Somatosensory Flashcards

1
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Sensation

A

Superficial
Deep
Visceral
Special sense

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2
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Superficial

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Touch, pain, temperature, two-point discrimination

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3
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Deep

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Muscle and joint position sense
Vibration

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4
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Visceral

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Hunger, nausea, and visceral pain

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5
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Special sense

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Smell, Vision, Hearing, Taste, Equilibrium

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6
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Types of peripheral receptors

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Exteroceptors
Proprioceptors
Enteroceptors

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7
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Exteroceptors

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Skin
(Pain, Temperature, Touch, and Pressure)

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8
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Proprioceptors

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Muscles, Tendons, Joints
(Movement, joint position)

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9
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Enteroceptors

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Viscera

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10
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Sensory receptors can be classified by stimulus

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Chemoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Nociceptors

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11
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Chemoreceptors

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detect chemicals

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12
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Photoreceptor

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a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light during

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13
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Mechanoreceptors

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detect mechanical forces

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14
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Thermoreceptors

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detect changes in temperature

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15
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Nociceptors

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detect pain

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