Sensory Perception

Question 1

What does sensory perception provide?

Answer 1

A way to interact with an environment and provides protection by allowing an individual to sense danger and react accordingly

Question 2

What is the definition of sensation?

Answer 2

The ability to perceive stimulation through sensory organs, either internal or external

Question 3

What is perception defined as?

Answer 3

The process by which we receive, organize and interpret sensation

Question 4

What is sensory perception defined as?

Answer 4

Ability to receive sensory input and translate the stimulus or data into meaningful information

Question 5

What are the five senses

Answer 5

Hearing, seeing, touch, smell, taste

Question 6

What makes up the visual system?

Answer 6

Eyes, optic muscles, cranial nerves 2-6 (optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens)

Question 7

Outer eye is comprised of and helps with?

Answer 7

Eyelid, conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, eyes muscles

Helps with protection, regulates visual input, aid in tear production and move eyelids

Question 8

What cranial nerve deals with sound/hearing ability?

Answer 8

Cranial nerve 8, the vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 9

What does smell do?

Answer 9

Plays a critical role in controlling the desire to eat and maintain a healthy nutritional status

Question 10

What happens to senses as a person ages?

Answer 10

There is typically a decline in sensory function as a person ages

Question 11

When does age begin to effect vision?

Answer 11

The 4th decade typically, which is when there is reduced elasticity of the lens which makes it difficult to focus on items nearby

Question 12

When does reduced sense of smell typically occur?

Answer 12

60 years of age is when it typically begins and gets increasingly worse in the 70s and 80s

Question 13

What diseases can lead to decreased recognition of taste and smell?

Answer 13

Dementia related diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Question 14

Why is it dangerous for people to lose taste and smell?

Answer 14

They may accidentally eat something that was hurtful, or they may not be able to smell a gas leak.

Question 15

Where does sensation decline first?

Answer 15

In the fingers and toes, which can cause problems with burns or frostbite

Question 16

What is legal blindness?

Answer 16

Corrected visual acuity of 20/200 in the better seeing eye

Question 17

What are some primary eye disorders that cause decrease in vision?

Answer 17

Glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, macular degeneration

Question 18

What are some secondary disorders that cause decrease in vision?

Answer 18

Diabetes, hypertension, congenital abnormalities (congenital cataracts), ocular infections, chemical burns, eye malignancies,

Question 19

What are two types of cancers that affect vision?

Answer 19

Choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma

Question 20

What senses can diabetes affect?

Answer 20

Diabetics can affect vision through diabetic retinopathy and touch through diabetic neuropathy.

Question 21

What are some psychosocial consequences of hearing/vision loss

Answer 21

Social isolation, depression, anxiety, and loss of self worth

Question 22

What populations are at risk for sensory impairment?

Answer 22

The elderly

Question 23

What risk factors put a person more at risk for sensory impairment?

Answer 23

Genetics, adverse effects of medicine, chronic medical conditions, lifestyle choices, and occupation

Question 24

What drugs cause taste and smell disturbances?

Answer 24

Chemotherapy drugs, antimicrobials, antivirals, antihypertensives, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics

Question 25

How does altered taste and smell affect a person?

Answer 25

It can be associated with poor nutrient intake, reduced enjoyment with food, and reduced quality of life

Question 26

What are side effects of antihistamines that affect sensory perception?

Answer 26

Dry mouth, blurred vision

Question 27

What are some side effects of anti hypertensives that affects sensory perception?

Answer 27

Blurred vision, alterations in taste and smell

Question 28

What are some side effects of miotic eye drops (pilocarpine, carbachol) that effect sensory perception?

Answer 28

Changes in vision, increase in nearsightedness, blurred vision

Question 29

What are some side effects of anti seizure drugs (topiramate, acetazolamide) that effect sensory perception?

Answer 29

Numbness in hands and feet, dry mouth, tinnitus, blurred vision, eye pain, metallic taste

Question 30

What are some side effects of diuretics that impact sensory perception?

Answer 30

Hearing loss, tinnitus, alterations in taste and smel

Question 31

What are some side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs that effect sensory perception?

Answer 31

Alterations in taste and smell, paresthesia

Question 32

What are some side effects of antibiotics that effect sensory perception?

Answer 32

Alterations in taste and smell, ototoxicity

Question 33

What do many victims of shaken baby syndrome develop due to neurotrauma?

Answer 33

Traumatic retinoschisis

Question 34

What are some medical conditions that cause hearing loss?

Answer 34

Ear infection, tympanic membrane perforation, traumatic ear injury, foreign body

Question 35

What are some medical conditions that affect sense of smell

Answer 35

``` Sinus and upper respiratory infections Brain injury or trauma Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Medications and chemical exposure Tumors in nasal cavity Mechanical blockages of the nares ```

Question 36

What medical conditions can affect sense of taste?

Answer 36

``` Head and neck surgery Radiation to head and neck Head injury Oral abscesses and dental problems Exposure to chemical and radiations Burning mouth syndrome ```

Question 37

What medical conditions can affect the sense of touch?

Answer 37

``` Systemic Sclerosis Raynauds CVA/stroke Spinal cord injury PVD Diabetes ```

Question 38

In children with autism, what sensory issues are common?

Answer 38

Insensitivity to pain, unusual sensory responses to visual, auditory, tactile, and olfactory stimulation

Question 39

What sense can smoking affect?

Answer 39

Smoking can affect taste and smell, but returns to normal when the person stops