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Unit 7 - Sensory Modalities Flashcards

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overview of modalities

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mechanoreceptors

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tactile info - skin and also visceral system

mostly associated with large diameter (Aβ) myelinated axons

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Merkel Cell complexes

proportion of mechanoreceptors composed of Merkel cell complexes

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25% of mechanoreceptors - particularly dense in fingertips

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where can merkel cells be found

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lie in primary epidermal ridges - fingerprints

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channels associated with merkel cells

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VG Ca2+ channels

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resolution of merkel cell complexes

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high spatial resolution - small receptive fields

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high spatial resolution ⇒

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small receptive fields

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freq of stimulation merkel cells respond to

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low freq stimulation - slight skin deformation

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Merkel cells are sensitive to

rate of adaptation

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sensitive to points, edges, curvatures - form and texture

slowly adapting

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10
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firing of merkel cells

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As objects pass over your fingers they will cause deformations

Causing lamina surrounding nerve endings to change - open Ca2+ channels to depolarise neuron - reach threshold, travels towards Aβ fibre to CNS

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meissner corpusles - proportion of mechanoreceptors

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40% of mechanoreceptors

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where are meissner corpusles found

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tips of dermal papillae adjacent to primary ridges

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describe structure of meissner corpusles

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elongated receptors - lamelle of Schwann cells

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what are meissner corpusles sensitive to

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skin deformation

particularly low freq vibrations - objects moving over skin

objects slipping from hand - control of grip

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receptive fields of meissner corpusles

rate of adaptation

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small receptive fields

rapidly adapting

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pacinian corpusles - proportion of mechanoreceptors

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10-15% of mechanoreceptors

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where are pacinian corpusles located

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deep in dermis

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freq of stimulation - pacinian corpusles

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filters out low freq stimulation

responds to high freq (250-350 Hz)

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receptive fields of pacinian corpusles

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large receptive fields

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type of stimulation associated with pacinian corpusles

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pressure, vibration

important for skilled use of tools

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rate of adaptation of pacinian corpusles

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rapidly adapting and low response to threshold

highly sensitive

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ruffini endings - proportion of mechanoreceptors

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20% of mechanoreceptors

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shape and location of ruffini endings

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elongated, spindle shaped, capsular

orientated parallel to stretch line in skin

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where are ruffini endings located

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dermis, ligaments and tendons

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what do ruffini endings respond to

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stretch and movement

info on finger position and hand conformation

as they stretch, open ion channels, allow Ca2+ and Na+ into neuron, activating AP

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rate of adaptation of ruffini endings

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slowly adapting

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mechanoreceptors overview

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receptive field architecture

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29
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comparing merkel, meissner, pacinian and ruffini afferents

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30
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how do mechanoreceptors respond to braille

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Merkle and Meissner recognise details of pattern

Pacinian and Ruffini track movement and position of fingers

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what is proprioception

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perception of joint position, joint movements, velocity of joint movements and unconscious sensations

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mechanoreceptors involved in proprioception

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low threshold mechanoreceptors

golgi tendon organ

muscle spindles

joint receptors

Not always conscious - constantly firing

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joint receptors role

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resemble mechanoreceptors

only minor role in proprioception

important for judging finger position - Work with ruffini endings in order to allow us to know position of fingers in relation to each other - stretch skin

protective role in signalling limits of joint range of motion

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GTO and muscle spindle

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36
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rate of adaptation and fibre structure - thermoreceptors and nociceptors

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free nerve ending associated with small diameter myelinated (Aδ) or unmyelinated (C) fibres

slowly adaptation - continuous firing

different ion channels - thermoreceptors and nociceptors

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thermoreceptors

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cold (Aδ - more numerous)

warm (c fibres) - unmyelinated

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nociceptors

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Aδ - fast, ouch

C - dull throbbing pain

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