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sense organs Part 1

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(2) define stimulation   any stimuli the body is aware of  
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(2) name 3 things we are not aware of AND why is this?   x-rays, ultra high frequency sound waves, UV light BECAUSE we have no sensory receptors for those stimuli  
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(3) 6 types of sensations   touch, pain, temperature, vibration, hearing, vision  
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(3)can a specific sensory neuron respond to multiple stimuli?   No, they are specific  
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(3)how many sensory modalities are there?   2  
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(3) name the 2 sensory modalities   general senses, specific senses  
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(3) what are your general senses   somatic senses from body walls, visceral senses from internal organs  
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(3) what are special senses   smell, taste, hearing, vision, balance  
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(4) a stimulation is transduced into a ...?   graded potential  
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(4) will a sensation stimulus that turns into a graded potential typically propagate?   NO, due to the leakage of sodium ions  
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(4) what happens when the graded potential reaches its threshold?   it generates impulses  
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(4) all this sensory information is integrated where?   The CNS  
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(5) are all sensory receptors the same structure?   NO  
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(5) what are the 2 structures of sensory receptors?   general and specific  
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(5) are general sensory receptors visceral? if not what are they?   no, SOMATIC  
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(5) name 4 general sensory receptors that have NO structural specialization   pain, tickle, itch, temperatures  
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(5) what general sensory receptors do have structural specializations   touch, pressure, vibration  
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(5) which type of sensory receptors are complex (general OR Special)   special sensory receptors  
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(5) Name 4 of these complex sensory receptors   vision, hearing, taste, smell  
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(6) define what a RECEPTOR is   any structure specialized to detect a stimulus  
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(6) are simple nerve endings, complex sense organ the two types of RECEPTORS   yes  
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(6) Sensory receptors convert stimulus energy into ?   electrochemical energy  
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(6) when you convert stimulus energy into electrochemical energy this process is called?   sensory transduction  
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(6) what information about stimuli can be conveyed? 4 things   modality or type, location, intensity, duration  
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(6) what organ in the body identifies the location if the stimuli   the brain  
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(6) when the brain identifies the location of stimuli this process is called   sensory projection  
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(6) in regards to intensity how does this relate to action potentials   it has to do with the frequency of action potentials created  
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(6) in regards to intensity and fibers what is being measured   the frequency and number of fibers, and what specific fibers  
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(6) change in firing sequence over time is related to which? (modality or type, location, intensity, duration)   Duration  
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(6) What are the two types of duration receptors?   phasic receptors, tonic receptors  
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(6) Define a Phasic receptor   burst of activity and quikly adapt  
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(6) define Tonic receptor   adapt slowly, generates impulses comtinually  
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(6) of the two duration receptors which adapts slowly and which adapts quickly?   Phasic= quick , Tonic= slow  
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(6) Which duration receptor deals with smell and hair receptors?   Phasic receptor  
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(6) which duration receptor is a proprioceptor?   Tonic receptor  
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(6) define proprioceptor   a sensory receptor that receives stimuli from within the body, especially one that responds to position and movement.  
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(8) What are the 4 ways we classify a sensory receptor (to determine what type of cell it is?)   structural, type of response to stimulus, location of receptors and origin of stimuli, type of stimuli they detect  
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(9) the two types fo nerve endings   free nerve endings , encapsulated nerve endings  
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(9) define free nerve endings (and what senses they relate   bare dendrites, pain, temp, tickle, itch, light touch  
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(9) define encapsulated nerve endings ( and what senses they relate)   dendrites enclosed in connective tissue capsule, Pressure, vibration, deep touch  
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(9)define dendrite   a short branch extension of a nerve cell  
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(9) what cells deal with the special senses such as vision, taste, hearing, and balance   separate sensory cells  
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(11) free nerve endings, encapsulated nerve endings and olfactory receptors all produce ______ potentials   Generator  
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(11) when a generator potential is large enough it generates a ____ impulse in a ____ order neuron   nerve, first  
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(11) what kind of a potential do vision, hearing, balance, and taste produce   receptor potentials  
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(11) what does a receptor cell release on first order neurons   neurotransmitter molecules  
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(11) once neurotransmitter molecules are released to first order neurons this produces _____ potentials   postsynaptic  
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(11) PSP may trigger a _____ impulse   nerve  
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(12) where do you find exteroceptors   near the body surface  
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(12) what does an interoceptor monitor   internal environment (BV or Viscera)  
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(12) what do proprioceptors sense   body position and movement  
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(12) where do you find proprioceptors   muscles, tendons, joints, and internal ear  
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(13) which receptors deal with detecting pressure or stretch   mechanoreceptors  
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(13) which receptor detects temperature   thermoreceptor  
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(13) which receptor detects tissue damage   Nociceptors  
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(13) which receptor detects light   photoreceptors  
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(13) which receptor detects molecules   chemoreceptors (ie taste, smell, changes in body fluid chemistry)  
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(14) What are things that will happen a sensory receptor starts to decrease in responsiveness in regards to smells, and water temp   bad smells dissapear, hot water only feels warm  
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(14) which are rapid adapting receptors? which are slow adapting? (smell, pressure, touch) (pain, body position)   rapidly adapting: smell, pressure,touch //// slowly adapting: pain, body position  
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(15) define crude touch   ability to perceive something has touched the skin  
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(15) define discriminative touch   provides location and texture of the source  
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(15) match with proper definition: pressure, vibration, itching, tickle (A)repetitive sensory signals (B)stimulation of free nerve endings only by someone else (C)sustained sensation over a large area (D)chemical stimulation of free nerve endings   Pressure-C Vibration-A Itching-D Tickle-B  
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(27) define referred pain   misinterpreted pain.  
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(29) endogenous opiods do what to pain   block it  
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(29) spinal gating stops pain signals at the ___ horn   dorsal  
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(31) sensory info is sent to the ___ and ____ cortex   cerebellum, cerebral  
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(34) pacinian corpuscles respond to ?   acceleration and deceleration of joints  
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(34) ruffini corpuscles respond to ?   pressure  
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(36) is smell more highly sensitive for women or men?   Women  
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(39) adapation = (decreasing,increasing) sensitivity   decreasing  
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(39) olfactory adaptation is rapid due to (sympathetic, parasympathetic) inhibition   sympathetic  
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(39) olfactory adaptation decreases sensitivity by (25%, 50%) in 1 minute   50%  
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(42) define gustation   the sensation of taste resulting from the action of chemicals on the taste buds  
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(42) name which lingual papillae have taste buds ?   fungiform, vallate  
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(42) name which lingual papillae dont have taste buds   filiform, foliate  
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(44) the 5 major taste sensations are   salty, sweet, sour, bitter, umami  
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(45) what two nerves innervate taste buds on the tongue   facial nerve XII (2/3), glossopharyngeal nerve IX (1/3)  
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(45) what nerve deals with the palate, pharynx, and epiglottis   vagus nerve X  
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(47) perforated eardrum can be caused by?   explosion, scuba diving, ear infection  
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(53) hearing comes from the inner or outer hair cells?   inner  
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(57) does the tensor tympani pull the eardrum inward or outward   inward (to tighten it)  
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(57) the stapedius (reduces , increases) the mobility of the stapes   reduces  
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(58) sound is produced by vibration of ____ then vibration of ____ membrane under hair cells   ossicles, basilar  
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(64) the auricle collects?   sound waves  
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(64) the eardrum vibrates slow for ____ sounds and fast for ___ sounds   low pitched, high pitched  
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(64) when a microvili is bent during hearing by sounds it produces an ?   action potetial  
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(64) internal hair cells bend against the ?   tectorial membrane  
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(69) you get a cochlear implant when you   damage hair cells  
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(69) a cochlear implant electrically stimulates which nerve?   vestibulochchlear nerve  
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(70) define nerve deafness   damage to hair cells  
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(70) define conduction deafness   a perforated eardrum, otosclerosis  
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(73) define static vs dynamic equillibrium   static- balance when standing still. dynamic- balance while moving  
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(83) define conjunctiva   mucous membrane lining the eyelids and anterior eyeball  
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(83) a conjunctiva is richly vascular meaning it heals?   quickly  
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(89) the junction of the sclera and cornea is called the   canal of schlemm  
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(90) the cilliary body(process) secretes the?   aqueous humor  
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(91) the iris and pupils function is the regulate what   the amount of light entering the eye  
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(92) radial vs smooth muscles of iris which is for (bright light, dim light)   circular- bright light Radial- dim light  
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(95) the retina covers the posterior (1/2, 3/4) of the eyeball   3/4  
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(104) aqueous humor flows from posterior chamber tot eh anterior chamber through the ___   pupil  
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(104) aqueous humor continually produced by   cilliary body  
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(104) glaucoma is a condition that could cause blindness due to a problem with   pressure, problem with drainage of aqueous humor  
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(104) where does the aqueous humor drain to?   the blood  
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(105) define refration   bending of light as it passes from one substance to antoher  
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(106) at what angle or degrees is light not refracted   90 degrees  
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(105) what two parts parts of the eye deal with refraction of light as it enters the eye   cornea and lens  
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(107) which refracts light more? cornea or lens (what percent also)   cornea 75%  
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(109) when light passes through the lens it forms an ____ image   inverted  
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(112) emmotropia vs convergence   emmotropia- far sight thin lens convergence- close sight thick lens  
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(113) increase in curvature of the lens is called   accomodation  
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(114) define near point   closest distance from the eye an object can be and still be in clear focus  
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(114) define presbyopia   it reduced accommodation as we get older (its why we need glasses)  
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(115) define emmetropic eye   normal - can refract light form 20 ft away  
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(115) define myopia   nearsighted , yeball is too long from front to back  
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(115) define hypermetropic   farsighted , eyeball is too short  
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(115) an astigmatism   corneal surface wavy, parts of image out of focus  
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(117) rods contain 1 opsin while cones contain 3 how does this directly affect the absorption of different colors of light?   rods can absorb 1 color, cones can absorb 3  
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(118) the axons of ganglion cell form the ___ nerve   optic  
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(118) bipolar cells, ganglion cells (which are 1st order neurons , which are 2nd order neurons?)   bipolar=1st ganglion=2nd  
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(121) the visual pigment (opsin) in rod cells is called ? what color is it visually?   rhodopsin , purple  
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(121) the 2 major parts to opsin molecule?   protein called opsin and a vitamin A derivative called retinal  
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(121) the opsin that cones contain?   photopsin  
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(123) pigmented epithelium has large amounts of vitamin ____ to help with the _____ process of photopigments   A, regeneration  
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(123) do rods contribute much to daylight vision? this is due to?   No, bleaching as fast as they can regenerate  
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(124) define light adaptation   adjustments when emerge from dark into the light  
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(124) define dark adaptation   adjustments when enter the dark from a bright solution  
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(124) which dark adaptation ... light sensitivity (increases,decreases) as photopigments regenerate   increases  
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(129) convergence is when one cone cell synapses onto one _____ cell this produces best visual acuity   bipolar  
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(129) horizontal cell enhance _____ in the visual scene because they laterally inhibit ___ cells in the are   contrast, bipolar  
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(129) amacrine cells ____ bipolar cells if levels of illumination change   excite  
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(130) visual info of the optic nerve travels to ____ for vision.// to ____ for controlling pupil size and coordination of head and eye movements///// to ____ to establish sleep patterns based on ____ rhythms of light and darkness   occipital lobe, midbrain, hypothalamus, circadian  
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(131) define duplicity thory   explains why we have both rods and cones, one for sensitive night vision the other for high resolution daytime vision  
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(132) the scotopic system is also known as   night vision  
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(133) does the fovea contain rods, cones, or both   only cone cells  
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(133) each foveal cone cell has a ______ line to the brain   private  
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