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includes sensory receptors, peripheal nerves, associated ganglia, motor endings
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PNS
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receptor classification stimulus type-
respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, itch |
mechanoreceptors
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receptor classification stimulus type-
sensitive to changes in TEMPERATURE |
thermoreceptors
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receptor classification stimulus type-
respond to light energy (ex. retina) |
photoreceptors
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receptor classification stimulus type-
respond to chemicals (ex. smell, taste, etc) |
chemoreceptors
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receptor classification stimulus type-
responds to PAIN |
nociceptors
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receptor classification by location-
respond to stimuli arising outside the body; found near the body surface; general senses, inc. special sense organs |
exteroceptors
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receptor classification by location-
respond to stimuli arising within the body (internal viscera and blood vessels); chemical changes, stretch, temperature changes |
interoceptors
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types of mechanoreceptors-
responds to pressure |
Merkel's disc
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types of mechanoreceptors-
responds to skin stretch |
Ruffini Ending
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types of mechanoreceptors-
respond to VIBRATION |
Pacinian Corpuscle
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types of mechanoreceptors-
respond to TOUCH |
Meissner's Corpuscle
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types of mechanoreceptors-
respond to PAIN |
nociceptor
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simple receptors-
free nerve endings, merkel's discs and hair follicle receptors are examples of... |
Unencapsulated
(Simple Receptors) |
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simple receptors-
meissner's corpuscles, pacinian, corpuscles, muscle spindles, GTO, Ruffini's and joint kinesthetic receptors |
Encapsulated
(Simple Receptors) |
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Sensation does NOT always equal....
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Perception
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the awareness of changes in the internal and external environment
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sensation
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the conscious interpretation of sensory stimuli
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perception
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what sensory stimuli is not perceived/interpreted?
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x-rays
UV sound ( >20kHZ, <20Hz) |
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3 main levels of neural integration in the somatosensory system are:
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1- receptor level
2- circuit level (ascending pathways) 3- perceptual level |
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when does adaptation occur for sensory receptors?
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when they are subjected to an unchanging stimulus
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which sensory receptors do NOT exhibit adaptation?
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pain and proprioceptors
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cordlike organ of the PNS consisting of peripheal axons enclosed by connective tissue
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nerve
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structure of a nerve-
loose connective tissue that SURROUNDS axons |
endoneurium
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structure of a nerve-
coarse connective tissue that bundles fibers into fascicles |
perineurium
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structure of a nerve-
tough fibrous sheath around a nerve |
epineurium
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conscious/unconscious
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sensory/afferent
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voluntary/involuntary
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motor/efferent
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most common type of nerve (sensory and motor fibers carry impulses to/from CNS)
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mixed
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the 3 classifications of nerves
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afferent
efferent mixed |
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4 types of mixed nerves
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1- somatic afferent
2- somatic efferent 3- visceral afferent 4- visceral efferent |
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types of mixed nerves-
sensory from skin |
somatic afferent
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types of mixed nerves-
motor to skeletal muscle |
somatic efferent
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types of mixed nerves-
sensory from viscera |
visceral afferent
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types of mixed nerves-
motor to smooth muscle |
visceral efferent
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originate from brain/brainstem (cranial nerves) or spinal column (spinal nerves)
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peripheral nerves
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the 4 cranial nerves that carry parasympathetic fibers
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III, VII, IX, X
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shortest of the cranial nerves
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I Olfactory
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Cranial Nerve I:
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Olfactory-
smell |
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Cranial Nerve I:
loss of function |
(loss or decrease in sense of smell):
*anosmia *hyposmia |
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Cranial Nerve II:
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Optic-
vision |
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optic nerve damage produces irreversible blindness because the nerve is...
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incapable of regeneration
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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
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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
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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
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Cranial Nerve III name:
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Oculomotor
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Cranial Nerve III loss of function:
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"down and out" syndrome
ipsilateral pupil dilated ptosis |
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Cranial Nerve III innervates
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-4 of the 6 extrinsic eye muscles
-levator palpebrae superioris |
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parasympathetics for pupil constriction (miosis) and lens shape
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III-Oculomotor
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raises eyelid, directs the eyeball, constricts iris
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III-Oculomotor
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Cranial Nerve IV name:
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Trochlear
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smallest of the cranial nerves
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IV- Trochlear
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only cranial nerve to exit dorsal brain stem
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IV- Trochlear
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Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear) innervates
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innervates superior oblique
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Cranial Nerve IV (Trochlear) loss of function
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diplopia (double vision)
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Cranial Nerve V:
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Trigeminal
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largest of the cranial nerves
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Cranial Nerve V: trigeminal
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three divisions of Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal):
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V1- Ophthalmic
V2- Maxillary V3- Mandibular (muscles of mastication) |
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this branch of cranial nerve V is both sensory AND motor
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V3- Mandibular
sensory- sense to anterior 2/3 of tongue motor- muscles of mastication |
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cranial nerve-
SENSATION of face |
Cranial Nerve V- Trigeminal
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Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal)
loss of function |
-paralysis on 1 side of jaw
(jaw deviates to paralyzed side) -episodic intense pain |
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Cranial Nerve VI:
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Abducens
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Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens) innervates
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lateral rectus
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Cranial Nerve VI (Abducens) loss of function
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inability to abduct eye
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Cranial Nerve VII:
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Facial Nerve
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Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve) innervates
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muscles of facial expression
parasympathetics for saliva & tears |
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5 branches of the Facial Nerve (VII)
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temporal
zygomatic buccal mandibular cervical ("ten zebras bite my chickens") |
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Cranial Nerve:
-supplies motor to the face -facial expression -autonomics |
Cranial Nerve VII (Facial Nerve)
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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)
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Cranial Nerve VIII:
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Vestibulocochlear
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Cranial Nerve VIII: Vestibulocochlear 2 DIVISIONS
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Cochlear (hearing)
Vestibular (balance) |
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Cranial Nerve IX:
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Glossopharyngeal
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cranial nerves-
conveys BP information from carotid bodies to Medulla Oblongata |
Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal
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Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal innervates
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-inervates posterior 1/3 of tongue & pharynx (swallowing)
- parasympathetics to parotid gland |
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Cranial Nerve IX: Glossopharyngeal
loss of function |
- taste and parotid gland (salivary) issues
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Cranial Nerve X:
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Vagus
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Cranial Nerve X (Vagus) innervates
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- muscles of pharynx & larynx
(swallowing & speaking) -parasympathetics to HT, LU & other viscera |
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the only cranial nerve that extends beyond the head and neck
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Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
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SENSORY to posterior 1/3 of tongue
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Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
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conveys info & BP from aortic body to the medulla oblongata
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Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
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Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
loss of function |
-dysphagia
-hoarseness -NO loss of parasymp. function |
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Cranial Nerve XI:
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Accessory
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Cranial Nerve XI (accessory) innervates
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trapezius and SCM
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Cranial Nerve XI (accessory)
loss of function |
weakness or paralysis of ipsilateral trapezius & SCM
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Cranial Nerve XII
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Hypoglossal
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Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal) innervates
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extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue
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Cranial Nerve XII (Hypoglossal) loss of function
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weakness or paralysis of ipsilateral tongue
(tongue deviates to side of lesion) |
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receptor fields are larger ______ and smaller _____
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larger PROXIMALLY and smaller DISTALLY
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