Sensory System Flashcards
What are the 4 steps of nociception?
Transduction, Transmission, Modulation, Perception
What organ does not have nociceptors?
Brain
What is proprioception?
Sense of body position and movement
Where are proprioception receptors found?
Joints, Ligaments, Tendons, Skeletal Muscles
Where are the core temperature receptors located?
Hypothalamus
What is the olfactory sense responsible for?
Smell
Which cranial nerve is responsible for olfactory sense?
CN1
What are the two components of the fibrous layer of the eye?
Sclera, Cornea
What part of the eye is considered the white of the eye?
Sclera
What part of the eye is transparent and admits light to the interior?
Cornea
What are the two components of the vascular layer of the eye?
Choroid, Iris
Which part of the eye is located between the sclera and retina?
Chorois
What is the name of the piece of choroid that is reflective?
Tapetum Lucidum
What part of the eye decides how much light goes into the eye, is the main muscle of the eye, and also contains pigment?
Iris
What is the center of the iris called in the eye?
Pupil
What two components of the eye make up the nervous layer?
Retina, Optic Disk
What part of the eye lines the inside of the back of the eye?
Retina
What is the area of the eye called where nerve fibers leave the eye?
Optic Disk
Which chamber of the eye is found between the lens and the iris?
Posterior Chamber
What type of fluid is found in the posterior chamber of the eye?
Vitreous Humor
What chamber of the eye is found between the cornea and the iris?
Anterior Chamber
What type of fluid is found in the anterior chamber of the eye?
Aqueous Humor
What does neuro- mean?
Brain Nerves
What does paresis- mean?
Partial Paralysis
What does -plegia mean?
Paralysis
What does -esthesia mean?
Sensitivity
What does analgesia mean?
No Pain, Still Conscious
What does anesthesia mean?
Loss of Sensation
What does olfaction mean?
Sense of Smell
What does occulo- mean?
Eye
What does oto- mean?
Ear
What does aural mean?
Pertaining to Ear
What does nystagmus mean?
Rapid, Involuntary Movement of Eyeball
What does strabismus mean?
One Eye Cannot Focus
What does OD mean?
Right Eye
What does OS mean?
Left Eye
What does OU mean?
Both Eyes
What does AD mean?
Right Ear
What does AS mean?
Left Ear
What does AU mean?
Both Ears
What is nociception?
The Brain’s Perception of Experiencing Pain
