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Special Senses Flashcards

1
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How can our receptors be classified?

A

Location, Structural Complexity, & Type of Stimulus

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2
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What are the 5 classes of receptors?

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Mechanoreceptors, Thermoreceptors, Photoreceptors, Chemoreceptors, Nocireceptors,

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3
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What type of receptor reacts to light?

A

Photoreceptor

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What type of receptor reacts to temperature?

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Thermoreceptor

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5
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What type of receptor reacts to taste?

A

Chemoreceptor

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6
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What type of receptor reacts to mechanical forces?

A

Mechanoreceptors

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7
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What type of receptor reacts to pain?

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Nociceptors

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8
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What is adaptation?

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This is when a receptor becomes less and less responsive to stimuli, which means that it adapts to it.

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9
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What type of receptor does not typically adapt?

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Nociceptors, or pain receptors do not typically adapt.

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10
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What is very adaptable?

A

Smell

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11
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What are 2 main types of receptors?

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Unencapsulated and Encapsulated

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12
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Are Merkel’s Discs found in unencapsulated or encapsulated receptors?

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Unencapsulated

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13
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What are Merkel’s Discs?

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These are disc shaped cells found in the epithelium, often on fingertips, that detect soft touches on the skin.

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14
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What are root hair plexuses?

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These are found in unencapsulated endings and are free nerve endings that are wrapped around hair follicles

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15
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Where are Messiner’s Corpuscles found?

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Encapsulated Endings

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16
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What do Messiner’s Corpuscles do?

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They detect soft touch and are found in hairless areas.

17
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Where are Krause’s End Bulbs found?

A

Mucous Membranes

18
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What do Krause’s End Bulbs Detect?

A

Touch

19
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Are Pancinian Corpuscles encapsulated or unencapsulated?

A

Encapsulated

20
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Where are Pancinian Cospuscles found?

A

Subcutaneous Tissue, Interosseous Membranes (the tissue between the tibia and fibula), and mesentaries of the gut

21
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Are Pancinian Corpuscles simple or complex?

A

Simple

22
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Are Ruffini’s Corpuscles found in hairy or glaborous skin?

A

Both

23
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What is the function of Ruffini’s Corpuscles?

A

To detect low frequency vibration or pressure

24
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The warm receptors of thermoreceptors respond to temperature within what temperature?

A

77 degrees F to 113 degrees F

25
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What temperatures are included for cold receptors?

A

50 degrees F to 68 degrees F

26
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What is referred to as a pain receptor?

A

Nociceptor

27
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What receptor is not found in the brain?

A

Nociceptor

28
Q

What are the 3 main special senses we have?

A

Sight, Taste, Hearing

29
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What are chemical senses divided to?

A

Taste (Gustation) and Smell (Olfaction)

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