Sensory Systems Flashcards
Dorsal root ganglion
Collection of cell bodies of the afferent sensory fibers
Dorsal root contains
Sensory fibers from the skin subcutaneous and deep tissue and viscera
Afferent nerves
Sensory nerves
Efferent nerves
Motor nerves
Cutaneous joint and visceral afferent nerves are
Myelinated
Perception
The integration of sensory impressions into psychologically meaningful information
Sensory integration
The ability to use sensory information efficiently
Combining several sensory inputs to produce a desired movement
Mechano receptors
Touch pressure vibration proprioception
Thermoreceptors
Heat and cold
Nociceptors
Pain receptors
Somatosensory system
Provides sensory info about the body
Interoception
Perception of sensation from inside the body
Proprioception
Perception of one’s body in space
Order of sensory system development
Touch->vestibular->smell->hearing->vision->taste->proprioception
What system develops in utero
Touch
Muscle spindles and golgi tendons (proprioception receptors) are developed when ?
Are developed by mid fetal life
At 7 weeks in utero
Fetus responds to touch around mouth
At 12 weeks in utero
Muscle spindles formed
At 16 weeks in utero
Golgi tendons organs are formed
At 17 weeks in utero
Cutaneous sensations spreads to entire body
Sensory system maturation
Inc. Nerve conduction velocity
Redistribution of axon branching
Increased synaptic efficiency
At what age do muscle spindles mature
3 years of age