Chapter 10: Terminology Flashcards
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Sensory/Stimulus Transduction
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Somatosensory perception
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Proprioception
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Nocioception
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Modality / Intensity / time course / location of a stimulus
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Sensory cells/ receptors
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Mechanoreceptors
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Chemoreceptors
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9
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Thermoreceptors
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10
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Photoreceptors
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Receptor / generator potentials
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12
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Tonic receptors
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13
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Phasic receptors
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14
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adaptation
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Receptive Field
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16
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Medial Lemniscal tract
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Lateral spinothalamic tract
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18
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Sclera
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Iris
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Cornea
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Radial muscles
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22
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Circular Muscles
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Pupil
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Lens
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Vitreous humor / chamber
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Retina
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Fovea
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Optic nerve
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Optic disc
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Optic chiasma
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Photoreceptor cells
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Rods
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Cones
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Rhodopsin
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Photopsins
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Visual acuity vs. light sensitivity
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Bipolar cells
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Ganglion cells
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Vertical pathway
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Pigmented epithelium
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Retinal
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Transducin (Gt)
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Dark Current
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Outer segment
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cGMP
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cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterase (PDE)
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cGMP-gated cation channels
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Glutamate as an inhibitory
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Neurotransmitter at the PRC/BPC
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Synapse (role of mGluRs)
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Glutamate as an excitatory
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Neurotransmitter at BPC/GC synapse (role of iGluRs)
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S/M/L cones
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Convergence
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On-center ganglion cells
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Off-center ganglion cells
