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is a conscious or uncousious awareness of external or internal stimuli   sensation  
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conscious awareness and interpretation of a sensation   perception  
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memories of our perception are stored in the   cortex  
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sensation is any stimuli that the BODY is   aware of  
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ex of sensation   chemoreceptors, thermo, nocicereceptors, ect..  
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some sensations that we arent aware of; why cant we?   xrays, ultra high frequency sound waves, UV light; no sensory receptors for those stimuli  
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property by which one sensation is distingished from another   sensory modality  
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generally, each type of sensory neuron can respond to only __ stimulus   one  
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the classes of sensory modalitles are   general and special senses  
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include both somatic and viseral senses, which provide info about conditions within internal organs   general senses  
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include modalitiles of smell, taste, vision, hearing, and equlibrium   special senses  
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events occuring within a sensation; ____ of the recepor & ______ of stimulus into a graded potential   - stimulation of recepor-trasduction (conversion) of stimulus into a graded potential  
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other events occuring within sensation; generation of ____ when graded potental reaches threshold   impulses  
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_____ of sensory input by the CNS can also happen within a sensation   integration  
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no structural specializaions in free nerve endings that provide us with pain, tickle, itch, temp   general sensory receptors (somatic receptors)  
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very complex structures- vision, hearing, taste, smell   special sensory structures (special sense recptors)  
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the structural classifcation of receptors; _____ endings bare ____; for pain, temp, tickle, itch and light touch   free nerve endings; bare dendrites  
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structural classification of receptors;_____ nerve endings for pressure, vibration, and deep touch   encapsulated nerve endings  
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in the encapsulated nerve endings the dendrites enclosed in _______ _____ ____   connective tissue capsule  
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structual classification of receptors; ______ sensory cells; vision, taste, hearing, balance   separate sensory cells  
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seperate sensory cells are   specialized cells that respond to stimuli  
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detech pressure or stretch; touch, pressure, vibration, hearing, equlibrium and BP   mechanoreceptors  
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detect temp   thermoreceptors  
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detect damagae to tissue   nocieptors  
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detect light   photoreceptors  
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detect molecules; taste, smell and chagnes in body fluid chemistry   chemorecptors  
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free nerve endings, encapsulated n.e and olfactory receptors produce   generator potentials  
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when generator potential is large enough, it generates a _____ it a first order neuron   nerve impulse  
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vision, hearing, equlilbrium and taste receptors produce   receptor potential  
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receptor cells release _____ molecules on first-order neruons producing postsynaptic potentials   neurotransmitter  
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in receptor potential ____ may trigger a nerve impulse   PSP  
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near surface of body; recieve external stimuli   exteroceptors  
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monitors internal env. (BV or viscera); not conscious except for paint or pressure   interorecptors  
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muscle, tendon and joint and internal ear; senses body position and movement   proprioceptors  
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in sensory receptors, the tendency for the generator or receptor potential to decrease in amplitude during a maintained constant stiumulus   adaptation  
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smell, pressure, touch- specialized for dectecting changes   rapidly adapting receptors  
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pain, body position- nerve impulses cont. as long as stimulus persists- pain is not easily ignored   slowly adapting receptors  
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touch, pressure, and vibration plus itch and tickle   tactile sensations  
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refers to ability to perceive that something has simply touched the skin   crude touch  
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provides specific information about a touch sensations such as location, shape, size and texture of the soruce of the stimulation   discriminative touch (fine touch)  
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receptors for touch include _____ and _____ these are rapidly adapting receptors   corpuscles of touch (meissners corpuscles) and hair root plexuses  
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____ and _____ are slowly adapting receptors for touch   Merkle discs and end organs of Ruffini  
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sustainted sensation that is felt over a larger area than touch   pressure  
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generally result from stiumulation of tactile receptor in deeper tissues and are longer lasting and have less variation in intesity than touch sensations   pressure sensations  
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receptors for pressure are _______ and adapt rapidly   lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles  
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___ and ___ receptors are free nerve endings   itch and tickle  
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___ is the only sensation that you may not elict on yourself   tickle  
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discriminate touch and vibration- rapidly adapting; generate impulses mainly at onset of touch   Meissners Corpuscle  
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in meissners corpuscles the ___ are enclosed in CT in ______ of hairless skin   dendrites; dermal papillae  
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flattened dendrites touching cells of stratum basale; discriminative touch   Merkel Disc  
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25% of receptors in hands   merkel Disc  
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found deep in dermis of skin; detech heavy touch, continuous touch and pressure   Ruffini Corpuscle  
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Sensation of pressure or high frequency vibration   Pacinian Corpuscle  
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found in subcutantous tissues and certain viscera; onion like enclosing a dendrite   Pacinian Corpuscle  
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free nerve endings that are located in nearly every body tissue   pain receptors (nocieptors)  
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free nerve endings found in every tissue of body except   brain  
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in pain sensation tissue injury releases chemicals such as ___, ___ or ____ that stim. nociceptors   K, kinin,s or prostaglandins  
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occurs rapidly after stimuli; Sharp pain like neddle puncture or cut   fast (acute) pain  
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fast pain occurs in larger _ nerve fibers   A  
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begins more slowly and incrases in intensity: aching or throbbing pain of toothache   slow (chronic) pain  
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slow pain is felt in both ___ and ___ tissues   superficial and deeper  
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somatic pain that arises form the stimulation of receptors in the skin is   superficial  
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somatic pain that arises from skeletal muscles, joints and tendors is   deep  
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usually felt in or just under the skin that overlies the siumulated organ   visceral pain  
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pain may also be felt in a surface area far from stiumulated organ in phenomenon known as   referred pain  
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located in skeletal muscles, tendons, in and around joints and in internal ear, movement of body parts and position   proprioceptive sensations  
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awareness of the activites of muscles, tendons and joints, balanace or equlibrium is provided by   proprioceptive or kinesthetic sense  
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in proprioceptice sensations the sensory info is sent to   cerebellum and cerebral cortex  
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receptors from proprioceptive receptors include   muscle spindle, tendon organs, and joint kinesthic recepotrs  
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strechting of muscle streches the muscle spindles sending _______ info back to the ____   sensory info; CNS  
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spindle sensory fiber monitor changes in _____   muscle lengh  
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in mus. spindles the brain regulates muscle tone by controlling   nerve fibers  
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golgi tendon organs are found   junction of tendon and muscle  
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when tendon is overly stretched, sensory signals head for CNS , result in the muscles _____   relaxation  
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found in joint capsule; respond to pressure   Ruffini corpuscles  
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found in CT around joint; respond to acceleration and deceleration of joints   Pacinian corpuscles  
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relay info from somatic receptors to primary somatosensory area in cerebral cortex   somatic sensory pathways  
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____order neuron conduct impulses to the ____   first order: CNS (brainstem or SC) either spinal or cranial nerves  
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____ order neurons conducts impulses from ____ to _____; cross over to opposite side of body   second; brainstem or SC to thalamus  
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___ order neurons conducts impulses from ____ to primary _______ (postcentral gyrus of parietal lobe)   third; thalamus to primary somatosensory cortex  
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____ or ____ pathways carry mainly pain and temp impulses   anterolateral or sinothalamic  
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anterolateral or spinothalamic are what neuron pathway   3  
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___ also relay the sensations of tickle itch and some tactile impulses   anterolateral pathways  
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____ ____ tract carries pain and temp   lateral spinothalamic  
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___ tract carries tickle, itch, crude touch and pressue   anterior  
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first cell body in ___ with synapses in cord   DRG  
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2nd cell body in ____ matter of cord, sends fibers to other side of cord and up through ____ matter to synapse in thalamus   gray, white  
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3rd cell body in ___ projects to _____ ____   thalamus to cerebral cortex  
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the ___ spinocerebellar and ___ spinocerebellar tracts are the major routes whereby ____ impules reach the cerebellum   posterior and anterior; proprioceptive  
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impulses coveyed to the cerebellum are critical for   posture, balance, and coordination of skilled movements  
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these lower motor neurons are called the _____ because many regulatory mechanisms converge of these peripheral neurons   final common pathways  
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motor portions of cerebral cortex   initiate and control precise movements  
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somatic motor pathways: direct pathways   from cerebral cortex to SC and out to muscles  
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somatic motor pathways: indirect pathway   includes synapses in cerebellum  
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direct motor pathways provide input to the lower motor neurons via ____that extend directly from Cerbral Cortex   axons  
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indirect pathways provide input motor neruons from ___ ____ in the brainstem   motor centers  
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damage of lower motor neurons produces   flaccid paralysis  
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while injury to upper motor neurons causes   spastic paralysis  
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primary motor area is located in ____ of the frontal lobe   precentral gyrus  
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upper motor neurons in primary motor area initiate   voluntary movements  
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the _____ area devoted to a muscle is proportional to the number of ____   cortical area; motor units  
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more cortical area is needed if number of motor units in a muscle is high. examples include   vocal cords, tongue, lips, fingers, thumb  
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include lateral and anterior corticospinal tracts   direct pathway or pyramidal tract  
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___ upper motor neurons in cerebral cortext   1 million  
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axons form ______ in cerebrum and pyramids in the ______   internal capsules; medulla oblongata  
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___ of fibers decussate (cross over) in the medulla; right side controls left side muscles   90%  
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direct motor pathway terminate on ___ which synapse on lower motor neurons   interneurons  
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direct motor pathway terminates on interneurons which synpase on lower motor neurons in either   - nuclei of cranial nerves- anterior horns of spinal cord  
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cortex, cerebral peduncles, 90% decussation of axons in medulla, tract formed in lateral column   lateral cortiospinal tracts  
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skilled movements (hands and feet)   lateral cortiocospinal tract  
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the 10% of axons that do not cross; controls neck and trunk muscles   anterior corticospinal muslc;es  
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damage lower motor neurons   flaccid paralysis  
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no voluntary movement on same side as damage, no reflecx actions, muscle lip and flaccid, decreased muscle tone   flaccid  
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damage to upper motor neurons   spastic  
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paralysis on opposite side from injury, increased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexs   spastic  
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is actice in both learning and performing rapid, coordinated, high skilled movements and in maintaining proper posture and equlibrum   cerebellum  
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damage to cerebellum is evidence by   ataxia and intention tremors  
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cerebellar function   - learning- corrdinating and skilled movements- posture and equilibrum  
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sensation of pain in limb that has been amputated   phantom pain  
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in phantom pain; the brain interprets nerve impulses arising in the remaing proximal portions of the ___ nerves as coming from the _____ limb   sensory nerves; nonexistant (phantom) limb  
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another explination for phantom pain is that the neurons in the brain that revieved input from the missing limb are still   acitive  
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paralysis of one limb only   monoplegia  
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paralysis of both upper or both lower   diplegia  
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paralysis of one side   hemiplegia  
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paralysis of all four limbs   quadripleidga  
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loss of reflex function (areflexia)   spinal shock  
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progressive degeration of CNS neruons of the basal nucli region due to unknown causes that decreases ___   Parkinsons; dopamine  
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in parkinsons, neruons from the ____ do not release enough dopamine onto ____ _____   substania nigra; basal ganglia  
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