Part 1, phil heywood, phsl Flashcards

1
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function of sensory receptors of skin

A

convert physical stimulus into APs in primary sensory neuron / transduction

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2
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thermoreceptors

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different types are activated at warm and cold temperatures, thermoreceptors are especially responsive to changing temperatures

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3
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proprioceptors sense

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position of limbs by skin mechanoreceptors

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4
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touch receptors

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sensitive to mechanical deformation

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5
Q

nociceptors sense what and respond to what

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pain, respond to extreme mechanical, temperature and chemical stimuli

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6
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bare nerve endings sense

A

pain

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7
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meissners corpuscle sense

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light touch

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8
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merkel disc sense

A

touch

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9
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Ruffini endings sense

A

stretch

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10
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pacinian corpuscle sense

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pressure and vibration

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11
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sensory coding includes

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modality, intensity, location and duration

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12
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modality

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specificity of receptors for example touch vs temperature

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13
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intensity of sense is determined by

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freq of APs in each axon

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14
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location of sense is determined by

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mapping of receptive fields of individual primary afferents to specific cortical locations (somatotropic representation)

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15
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duration of sense is determined by

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rapidly adapting receptors respond briefly, even if stimulus is sustained, detect movement, changing pressure. slowly adapting receptors signal true duration of stimuli

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16
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what is the axon path for pain and temperature

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cross low in spinal cord, anterolateral of spinothalamic

17
Q

axons for fine touch and proprioception

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cross high in the medulla, dorsal column and medial lemniscal pathways

18
Q

lateral inhibition

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fundamental mechanism to increase accuracy of sensory information

19
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what mediates lateral inhibition

A

inhibitory interneurons

20
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lateral inhibition results in

A

centre surround inhibition

21
Q

primary somatosensory cortex senses

A

nociception which is carried by two types of nerve fibres

22
Q

C fibres in the primary somatosensory cortex

A

smallest diameter - unmyelinated
slow conduction velocity
signal ongoing damage
polymodal

23
Q

A fibres in the primary somatosensory cortex

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small diameter - myelinated
fast conducting velocity
signal acute onset of painful stimuli
primarily mechanoreceptors

24
Q

hyperalgesia

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pain pathways become more sensitive following injury of inflammatory disease

25
Q

describe gating

A

gating of pain impulses by non-painful stimuli of nearby nerves

26
Q

TENS

A

trans epidermal nerve stimulation

27
Q

what are endogenous opiates

A

released from synapses natural analgesia for acute response to pain

28
Q

what are endocannaboids

A

decrease long term sensitivity to pain, act on pain receptor

29
Q

referred pain

A

feelings from viscera referred to body surface

30
Q

two causes of phantom limb

A

ongoing activity in nerves that used to come from that body part
or
invasion of cortical representation from theat [art by intact body regions