Chapter 18 General Senses/Receptors Flashcards
1
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Fast pain
A
acute injury, involves reflexes, sensory cortex
2
Q
Slow pain
A
vague, soreness, often ignore-able
3
Q
referred pain
A
perception of pain isn’t source of the pain
4
Q
Tactile receptors (skin)
A
touch, pressure, vibration
5
Q
Merkel cells
A
general touch (general distribution)
6
Q
Meissner’s corpuscles
A
fine touch, localized
7
Q
Pacinian corpuscles
A
heavy pressure, vibration
8
Q
Ruffini’s corpuscles
A
stretch receptors
9
Q
Baroreceptors
A
pressure within tubes (BV’s, GI, UG)
10
Q
Proprioceptors
A
muscle/joint: stretch
11
Q
Golgi tendon organs
A
measure tension in tendons
12
Q
Chemoreceptors
A
- chemical
- carotid & aortic bodies: CO2, O2 concentrations
13
Q
CN II
A
Vision (electromagnetic)
14
Q
CN VIII
A
Equilibrium (inertia of fluids)
15
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CN VIII
A
Hearing (vibration of air & fluids)
