Lecture 18: Sensory and Motor Pathways Flashcards
What Do Sensory Receptors In PNS Monitor?
Specific conditions inside and outside the body
General Somatic Senses (6)
Temperature, Pain, Touch, Pressure, Vibration, Proprioception
Special Senses (5)
Olfaction, Vision, Gustation, Equilibrium, Hearing
What Does The Afferent Division Of The Nervous System Include?
Nerves, nuclei, and tracts that deliver somatic and visceral sensory info to the CNS
Where Does Somatic Sensory Get Sent To?
Cerebral cortex and cerebellum
Where Do Visceral Sensory Get Sent To?
Brainstem and diencephalon
Postcentral Gyrus
Posterior to central sulcus,
Somatic sensory
Where Is Special Sensory Information Processed?
Specialed sensory cortices in cerebral cortex and areas in brainstem
Stronger the ________, the higher the __________
Stimulus,
Frequency
Sensation
Information arriving in the brain
Perception
Conscious awareness of sensation
Touch Receptors Are Sensitive To _______ Pressure
Light
Taste Receptors Are Sensitive To _______ Stimuli
Chemical
Receptor Specificity
Respond to specific stimulus and carry it to the brain
What Type Of Receptors Respond To Many Stimuli?
Free Nerve Endings
Receptive Field
The region of the body that a single receptor cell monitors
The Larger The Receptive Field…..
The harder it is to localize a stimulus
Tonic Receptors
Always fire when stimuli are present (pain receptors)
Phasic Receptors
Only fire when a change occurs in stimuli (touch and temperature receptors)
Peripheral Adaptation Occurs In…
Phasic receptors
Adaptation
A reduction in sensitivity in the presence of a constant stimulus
Central Adaptation
Occurs in the CNS at the subconscious level,
Inhibition of sensory pathways,
Getting used to certain stimulus
Nociceptors
Pain receptor,
Free nerve endings (large receptive fields)
Where Are Nociceptors Common? (3)
Skin,
Joint capsules,
Periosteum
What Are Nociceptors Sensitive To?
Extreme temperature,
Tissue damage,
Dissolved chemicals from injured cells
What Are Nociceptor Sensations Carried By?
Type A fibers,
Type C fibers
Type A Fibers
Carry ‘fast’ pain signals (deep cut or injection pain),
Often trigger spinal reflexes (flexor reflex)
Type C Fibers
Carry ‘slow’ pain signals (burning or aching pain),
Difficult to localize
Thermoreceptors
Temperature,
Free nerve endings,
Phasic receptors (peripheral adaptation occurs in constant temps)
Where Are Thermoreceptors Common? (3)
Skin,
Skeletal muscles,
Hypothalamus
What Are Thermoreceptors Sensitive To?
Changes in temperature
Chemoreceptors
Chemical,
Free nerve endings
What Do Chemoreceptors Monitor?
pH, CO2, O2 levels
Where Are Chemoreceptors Common? (2)
Carotid arteries,
Aorta