T2: SENSORY INFORMATION Flashcards
What structure recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism and converts into an AP?
Sensory Receptor
T or F. PNS carries sensory (afferent) information to CNS.
True
A sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body without the use of vision is known as?
Proprioception
Define the Romberg’s Test.
A test of proprioception receptors and pathway function
Define Exteroception.
Perception of the outside world
Define Interoception.
Perception of bodily sensations
Information about the internal and external environment reaches the CNS in what form?
AP/Nerve Impulses
A decreased CNS response to a repeated stimulus is termed as?
Habituation
An increased response to a repeated stimulus is termed as?
Sensitization
T or F. ALL unipolar neurons are sensory (afferent) type neurons
True
Describe a Peripheral Axon from a Unipolar Neuron.
Associated with a sensory receptor
Describe a Central Axon from a Unipolar Neuron.
Enters the CNS
When each sensory receptor responds to one particular form of energy, it is termed as?
Adequate Stimulus
When a neuron is in the process of sending a nerve impulse, it is termed as?
Firing/Depolarizing
Receptors that respond to change are called?
Fast Adapting Receptors