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somatic senses and motor control Flashcards

1
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what are special senses within the body

A

balance
hearing
sight
taste
smell

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2
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chemoreceptors

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detect chemicals dissolved in fluid eg taste

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3
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photoreceptors

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detect change in light intensity, colour and movement Eg eyes

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4
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mechanoreceptors

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detect mechanical pressure Eg touch, pressure

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5
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free nerve endings receptor

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nociceptors
thermoreceptors
hair root plexuses
merkel nerve endings

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6
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encapsulated nerve ending receptors

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Meissner (tactile)
Ruffini (bulbous)
Pacinian (lamellar)

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7
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tactition

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sense of touch, pressure, vibration,tickle, itch

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8
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superficial mechanoreceptors

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meissners corpuscles
merkel nerve endings

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9
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olfaction area

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required for smell found in the superior and upper nasal septum

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10
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epithelium involved with taste

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gustatory receptor cells
supporting cells
basal cells

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11
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4 types of papillae

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circumvallate
foliate
fungiform
fillform

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12
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5 types of taste

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bitterness
saltiness
sweetness
umami
sourness

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13
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what detects linear motion

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saccule and utricle

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14
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what is static equilibrium

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maintenance of the body position relative to the force of gravity

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15
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what 3 detects angular acceleration

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anterior, posterior, lateral

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16
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dynamic equilibrium

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maintenance of body position in response to sudden movements

17
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flow of tears

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lacrimal gland ->excretory lacrimal ducts ->superior or inferior lacrimal canal ->lacrimal sac ->nasolacrimal duct -> nasal cavity

18
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extra ocular muscles

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eye muscles

19
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6 muscles of the eye

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superior rectus
lateral rectus
inferior rectus
inferior oblique
medial rectus
superior oblique

20
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what are the general somatic senses

A

tactician
nociception
proprioception

21
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nociception

A

unpleasant sensations arising from noxious stimuli

22
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thermoception

A

sense of presence or absence of heat

23
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proprioception

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awareness of the bodies position in space

24
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types of proprioceptors

A

tendon organ
muscle spindle
stretch reflex

Anatomy 1001 (19 decks)

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