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a stimulus is converted to an electrical AP by which receptors?

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specific sensory receptors

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which pathways transmit sensory tactile information?

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specific sensory pathways

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which receptors respond to mechanical stimuli (touch)?

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mechanoreceptors

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which receptors respond to thermal stimuli (hot, cold)?

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thermoreceptors

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which receptors respond to noxious stimuli (pain)?

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nociceptors

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which receptors respond to chemical stimuli (taste, smell)?

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chemoreceptors

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which receptors respond to light stimuli (sight, vision)?

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photoreceptors

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which receptors respond to sound (hearing)?

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mechanoreceptors

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which receptors respond to limb position (spacial awareness)?

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proprioreceptors

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which receptors respond to blood pressure?

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baroreceptors

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what is a receptive field?

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the distribution of sensory receptor nerve endings of a single neuron

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give examples of areas of the body with small receptive fields

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  • tongue

- tips of fingers

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give examples of areas of the body with large receptive fields

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  • shoulders
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what is the relationship between size of receptor field and size of the area of therein designated to that part of the body?

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areas with small overlapping receptor fields have larger regions of the brain (cortical representation)

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define 2 point discrimination

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ability to discern 2 separate mechanical stimuli

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what is the relationship between the size of the 2 point discrimination and the size of the receptive field?

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small 2 pt discrimination = area with small receptive fields = area with large cortical representation

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when would someone perceive 2 points?

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when stimuli is applied to 2 non overlapping receptor fields

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if you activate 3 overlapping receptive fields, how many points will the individual perceive?

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2

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describe the transduction of stimuli to an electrical impulse

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  • stimulus
  • change in receptor membrane permeability
  • influx of cations
  • depolarisation
  • AP
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how does the activation of a mechanoreceptor open an ion channel?

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force applied to a receptor pulls cytoskeletal elements under the cell membrane opening channels

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how does the activation of a chemoreceptor open an ion channel?

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G protein cascade - binding of protein distant to receptor stimulates chain of events that open pore

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how is the quality of the stimulus coded?

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by type of receptor

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how is the intensity of the stimulus coded?

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  • AP frequency

- number of activated neurons

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in terms of measuring the duration of a stimulus, receptors can be classified into two groups, what are the?

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  • slowly adapting receptors

- rapidly adapting receptors

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the distorted representation of proportion of the human brain dedicated to processing motor function is called?
sensory homunculus
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what are receptors?
peripheral endings of sensory neurons
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where are all sensory nerves collected?
dorsal root ganglion
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give examples of cutaneous and subcutaneous mechanoreceptors and what they respond to
- meissners corpuscle (light touch) - merkel disc (pressure) - hair follicle receptor (hair deflection) - pacinian corpuscle (vibration/pressure) - muffins ending (pressure/hear)
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where does the brachial plexus innervate?
- axillary (arm pit) - musculocutaneous (bicep) - radial (posterior upper limb) - ulnar (elbow) - median (upper arm)
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bundles of axons are called what?
fascicle
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each individual fascicule is surrounded by its own connective tissue, what is this known as?
perineurium
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the connective tissue surrounding bundles of fascicule is called?
epineurium
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motor neurons are composed of which type of fibre?
A alpha
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rank the different types of nerve fibres from largest diameter to smallest
- A alpha - A beta - A delta - c fibre
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rank the different types of nerve fibres from fastest to slowest
- A alpha - A beta - A delta - c fibre
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what info do A alpha fibres carry?
proprioception (muscle)
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what info do A beta fibres carry?
mechanoreception (skin)
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what info do A delta carry?
pain and temp
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what info do C fibres carry?
pain, temp and itch
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sensory axons enter the CNS via what?
dorsal root
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where are cell bodies of sensory axons located?
dorsal root ganglion
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motor axons exit the CNS via what?
ventral root
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at what level of the spinal cord id the dorsal root ganglia?
C2
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which 2 branches of the trigeminal nerve have only a sensory function?
ophthalmic and maxillary
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which branch of the trigeminal nerve has a motor function?
mandibular
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sense nerves innervating the face arise from what nerve?
trigeminal
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sense nerves innervating everywhere other than the face arise from what nerve?
spinal nerves
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what is the name of the sensory pathway of the central nervous system that conveys sensations of fine touch, vibration, two-point discrimination, and proprioception from the skin and joints
dorsal column-medial leminiscal pathway
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which type of nerve fibres are found in the dorsal column-leminiscal pathway?
A delta fibres
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in the dorsal column-leminiscal pathway which neuron crosses over to the other side?
2nd order neuron
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where are the 1st order neurons of the dorsal column-leminiscal pathway located?
dorsal root ganglia
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in the dorsal column-leminiscal pathway, where do the first order neurons make axons with the second order neurons?
gracile nucleus and the cuneate nucleus in the lower medulla
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in the dorsal column-leminiscal pathway, where do 2nd order neurons send their axons to?
thalamus
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what is the name of the sensory pathway that carries info about discriminative touch and proprioception in the oral cavity?
dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract
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1st order neurons of the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract enter the medulla and synapse with 2nd order neurons where?
principal nucleus
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where do 2nd order neurons of the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract synapse with 3rd oder neurons?
thalamus
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in the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract, where do 3rd order sensory neurons terminate?
somatosensory cortex
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1st order neurons of the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract travel along what ?
trigeminal ganglion
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in the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalmic tract which neuron crosses over to the other side?
2nd order
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where do 3rd order neurons of the dorsal/posterior trigeminothalamic tract in the thalamus ascend to?
sensory cortex
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a sensory pathway from the skin to the thalamus then from the thalamus to the somatosensory cortex, carrying information about pain and temperature is known as?
spinothalamic pathway
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the dorsal column-medial leminiscal pathway and the dorsal trigeminothalamic tract cross over to the other side at which region?
brainstem
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the spinothalamic pathway crosses over to the other side where?
level of spinal cord
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in the spinothalamic pathway, where does the 1st order neuron synapse with the second order neuron?
spinal cord
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the neurons of the spinothalamic pathway are of two types, what are these?
A delta and C fibres
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in the spinothalamic pathway, where does the 2nd order neuron synapse with the 3rd order neuron?
thalamus
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where do 3rd order neurons of the spinothalamic tract in the thalamus ascend to?
somatosensory cortex
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which sensory pathway carries info about crude touch, pain and temp from head, face and oral cavity?
anterior/ventral trigeminothalamic tract
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1st order neurons from the anterior and posterior trigeminothalamic tract arise from where?
trigeminal ganglion
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in the anterior spinothalamic tract, 1st order neurons enter the pons and synapse with 2nd order neurons, where do they synapse?
principal nucleus
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in the anterior spinothalamic tract, 2nd oder neurons cross the midline and terminate where?
thalamus
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the ability to recognise objects by feel alone is known as?
stereognosis

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