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Test 2: Special Senses Flashcards

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Somatic senses

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Tactile sensations; touch, pressure, vibration, itch, tickle

Thermal sensations; warm, cold, pain, proprioception

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Visceral senses

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Conditions within internal organs

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Types of receptors

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Classified by mode of activation
Mechanoreceptors - deformation
Thermoreceptors - temperature changes
Nociceptors - painful stimuli
Photoreceptors - photons of light
Chemoreceptors - chemicals in the mouth
Osmoreceptors - Osmotic pressure of body flu
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Olfactory epithelium, cells

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Olfactory receptor
bipolar neuron with cilia (olfactory hairs)
10 -100 million in nose

Supporting cells
Support and nourishment
Innervated by the facial VIII nerve to lacrimal glands and mucous membranes

Basal cells
Stem cells that replace olfactory receptors

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Olfactory pathway

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Sensory pathways are rapidly adapting, decreasing activity by 50% in first second and completely accommodating in 1-2 minutes

1) Olfactory receptors in the Olfactory epithelium detect chemicals
Olfactory epithelium is located in nasal cavity, cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
Olfactory bulb and olfactory tract lie above cribriform plate

2) Neurons extend into olfactory epithelium, send signal to olfactory nerve (Cranial Nerve I)

3) Olfactory nerve sends information via two pathways
Interpretation
Olfactory nerve -> Thalamus -> Olfactory areas of temporal lobe cortex and frontal lobe below orbits
Emotion
Olfactory nerve -> Hypothalamus -> Amygdala, other parts of limbic system

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Olfaction compared to other species: dogs, bears, shark, kiwi, snake

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Dogs-
Dogs have two air passages, one for smelling one for breathing
Dogs have a wet nose that captures scent particles
Dog nostrils work independently
Dogs have 40-60 times the olfactory receptor cells, an olfactory cortex 40 times larger
Specialized vomeronasal organ can sense emotion

Bears
Can travel 18 miles from a food source, 100s of miles for a mate

Shark
Great white has largest olfactory bulb

Kiwi
Have nostrils at the end of their beak

Snake
Use their tongues to carry the scent particles to a Jacobson’s organ

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Taste sensations

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Chemicals that stimulate gustatory receptor cells are called tastents
Once dissolved make contact with plasma membrane of gustatory hairs

Five primary tastes
Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Salty, Umami
10,000 taste buds, decrease with age

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Taste buds

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Each is composed of ~50 gustatory receptor cells
Supporting cells
Basal cells near base multiply and differentiate, first become supporting cells then gustatory receptor cells
Gustatory hair is a single long microvillus, projects from each receptor cell to surface through taste pore

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Papillae

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Elevations on the tongue that contain taste buds

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Regions of papillae

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Vallate papillae
12 large form row at back of tongue, house 100-300 taste buds

Fungiform papillae
mushroom-shaped, over entire surface, 5 taste buds each

Foliate papillae
Small trenches on lateral margins of tongue
Degenerate in early childhood

Filiform papillae
entire surface, contain receptors but no taste buds
Increase friction for food

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Gustatory pathway

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Three cranial nerves innervate taste buds
Facial VIII - serves taste buds in anterior ⅔ of tongue
Glossopharyngeal IX - taste buds posterior ⅓ of tongue
Vagus X - taste buds in throat and epiglottis

Nerve impulses: cranial nerves -> gustatory nucleus in medulla oblongata -> thalamus -> gustatory cortex of parietal lobe in cerebral corte

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Gustation compared to carnivores, other species

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Carnivores have fewer taste buds

Catfish have many, some species have 175k compared to our 10,000, chickens have 24

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Features of external ear

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uses air to collect and channel sound waves
ceruminous glands

modified sweat gland, apocrine, secretion mixes with oil from sebaceous glands to create earwax for protection

Curved 1” long external auditory canal

Leads to tympanic membrane or ear drum

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Features of Middle Ear

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uses a bony system to amplify sound vibration
Air filled cavity in temporal bone, lined with epithelium

Contains 3 auditory ossicles
Malleus (hammer) attaches to tympanic membrane
Stapes (stirrup)
Incus (anvil)
Transmit sound from external ear to middle ear
Tensor tympani attach and vibrate to dampen loud noises

Eustachian (auditory) tube
connects middle ear with nasopharynx (upper portion of throat)
children get more ear infections because their eustachian tube is not as tilted

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Features of Inner ear

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generates action potentials to transmit sound and balance information to the brain

begins at oval window
-connective tissue membrane, as the stapes rocks back and forth the oval window and round window oscillate
round window bulges out in response to pressure placed on oval window by oscillates
movement allows fluid to move in cochlea, which in turn allows activation of auditory receptors

consists of outer bony labyrinth and inner membranous labyrinth

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Outer bony labyrinth

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Contains semicircular canals

Ampulla - receptors for equilibrium

Vestibule - utricle and saccule

Cochlea - hearing receptors

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Cochlea

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hearing receptors
perilymph and endolymph fill its 3 different internal channels

scala vestibuli
Inner channel
perilymph

scala tympani
Outer channel
perilymph

cochlear duct
In between other channels
endolymph

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Hair of inner ear vibration pathway

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basilar membrane vibrates from endolymph, vibration moves hair cells of organ of corti against tectorial membrane, leads to bending of stereocilia, stereocilia are mechanosensing organelles, bending of stereocilia ultimately generates nerve impulses to spiral ganglion, cochlear branch of vestibulocochlear nerve VIII

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Cells of audition

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Hair cells
Supporting cells
basal cells

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Auditory pathway

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Sound waves enter external auditory canal and strike ear drum

Vibration of ear drum cause ossicles to vibrate

Stapes pushes membrane of oval window

Movement of oval window sends fluid pressure waves in the perilymph of scala vestibuli

Waves transmits to scala tympani and eventually round window

Round window bulges outward in the middle ear

Pressure waves move into endolymph of cochlea duct

Basilar membrane vibrates
-various frequencies causes different regions of basilar membrane to vibrate more intensely than other regions, allows for discernment

Vibration causes the bending of hair cells / stereocilia in the organ of corti of the cochlea

Bending of hair cells causes generation of nerve impulses in first order neurons

Generates nerve impulses along cranial nerve VIII, vestibulocochlear

Nerve impulse travels along cranial nerve VIII, which transmits sound, balance, equilibrium from inner ear to brain

  • slight differences in timing arriving from ears to superior olivary nucleus in pons allows us to determine location of sound
  • primary auditory cortex in temporal lobe
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Types of equilibrium

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Static - relative to gravity

Dynamic - relative to movement

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Static equilibrium

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balance relative to force of gravity

occurs in the vestibule
utricle, saccule
sensory hairs
otolithic membrane
composed of calcium carbonite crystals, rests atop hairs

when the membrane is moved according to gravity, the hairs trigger action potentials

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Dynamic equilibrium

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balance relative to sudden movements
occurs in the semicircular canals
sensory hairs
ampula

crista (small elevation)

each crista contains hair cells and supporting cells covered by cupula, gelatinous material

With movement, cupla bends and nerve impulses are generated

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equilibrium nerve

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Also uses cranial nerve VIII

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Hearing compared to other species
different frequencies, echolocation
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Three layers of the inner ear
Sclera (fibrous tunic), Choroid (vascular tunic), Retina (nervous tunic)
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Sclera
also includes cornea, transparent epithelium that protects front of eye Sclera is the white of the eye gives the eye shape, protects inner anatomical parts Cornea is transparent, where light enters eye
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Choroid
includes ciliary body, iris melanin prevents light from scattering inside the eye Anterior portion has two structures Ciliary body secretes aqueous humor muscle changes shape of lens to focus near or far Iris Colored portion of eyeball, controls size of pupil Circular muscles in the center cause pupil to constrict Radial muscles of iris cause pupils to dilate
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Retina
inner nervous layer Sensory layer, converts light into nerve impulses photoreceptors lines the posterior ⅔ of the eye consists of a layer of melanin pigmented epithelium that allows light to be absorbed rather than scattered
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Rods and Cones
Rods Grey tones, more sensitive to light, excited in dim light, peripheral vision, low resolution images Lose as you age 120million Cones Central areas, need bright light to be excited 3 types for red, green, blue
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Center of retina
Macula lutae in the fovea centralis tiny pit in back of retina, exact center contains only cones, sharpest vision blindspot where optic nerve leaves
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Chambers of the eye
Anterior - between cornea and iris Posterior - between iris and lens Vitreous - between lens and retina
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Vitreous chamber
``` posterior segment large chamber behind lens Filled with clear gel: vitreous humor transmits light supports back of lens holds layers of retina in place ```
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Anterior chamber
Smaller chamber between lens and cornea Filled with aqueous humor Nourishes lens and cornea, replaced every 90 minutes Focuses incoming light Held in place by ligaments attached to ciliary body
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Visual pathway
After focused by cornea, then lens: Light comes in, pigmented layers of retina focus light, rods and cones react to the color or light and synapse with the bipolar cells, horizontal cells Horizontal cells can transmit inhibitory signals to bipolar cells lateral to rods and cones Bipolar cells can transmit excitatory signals to ganglion cells Ganglion cells become depolarized and initiate nerve responses Nerve responses go up optic nerve (cranial nerve II) Some axons cross at optic chiasm Most optic tracts terminate at thalamus, synapse with neurons that project primary visual cortex in occipital lobes
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Lens
avascular, posterior to pupil and iris, transparent attaches to ciliary body consists of capsule with crystallin proteins arranged in layers
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Disorders of refraction
Myopia - nearsightedness, only near objects can be seen Light rays are focused in front of retina, corrected with negative concave lens Hyperopia - farsightedness Light rays are focused behind retina, corrected with positive convex lens Astigmatism - multiple focal points
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Accessory eye structures
Extrinsic eye muscle move eye Eyebrows, eyelids, eyelashes protect eyes Lacrimal apparatus produces tears washes eyes, antibodies and antibacterial agents Drains tears into nasal passages Tears lacrimal glands are size of almond, produce lacrimal fluid Oil glands protect against bacteria Conjunctiva Mucous membrane lubricates eyeball
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Color blindness
absence or deficiency of one of the three types of cones | red green most common
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Night blindness
caused by prolonged vitamin a deficiency rods not working as well also age
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retinal detachment
if you lose the vitreous humor, the retina can detach | medical emergency
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Macular degeneration
loss of vision in center of visual field, can’t recognize faces happens to older people
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Cataracts
Opaque defect in cornea or lens Caused by injury, medications, disease principle cause of blindness
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Conjunctivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctival membrane
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Glaucoma
Blockage to aqueous humor flow increases pressure inside eye | can lead to degeneration of eye function
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Hagfish eyesight
Hagfish don’t have cornea, lens, no melanin, wired to brain like pineal gland Only photoreceptors, interneurons, ganglion cells Cornea is continuos with skin
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Shark eyesight
similar to human corneas, cat eyes layer of reflective crystals acts as a mirror to reflect incoming light “second look”, but counterproductive in bright conditions - like cats pupils dilate, are very dynamic double cornea protects things
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Bird eyesight
some have two foveas some diving birds have eyes that adapt very quickly to water with muscular iris Owls only can see the color blue, can’t move their eyes Pigeons have good color vision Ostriches have eyes bigger than their brains Eagles have very sharp vision
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Meissners corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles
Meissner's corpuscles are rapidly-adapting, encapsulated neurons that responds to low-frequency vibrations and fine touch; they are located in the glabrous skin on fingertips and eyelids. Pacinian corpuscles are rapidly-adapting, deep receptors that respond to deep pressure and high-frequency vibration.

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (10 decks)

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