressure
Describe location and modality for hair receptors
-around hair follicle
-hair movement
what does encapsulated endings mean and what receptors are in it
-nerve endings with encapsulated by glia or connective tissue
-Tactile corpuscles
-Krause end bulbs
-Bulbous corpuscles
-Lamellar corpuscles
Describe location and modality for Tactile corpuscles
-dermal papillae (eg tongue)
-texture
Describe location and modality for end bulbs
-mucous membrane
–texture
Describe location and modality for bulbous
-dermis
-joint movements
Describe location and modality for lamellar
dermis
-tickle/vibration
name the stimulus modality receptors
-thermoreceptors- temp
-photoreceptors-light
-nociceptors- tissue injury/damage
-chemoreceptors- chemicals
mechanoreceptors- deformation
name the origin of stimuli receptors
-Exteroceptors—external stimuli
-Interoceptors—internal stimuli
-Proprioceptors—body position and movements
name the sensory receptors by distribution
-general senses- widely distributed
-special senses- limited to head
somesthetic signals travel by way of?
-first motor neuron- touch, pressure
-second motor neuron-
-third motor neuron-
Two clinical categories of pain
-Nociceptive pain- stems from injury, when activated
-Neuropathic pain- injuries to nerves and spinal cord
Nociceptive pain is subdivided into three kinds by origin
-Visceral pain- stretch
-Deep somatic pain- sprains
-Superficial somatic pain-cuts, burns
Two different nociceptors pain sensations
-fast pain- myelinated, sharp
-slow pain- unmyelinated, dull