Part 1, phil heywood, phsl Flashcards
function of sensory receptors of skin
convert physical stimulus into APs in primary sensory neuron / transduction
thermoreceptors
different types are activated at warm and cold temperatures, thermoreceptors are especially responsive to changing temperatures
proprioceptors sense
position of limbs by skin mechanoreceptors
touch receptors
sensitive to mechanical deformation
nociceptors sense what and respond to what
pain, respond to extreme mechanical, temperature and chemical stimuli
bare nerve endings sense
pain
meissners corpuscle sense
light touch
merkel disc sense
touch
Ruffini endings sense
stretch
pacinian corpuscle sense
pressure and vibration
sensory coding includes
modality, intensity, location and duration
modality
specificity of receptors for example touch vs temperature
intensity of sense is determined by
freq of APs in each axon
location of sense is determined by
mapping of receptive fields of individual primary afferents to specific cortical locations (somatotropic representation)
duration of sense is determined by
rapidly adapting receptors respond briefly, even if stimulus is sustained, detect movement, changing pressure. slowly adapting receptors signal true duration of stimuli