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Special Senses
- olfaction, vision, gustation, hearing, equilibrium
- Detected by complex receptors in sense organs
Reflex Path for Special Senses (Complex Receptor)
- Receptor cell receives stimulus
- Changes receptor cell potential
- Changes Sensory Neuron Potential
- Threshold
- Action Potential Sent
Olfaction
Sense of smell
Receptors react to airborne odorants
Olfactory Organs
1. Olfactory Epithelium
- Has receptors w/ cilia lined knobs
- Cilia creates increased surface area network
Olfactory Organs
2. Lamina Propria
- Vessels nerves glands and loose ct
Olfactory Pathway
odorants absorbed at cilia and bind receptors -> ap sent to CNS
Olfactory Discrimination
- Chemicals activate receptor combos
- CNS interprets smell due to pattern
 
Aging and Olfaction
­ age ¯ olfactory sensitivity
Gustation
- Sense of taste

Receptors react to dissolved tastants
Gustatory Organs
Tongue
Contains receptor taste buds (tb)
Gustatory Organs
Filiform Papillae
- Sharp projections grip food, no tbs
Gustatory Organs
Fungiform Papillae
- Rounded projection w/ a few tbs
Gustatory Organs
Circumvallate Papillae
Rounded projections w/ increased tbs
Gustatory Organs
Taste Bud
gustatory cell (gc) + specialized cells

-gc extends taste hairs (microvilli) thru taste pore
Gustatory Pathway
- Tastants absorbed at microvilli and bind receptors -> ap sent to CNS
Gustatory Discrimination
- Chemicals activate receptor combos

CNS interprets taste due to pattern
Aging and Gustation
­Increase age decrease gustatory sensitivity
Vision
sense of sight involves accessory structures, eyes and photoreceptors
Accessory Structures
Eyelashes
Protect eye from debris
Eyelids
Wipers clear debris/lubricate eye
Tarsal Glands
Secretions lubricate eyelid
Lacrimal Gland
- Produce tears that lubricate/protect
Lacrimal Apparatus
produces, distributes and removes tears
The Eye
Visual sensing apparatus
Fibrous Tunic (outer layer)
Provides support/protection
Sclera
- White of eye with increased collagen/elastic
- Vascularized/innervated
Cornea
- Transparent w/ ^^ collagen/elastic
- Not vascularized
Vascular Tunic (middle layer)
Controls lens shape, light entry, and aqueous humor production
Iris
controls light entry by changing pupil (aperture) diameter
Pupilary Constrictor Muscles
concentric muscles contract = decrease pupil size
Pupilary Dilator Muscles
radial muscles contract = ­ increase pupil size
Ciliary Body
- Has attachment sites for suspensory ligaments which hold lens

- Has ciliary muscles (change lens shape) (concentric muscle)
Choroid
Contains capillaries/nerves
Neural Tunic (inner layer)
- retina
Pigmented Region
absorbs stray light (prevents echoes)
Neural Region
- Has photoreceptors that detect light
Rods
function in low light intensity - No color discrimination
- Increase [] around retinal periphery
Cones
function in high light intensity - Color discrimination (RGB)
- Increase concentration in fovea of macula lutea
Accessory cells Bipolar Cells (bc)
- Link photoreceptors w/ ganglion cells
Ganglion Cells (gc)
- Gc axons bundle and exit eye as the optic disc (blind spot)
Horizontal Cells
- Increase or decrease communi. Between pr and bc
Amacrine Cells
Increase or decrease communi between bc and gc
Posterior Cavity
vitreous body (maintains shape)
Anterior Cavity
aqueous humor nourishes lens/cornea
Lens Accommodation
lens changes shape to focus on image regardless of distance object is from the eye

-ciliary muscle controls suspensory ligament tension, affects lens shape
Ciliary Muscle Contraction
Lens rounds = focus on nearby object
Ciliary Muscle Relaxation
lens flattens = focus on distant object
Image Reversal
- Light from each portion of object is focused on diff part of retina
- Brain is capable of compensating for image reversal
Visual Acuity
- Clarity of vision
- Defined as detail seen at 20 feet by person with normal vision
Rhodopsin
Visual pigment absorbs light
Opsin
- Membrane spanning protein
Retinal
Chromophore can maintain 11-cis or 11-trans shape
Light Absorption Process
photon strikes 11-cis retinal -11-cis retinal converted to 11-trans retinal
-opsin activated
- -> info sent to CNS
Bleaching
- Breakdown of retinal and opsin
- Enzymatic conversation of 11-trans retinal -> 11-cis retinal require ATP
Color Vision
- Retina contains blue, green and red cones
- Integration of info from these cones provides color discrimination
 
Hearing and Equilibrium
- Hair cells respond to mechanical movement
External Ear
Collects/directs sound
Auricle
- Funnel channels sound
External Acoustic Canal
- Passage to tympanic membrane
Tympanic Membrane (tm)
converts sound waves > mechanical movements
Middle Ear
Conducts sound to inner ear
Auditory (Eustachian) Tube
Permits pressure equalization
Auditory Ossicles
- Bones transfer tm movement to oval window
Inner Ear
contain hair cells (receptors for hearing/equilibrium)
Membranous Labyrinth (ml)
- Tubes/channels filled with endolymph
Bony Labyrinth (bl)
- Dense bone surrounds ml
Vestibule
Sense static equilibrium
Semicircular Canals (sc)
Sense dynamic equilibrium
Dynamic Equilibrium
ability to control body during motion
Semicircular Ducts (sd)
tubes within scs -
Ant/post/lateral sds sense rotation
Ampulla
Enlargements at end of each sc
Crista
- Raised floor of cells with hair cels
Cupula
gel structure "floats" in endolymph
Hair Cells
- Contain stereo/kinocilia in cupula
Dynamic Balance Sensation
sc moves, endolymph in scd moves > cupula moves > cilia move > signal sent to CNS
Static Equilibrium
ability to control body while body is stationary
Vestibule
- Between sc and cochlea

Has endolymph filled sacs
Utricle
- Large membranous sac responds to forward/backward head movements
Maculae
- Sensory receptors in saccule/utricle
Otolith
- Gel matrix + carbonate crystals (statoconia)
Hair Cells
- Contain stereocilia/kinocilia embedded in gel matrix
Static Balance Sensation
head movement causes otolith to slide > cilia move > signal sent to CNS
Hearing
Sense of sound
Cochlea (detail)
Snail shaped structure
Vestibular Duct (vd)
perilymph filled tube
Tympanic Duct (td)
Perilymph filled tube
Cochlear Duct
Endolymph filled tube between vd/td
Organ of Corti
contains hair cell receptors
Basilar Membrane (bm)
- Base of oc below hair cells
Tectorial Membrane (tm)
- Gel like roof overlies hair cells
Hearing Sensation
sound waves > mech. movement of tm /ossicles > oval window moves > fluid vibrations > bm moves > hair cells strike tm > signal sent to CNS
Pulmonary Circuit
Cary blood to gas exchange surface
Systemic Circuit
Carry blood to rest of body
Arteries
Carry blood away from heart
Veins
- Carry blood to heart
Capillaries
- Thin vessel connects veins/arteries
- Allow for gas/nutrient exchange
Pericardium
Lining of pericardial cavity
Visceral Pericardium (vp)
Covers surface of the heart
Parietal Pericardium (pp)
Covers surface of pericardial sac
Pericardial Cavity
Space between vp and pp

- Contains pericardial fluid (lubricant)
Epicardium (vp)
Mesothelium + connective tissue
Myocardium
Muscle tissue + nerves/ blood vessels
Endocardium
- Endothelium + connective tissue

-lines inner chamgers of heart
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
cells are small, branched, striated and mononucleated

-cells join at intercalated discs (with gap junctions)
 
Auricles
- Extensions of atria
Atrioventricular (Coronary) Sulcus
Groove between atria/ventricles
Interventricular Sulcus
Groove between ventricles
Right Atrium (ra)
receives deO2 blood from systemic circuit via superior/inferior vena cava
Right Ventricle
receives deO2 blood from ra -pumps deO2 blood into pulmonary circuit (pulmonary arteries) at lower pressure
-has trabeculae carneae (ridges)
Tricuspid Valve
- Three cusps, chordae tendineae attach cusps to papillary muscle
Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
- Three cusps
- Guards pulmonary trunk/arteries
Left Atrium (la)
receives O2 blood from pulmonary circuit via pulmonary veins
Left Ventricle
receives O2 blood from la -pumps O2 blood into systemic circuit at higher pressure (thicker muscle)
Bicuspid Valve
- Two cusps chordae tendineae attach cusps to paiillary muscle
Aortic Semilunar Valve
Three cusps
Coronary Arteries
- Supply O2 blood to atria/ventricles
- blood enters
Coronary Veins
drain deO2 blood from heart
Conducting Cells
control/coordinate heartbeat as ap moves thru conducting system
Contractile Cells
ap produce contractions/propel blood
Sinoatrial (SA) Node
- Has pacemaker cells - establish hr
- In right atrium
Internodal Pathways
- Connect SA/AV nodes
- Pass ap to atrial contractile cells
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
- Ap is delayed
- atria contract
In floor of right atrium
Atrioventricular Bundle
- Moves ap down interventricular septum
Bundle Branches
moves ap down interventricular septum-

ap moves to moderator band: papillary muscle contracts, chordae tendinae (ct) tense, keep cusps from flipping back into atria
Purkinje Fibers
- Ap moves across ventricles
- Contraction from apex to base
Action Potential Depolarization
- Sodium channel open fast, Na moves in
- Ca+ channels open slow, Ca moves in while Na pumped out
Repolarization
- Ca channel close slow, K channel open slow, K moves out
- Tp restored, K channels close slow
Absolute Refractory Period
membrane can’t respond to 2nd stimulus
Relative Refractory Period
membrane can respond to greater than normal 2nd stimulus 
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Monitors electrical activity
P Wave
- Corresponds to atrial depolarization
- Atria contract after P peak
QRS Complex
- Corresponds to ventricular depolarization
- Ventricles contract after R peak

Atrial repol. Occurs (masked)
T Wave
- Corresponds to ventricular repolar.
PR Interval
- From start of atrial depol to start of ventricular depol
QT Interval
- From start of ventricular depol to end of vent. Repol.
Atrial Systole
atria contract and “top off” ventricles with blood 
Atrial Diastole
Atria relax
Ventricular Systole
ventricles contract, Pventricles > Patria, AV close, Pventricles > Paorta or pulmonary trunk, SLs open, blood fills aorta or pulmonary trunk
Ventricular Diastole
Patria > P ventricles, SLs cloes, AV's open, passive filling of ventricles
Heart Sounds
Use stethoscope to hear heart sounds
First Heart Sound (S1/Lubb)
- AV valves closing

Start of ventricular systole
Second Heart Sound (S2/Dupp)
- SL valves close
- Start of ventricular diastole
Cardiodynamics
movements/forces during cc
End Diastolic Volume (EDV)
- Blood volume in each ventricle at end of ventricular diastole
End Systolic Volume (ESV)
- ^ at end of ventricular systole
Stroke Volume (SV)
- Blood volume pumped from each ventricle in one heart beat
- EDV-ESV
Cardiac Output (CO)
- BV pumped from each ventricle in one minute
Neural Control of Heart Rate
centers in medula receive chemical/pressure info-SA/AV nodes innervated
-acetylcholine opens K+ channels, slows depolarization = ¯ hr
-norepinephrine opens Na+,Ca+ channels, speeds depolarization = ­ hr
Arteries
- Carry blood away from the heart
Arterioles
- Smallest branches of arteries
Capillaries
- Smallest vessels (gas exchange)
Venules
- Smallest branches of veins
Veins
- Carry blood toward heart
Tunica Intima
- Inner endothelial layer + ct
Tunica Media
- Middles muscular layer + ct
- Controls vessel diameter
Tunica Externa
Outer layer provides support
Artery Detail
thicker walls, ­ smooth muscle
- Expand under high pressures. = decreased capacitance
Elastic Arteries (ea)
transport ­ blood volume= ­ diameter - Transport increased blood volume = increased diameter
- Increased elastic fibers = increased resilience = tolerate pressure changes
Muscular Arteries (ma)
contain ­ smooth muscle, change diameter - Deliver blood to tissues
Arterioles
contain ­ smooth muscle, change diameter (smaller diameter than ma)
Capillary Detail
- Endothelial tube + basal lamina
- No tm or te
- Smallest diameter, permit gas/nutrient exchange
Continuous Capillary
complete endothelial lining - Permits small solute/ H2O diffusion, prevents cell/protein movement
 
Fenestrated Capillary
porous endothelial lining - Permits larger solute/H2O/small peptide diffusion
Thoroughfare
- Typical capillary bed
- Connections between arterioles and venules
Metarteriole Region
- Contains a lot of smooth muscle with precapillary sphincters (control flow)
Arterial Anastomosis
Two arteries (collateral) feed a capillary bed
Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriole/venule connect, bypass capillary bed
Vein Detail
thinner walls, ¯ smooth muscle-Expand under low pressure = increased capacitance
Venules
smallest diameter of veins - Smallest diameter of veins
- Lack tunica media
- Have valves (one way flow)
Medium Sized Veins
- Thin tunica media, tunica externa with more elastic/collagen
- Have valves (one way flow)
Large Veins
Largest diameter of veins
Blood Flow
Based on many factors
Blood Pressure
- Increase pressure = increase flow
- Decrease pressure = decrease flow
Vessel Resistance
- Increase resistance = decrease flow
- Decrease resistance = increase flow
- Dependent on multiple factors
Vessel Diameter
- Increase diameter = decrease resistance
- Based on smooth muscle contraction/relaxation
- Friction
Vessel Length
- Increase length = increase resistance
- Does not change appreciably
- Baby -> adult
- Massive weight loss/gain
- Friction
Blood Viscosity
- Based on (suspended materials)
- Increase viscosity = increase resistance

5x more than water
Blood Turbulence
- Swirling of blood (mostly seen A -> V)
- Increase turbulence = increase resistance
Arterial Blood Pressure
Control/coordinate heartbeat
Systolic Pressure (sp)
- Max bp at ventricular systole
Diastolic Pressure (dp)
- Min bp at ventricular diastole
Pulse Pressure (pp)
- Difference between sp and dp
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
- Average bp, MAP = dp + (pp/3)
- SP = 120 mmHG, dp = 99mm HG, MAP?
Venous Pressure (vp)
vp is ¯ = ¯ flow, diameter ­ = ­ flow-venous return helped by many factors
Skeletal Muscle Contraction
- VP is decreased = decrease flow diameter
- Increases = increased flow

Venous return helped by many factors
Valves
- Contractions push blood through veins

Fainting
Respiratory Pump (thoracic cavity)
- Movement of tc helps move blood
- TC expands = reduced pressure, reduced pressure = more air flow = pulls blood into S/IVC
- TC compresses = more pressure; air out = pulls blood into RA
Capillary Pressures
- Affect capillary exchange
Net Hydrostatic Pressure (NHP)
- Pushes H20/solutes from blood .> IF
- FILTRATION
Net Colloid Osmotic Pressure (NCOP)
- Pulls H2O/solutes from IF -> blood
- REABSORPTION
Net Filtration Pressure (NFP)
NFP= NHP - NCOP
-if + then fluid/solutes move from blood > IF (filtration)
-if - then fluid/solutes move from IF > blood (reabsorption)