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includes sensory receptors, peripheal nerves, associated ganglia, motor endings
PNS
receptor classification stimulus type-

respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, itch
mechanoreceptors
receptor classification stimulus type-

sensitive to changes in TEMPERATURE
thermoreceptors
receptor classification stimulus type-

respond to light energy (ex. retina)
photoreceptors
receptor classification stimulus type-

respond to chemicals (ex. smell, taste, etc)
chemoreceptors
receptor classification stimulus type-

responds to PAIN
nociceptors
receptor classification by location-

respond to stimuli arising outside the body; found near the body surface; general senses, inc. special sense organs
exteroceptors
receptor classification by location-

respond to stimuli arising within the body (internal viscera and blood vessels); chemical changes, stretch, temperature changes
interoceptors
types of mechanoreceptors-

responds to pressure
Merkel's disc
types of mechanoreceptors-

responds to skin stretch
Ruffini Ending
types of mechanoreceptors-

respond to VIBRATION
Pacinian Corpuscle
types of mechanoreceptors-

respond to TOUCH
Meissner's Corpuscle
types of mechanoreceptors-

respond to PAIN
nociceptor
simple receptors-

free nerve endings, merkel's discs and hair follicle receptors are examples of...
Unencapsulated
(Simple Receptors)
simple receptors-

meissner's corpuscles, pacinian, corpuscles, muscle spindles, GTO, Ruffini's and joint kinesthetic receptors
Encapsulated
(Simple Receptors)
Sensation does NOT always equal....
Perception
the awareness of changes in the internal and external environment
sensation
the conscious interpretation of sensory stimuli
perception
what sensory stimuli is not perceived/interpreted?
x-rays
UV
sound ( >20kHZ, <20Hz)
3 main levels of neural integration in the somatosensory system are:
1- receptor level
2- circuit level (ascending pathways)
3- perceptual level
when does adaptation occur for sensory receptors?
when they are subjected to an unchanging stimulus
which sensory receptors do NOT exhibit adaptation?
pain and proprioceptors
cordlike organ of the PNS consisting of peripheal axons enclosed by connective tissue
nerve
structure of a nerve-

loose connective tissue that SURROUNDS axons
endoneurium
structure of a nerve-

coarse connective tissue that bundles fibers into fascicles
perineurium
structure of a nerve-

tough fibrous sheath around a nerve
epineurium
conscious/unconscious
sensory/afferent
voluntary/involuntary
motor/efferent
most common type of nerve (sensory and motor fibers carry impulses to/from CNS)
mixed
the 3 classifications of nerves
afferent
efferent
mixed
4 types of mixed nerves
1- somatic afferent
2- somatic efferent
3- visceral afferent
4- visceral efferent
types of mixed nerves-

sensory from skin
somatic afferent
types of mixed nerves-

motor to skeletal muscle
somatic efferent
types of mixed nerves-

sensory from viscera
visceral afferent
types of mixed nerves-

motor to smooth muscle
visceral efferent
originate from brain/brainstem (cranial nerves) or spinal column (spinal nerves)
peripheral nerves
the 4 cranial nerves that carry parasympathetic fibers
III, VII, IX, X
shortest of the cranial nerves
I Olfactory
Cranial Nerve I:
Olfactory-
smell
Cranial Nerve I:
loss of function
(loss or decrease in sense of smell):
*anosmia
*hyposmia
Cranial Nerve II:
Optic-
vision
optic nerve damage produces irreversible blindness because the nerve is...
incapable of regeneration
CRANIAL NERVE II:

____ _____ pass thru the optic canals and converge at the ______ _______
OPTIC NERVES pass thru the optic canals and converge at the OPTIC CHIASM
CRANIAL NERVE II:

from the ____ _____ , the nerves continue to the thalamus as ______ _______ where they synapse
from the OPTIC CHIASM , the nerves continue to the thalamus as OPTIC TRACTS where they synapse
CRANIAL NERVE II:

after the optic tracts synapse, the ______ ________ fibers run to the visual cortex
after the optic tracts synapse, the OPTIC RADIATION fibers run to the visual cortex
Cranial Nerve III name:
Oculomotor
Cranial Nerve III loss of function:
"down and out" syndrome
ipsilateral pupil dilated
ptosis
Cranial Nerve III innervates
-4 of the 6 extrinsic eye muscles
-levator palpebrae superioris
parasympathetics for pupil constriction (miosis) and lens shape
III-Oculomotor
raises eyelid, directs the eyeball, constricts iris
III-Oculomotor
Cranial Nerve IV name:
Trochlear
smallest of the cranial nerves
IV- Trochlear
only cranial nerve to exit dorsal brain stem
IV- Trochlear
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear) innervates
innervates superior oblique
Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear) loss of function
diplopia (double vision)
Cranial Nerve V:
Trigeminal
largest of the cranial nerves
Cranial Nerve V: trigeminal
three divisions of Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal):
V1- Ophthalmic
V2- Maxillary
V3- Mandibular (muscles of mastication)
this branch of cranial nerve V is both sensory AND motor
V3- Mandibular
sensory- sense to anterior 2/3 of tongue
motor- muscles of mastication
cranial nerve-

SENSATION of face
Cranial Nerve V- Trigeminal
Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal)
loss of function
-paralysis on 1 side of jaw
(jaw deviates to paralyzed side)

-episodic intense pain
Cranial Nerve VI:
Abducens
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens) innervates
lateral rectus
Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens) loss of function
inability to abduct eye
Cranial Nerve VII:
Facial Nerve
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve) innervates
muscles of facial expression

parasympathetics for saliva & tears
5 branches of the Facial Nerve (VII)
temporal
zygomatic
buccal
mandibular
cervical
("ten zebras bite my chickens")
Cranial Nerve:
-supplies motor to the face
-facial expression
-autonomics
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve)
loss of function- which cranial nerve?

-loss of taste on anterior 2/3 of tongue
-LMN lesion-> ipsilateral facial hemiparesis
-UMN lesion --> contralateral paresis on lower 1/2 of face
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve)
Cranial Nerve VIII:
Vestibulocochlear
Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear 2 DIVISIONS
Cochlear (hearing)
Vestibular (balance)
Cranial Nerve IX:
Glossopharyngeal
cranial nerves-
conveys BP information from carotid bodies to Medulla Oblongata
Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal
Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal innervates
-inervates posterior 1/3 of tongue & pharynx (swallowing)

- parasympathetics to parotid gland
Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal
loss of function
- taste and parotid gland (salivary) issues
Cranial Nerve X:
Vagus
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus) innervates
- muscles of pharynx & larynx
(swallowing & speaking)

-parasympathetics to HT, LU & other viscera
the only cranial nerve that extends beyond the head and neck
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
SENSORY to posterior 1/3 of tongue
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
conveys info & BP from aortic body to the medulla oblongata
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
loss of function
-dysphagia
-hoarseness
-NO loss of parasymp. function
Cranial Nerve XI:
Accessory
Cranial Nerve XI (accessory) innervates
trapezius and SCM
Cranial Nerve XI (accessory)
loss of function
weakness or paralysis of ipsilateral trapezius & SCM
Cranial Nerve XII
Hypoglossal
Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal) innervates
extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal) loss of function
weakness or paralysis of ipsilateral tongue
(tongue deviates to side of lesion)
receptor fields are larger ______ and smaller _____
larger PROXIMALLY and smaller DISTALLY