Sensory Communication Flashcards
Describe in general what a sensory pathway involves
What are the main divisions of senses?
What types of somato sensory receptors are there?
What are the touch receptor types of the skin and where are they located?
Descirbe the pancinian corpuscle
Describe the Meissners corpuscle
What are merkal receptors?
What type of receptor are Merkal Receptors classified as?
What are buffini corpuscles?
Give examples of 4 other types of sensory receptors
Breifly describe sensory transduction and the CNS
a) transduction
b) stimli
c) TH
d) potential
How are receptive fields of sensory neurons formed?
How is sensory information integrated by CNS?
What sensory pathways are there in brain?
Give a brief overview of a stimulus
Describe location of a stimulus
How is intensity of stimulus determined?
What are the main properties of a stimulus?
What determines the length of a stimulus?
Differentiated between tonic and phasic receptors
What are the modalities of somatic senses?
How can somatic senses be damaged and where/ what does it lead to?
What part of the brain recognises where ascending pathways originate?
Differentiate between temperature receptors
Do temperature recptors adapt quickly or slowly?
How does the brain interpret the relative ratio of warm/ cold receptors firing?
What is the receptor TRPV1 responsible for?
Give an example of a cold receptor and explain their functions
Whats the difference between TRPM8 and TRPV1 receptors?
what are pain receptors?
What are different fibers associated with?
Gate control theory of pain
Referred pain
