sensation Flashcards
olfaction
smell
neural structures associated with olfaction
orbital gyri
olfactory bulb
olfactory tract
gryus rectus
frontal pole
anosmia
loss of smell
hyposmia// hypesthesia
decrease sensitivity to odorants
causes of anosmia or hyposmia
infection of upper respiratory tract
head trauma
brain tumour
smoking
age
neural structures associated with taste
receptor cells in papillae
CN VII IX X
synapse in ventral posteromedial thalmus
gustatroy cortex
causes of loss of taste
age
head trauma
upper respiratory and sinus infections
covid 19
readiation
role of vision
arm function= reach, grasp, manipulate objects, walking
analysis of environment
maintain balance
preceiving depth
face and object recognition
reading
major accessory structures of eye
eyelids
eyelashes
lacrimal- produce tears
choroid
vascular layer of eye
cillary body muscle
alter lens shape
iris
pupilary dilator muscle and constrictor
fovea
center of macula highest concentration of conecentration
photoreceptors
rods- low light
cones- high light and colour
muscles of the eye
superior rectus
inferior rects
medial rectus
lateral rectus
superior oblique
inferior oblique