Sensory System Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Q

What are the 4 steps of nociception?

A

Transduction, Transmission, Modulation, Perception

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What organ does not have nociceptors?

A

Brain

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3
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What is proprioception?

A

Sense of body position and movement

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Where are proprioception receptors found?

A

Joints, Ligaments, Tendons, Skeletal Muscles

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5
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Where are the core temperature receptors located?

A

Hypothalamus

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6
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What is the olfactory sense responsible for?

A

Smell

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7
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for olfactory sense?

A

CN1

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What are the two components of the fibrous layer of the eye?

A

Sclera, Cornea

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What part of the eye is considered the white of the eye?

A

Sclera

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What part of the eye is transparent and admits light to the interior?

A

Cornea

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What are the two components of the vascular layer of the eye?

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Choroid, Iris

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Which part of the eye is located between the sclera and retina?

A

Chorois

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13
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What is the name of the piece of choroid that is reflective?

A

Tapetum Lucidum

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What part of the eye decides how much light goes into the eye, is the main muscle of the eye, and also contains pigment?

A

Iris

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15
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What is the center of the iris called in the eye?

A

Pupil

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16
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What two components of the eye make up the nervous layer?

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Retina, Optic Disk

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What part of the eye lines the inside of the back of the eye?

18
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What is the area of the eye called where nerve fibers leave the eye?

19
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Which chamber of the eye is found between the lens and the iris?

A

Posterior Chamber

20
Q

What type of fluid is found in the posterior chamber of the eye?

A

Vitreous Humor

21
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What chamber of the eye is found between the cornea and the iris?

A

Anterior Chamber

22
Q

What type of fluid is found in the anterior chamber of the eye?

A

Aqueous Humor

23
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What does neuro- mean?

24
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What does paresis- mean?

A

Partial Paralysis

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What does -plegia mean?
Paralysis
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What does -esthesia mean?
Sensitivity
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What does analgesia mean?
No Pain, Still Conscious
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What does anesthesia mean?
Loss of Sensation
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What does olfaction mean?
Sense of Smell
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What does occulo- mean?
Eye
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What does oto- mean?
Ear
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What does aural mean?
Pertaining to Ear
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What does nystagmus mean?
Rapid, Involuntary Movement of Eyeball
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What does strabismus mean?
One Eye Cannot Focus
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What does OD mean?
Right Eye
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What does OS mean?
Left Eye
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What does OU mean?
Both Eyes
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What does AD mean?
Right Ear
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What does AS mean?
Left Ear
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What does AU mean?
Both Ears
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What is nociception?
The Brain's Perception of Experiencing Pain