Lecture 8; 9/13 Flashcards
Test 2
Name 2 pressure sensors.
Pacinian Corpuscle
Meissner’s Corpuscle
What is the pressure sensor for the skeletal muscle?
Golgi tendon apparatus
What is the stretch sensor in skeletal muscle?
Muscle Spindle
What does somatic mean?
Sensible - to be able to feel
What are the pain sensors?
Free nerve endings; nocieptors
What is adaptation in relation to sensory receptors?
Resetting process: sensors can adapt to a change
What is reverse adaptation?
Mostly seen with pain. When pain receptor is exposed to prolonged pain and the receptor becomes more sensitive.
Thats why its important to take pain meds when prescribed and to tackle pain immediately
What is 1 way to prevent reverse adaptation?
Nerve block. Free nerve ending never exposed to pain therefore preventing the prolonged exposure.
What is an example of adaptation?
Baroreceptors in high CO.
What is the job of the somatic sensory receptors?
To turn physical force into electrical current
What are the sending and recieving end in synapses called?
Pre- and Post-synaptic terminals
Directional Nomenclature: Superior
Above
Directional Nomenclature: Inferior
Below
Directional Nomenclature: Dorsal
Back
Directional Nomenclature: Ventral
Front
Directional Nomenclature: Anterior
Front
Directional Nomenclature: Posterior
Back
Directional Nomenclature: Medial
Midline
Directional Nomenclature: Lateral
To the side
Directional Nomenclature: Rostral
Front and upper
Directional Nomenclature: Caudal
Lower and rear
Directional Nomenclature: Distal
Further from CNS
Directional Nomenclature: Proximal
Closer to CNS
Directional Nomenclature: superficial
closer to the skin