Exam 3 Chapter 14 Flashcards
List 2 examples of general somatic sensations
- touch
- pain
List 1 example of a special visceral sensation.
taste and smell
Do all nerves contain both sensory and motor fibers?
all spinal nerves have both sensory and motor
- some cranial nerves are exclusively sensory or primarily motor
Name the functional type of the sensory receptors that respond to painful stimuli. What is the structure of these receptors?
Nociceptors are free nerve endings
Are proprioceptors part of the somatic or visceral sensory system?
somatic sensory system
What type of stimulus do encapsulated receptors respond to?
pressure, discriminative touch, vibration, stretch
Which nerve is the great sensory nerve of the face?
trigeminal nerve (V)
Which nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?
facial nerve (VII)
What deficits would result of a lesion that damaged the dorsal root of spinal nerve T4?
sensory deficits from the muscles and skin of the anterior and posterior trunk of T4 and rib 4
What deficits would occur if a lesion damaged the dorsal ramus of T4?
sensory and motor deficits in the skin and intrinsic back muscles in T4
What vertebra does the cervical nerve C5 exit from?
below C4
What vertebra does lumbar nerve L3 exit from?
below L3
Would a patient with a spinal injury at C5 be able to breathe independently?
Yes
What do baroreceptors monitor?
blood pressure
What is the large, onion-shaped pressure receptor in deep connective tissue called?
lamellar corpuscles
What receptor type is for pain, itch, and temperature receptors?
free nerve ending
What receptor type contains intrafusal fibers and flower spray endings?
muscle spindles
What receptor type has discriminative touch receptors in hairless skin?
tendon organs