Topic 3 Sensory reception Flashcards
sensation occurs when
neural impulses generated by the stimulation of sensory receptors arrive at cerebral cortex
Sensory adaptation is
the brain filtering out redundant (not important) sensory info to prevent overstimulation
happens w things that r constantly repeated too
sensory receptors
photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors
photoreceptors are stimulated by what w what
stimulated by light by eye receptors
chemoreceptors are stimulated by what with what receptors
stimulated by chemicals by nose or tongue receptors
Mechanoreceptors are stimulated by what and with what
stimulated by pressure taken in ear receptors
Thermoreceptors are stimulated by what n where
stimulated by heat and cold by skin receptors
vision is associated w stimulation of ____
where r they n stimulated by what
photoreceptors, at back of the eye by light energy
the eye is made of _ layers n they are
3, Sclera, Choroid and Retina
The first layer of the eye is the
Sclera, tough outer layer
The sclera includes the ___ which is/dose what
Cornea : the front protective transparent layer of the sclera where light is bent (refracted) to fovea centralis
Astigmatism is the
unequal curvature of tge cornea
the middle layer of the eye is the ____
Choroid
the choroid has/is what
has blood vessels to nourish the eye and is dark in colour to absorb the light
the iris: pigmented muscle controlling amnt of light entering
ciliary body: muscle atteched to lens for focusing
Ciliary body is
a muscle attached to the lens for focusing
iris is a
pigmented muscle controlling the amount of light entering the eye
the middle layer of eye is the ___ and made up of
Choroid, has iris and ciliary body
the third/inner layer is the
Retina
the retina is made up of
ganglion layer, photoreceptor layer, rods and cones located in periphery
ganglion layer is
one that forms optic nerve that exits back of eye (blind spot)
located in retina