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Peripheral Nervous System for A&P

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Mechanoreceptors   stimulus = mechanical force, mechanism = deforms cell membrane (cutaneous touch/pressure receptors)  
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Chemoreceptors   stimulus = dissolved chemicals, mechanism = affects ionic permeability (smell, taste, osmoreceptors)  
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Photoreceptors   stimulus = light, mechanism = photochemical reaction (rods and cones)  
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Nociereceptors   stimulus = tissue damage, mechanism = chemical release (cutaneuous pain receptors)  
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Unencapsulated free dendritic nerve endings   almost all body tissues; most in epithelial and connective tissue for pain, temp, pressure  
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Encapsulated dendritic nerve endings   sensory nerve endings enclosed within connective tissue capsule, mechanoreceptors  
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Meissener's corpuslces   sensitive to light pressure and discriminiative touch, found in dermal papillae of hairless skin (fingertips, palms)  
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Krause's end bulbs   like Meissen's found in connective tissue of mucosae near body orfrices (mouth, eyes)  
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Pacinian corpuscles   fast adapating mechanorecptors respond to deep pressure/stretch, found in subcutaneous tissue skin; tendons; ligaments  
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Ruffini's corpuscles   slow adapting,deep presure/stretch, found in dermis, hypodermis, joint capsule helps cerebellum adjust for balance  
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Muscle spindle fibers   respond to sudden changes in length (communicates with spinal cord)  
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Golgi tendon organs   respond to changes in tension, causes muscle to relax after contraction  
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joint kinesthetic receptors   monitor stretch in articular capsule enclosing joints, includes ruffini's, pacinian, and free dendritic endings  
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Endoneurium   thin connectie tissue layer over each axon  
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Perineurium   denser connective tissue bundles nerves into fasciles  
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Epineurium   outer conective tissue, encloses all fasiciculi bundles to form nerve  
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Mixed nerves   most nerves are mixed both afferent and efferent nerves  
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PNS nerve classification   somatic afferent/efferent, visceral afferent/efferent, and cranial/spinal  
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Spinal nerves   31 pairs, all mixed (ventral and dorsal roots)  
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Cervical spinal nerves   C1-C8 (C8 emerges inferior to vertebrae C7)  
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Thoracic spinal nerves   12 from T1-T12  
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Lumbar spinal nerves   5 from L1-L5  
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Sacral   5 from S1-S5  
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Cocygeal   1 pair  
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Spinal nerve proper   ventral root (motor) and dorsal root (sensory) fuse  
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ventral ramus   on anterior portion, motor and sensory needs of muscles on extremities/thoracic and abdominal walls found in intercostal groove of rib  
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dorsal ramus   posterior side, smaller; serves skin and musculature of posterio rbody trunk  
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meningeal branch   re-enters spinal cord to innervate the meninges and blood vessels  
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Dermatome   area of body served by one common sensory nerve (test this first)  
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Myotome   group of muscles served by one common motor nerve (test this second)  
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Spinal Reflexes   involuntary somatic reflexes like the knee jerk. Reflexes by spinal cord, remain even with cortical brain damage but not if cord is transected  
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Stretch/Deep tendon reflexes   Muscle spindle fibers cause contraction in response to rapid increase in length  
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Flexor reflex   Ispilateral (same side of body), withdraw body part from perceived or real threat  
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Crossed extensor reflex   withdrawl on threatened side and extend on opposite (contralateral) side  
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