Neuroanatomy - overview Flashcards
action of communication between two neurons
synapse
runs voluntary functions
cerebral cortex
Group of nuclei, very involved in background movement
basal ganglia
means by which nervous system translates info about internal/external environment to something brain can use
sensors
means by which body responds to changing conditions
effectors
neurons in nervous system
100 billion
integrating multiple senses to process stimulation
Combined sensation
sensation from inside body
deep sensation
sensation arising from surface of body
superficial sensation
what three things constitute mechanical stimulation
light/deep pressure, vibration changes in joints and muscles
sensation related to pain, temperature and mechanical stimulation
somatic sense
sense of body in motion
Kinesthetic sense/kinesthesia
designed to transduce specific exteroceptive info
Special senses
type of sense receptor that responds to physical distortion of tissue
mechanoreceptors
type of sense receptor that needs contact with molecules of target substance
Chemoreceptor
type of sense receptors that interprets light
photoreceptor
type of sense receptor that interprets temperature
thermoreceptor
name for visual and hearing sense receptors
telereceptors
type of sense receptor that monitor events in the body
Interoceptors
type of sense receptor that responds to stimulus outside body
Exteroceptors
sensors that monitor change in body or body part’s position in space or muscle and joint sensors
proprioceptors
meissner corpsucle
pacinian corpuscle
nerve endings
Ruffini’s corpuscles