5 Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
Q

What is the labeled line principle

A

Type of sensation felt when nerve fiber is stimulated is determined by receptors being activated and the termination point

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2
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Free nerve endings detects what and what kind of receptors

Sup.

A

Detects crude touch and pressure

Slowly adapting

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3
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Meissner’s corpuscles detects what and what kind of receptors

Sup.

A

Never endings of large myelinated sensory nerve divers

Detect fine touch and low frequency

Rapidly adapting

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4
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Markel’s discs detects what and what kind of receptors

Sup.

A

Detect touch and light pressure

Slowly adapting (writing)

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5
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Hair end organ detects what and what kind of receptors

Sup to deep

A

Free nerve endings of hair root

Detects hair movement

Rapidly adapting

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6
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Ruffini endings detects what and what kind of receptors

Deep

A

Detects heavy prolonged touch and pressure

Slowly adapting

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7
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Pacinian corpuscles detects what and what kind of receptors

Deep

A

Detect tissue vibration and rapid change in mechanical state of the tissue

Deep pressure and stretch

Rapidly adapting

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8
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What does rapidly adapting mean

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Adapt to rapidly changing signals

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9
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What does slowly adapting receptors mean

A

Adapts to long continuous signals

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10
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What is the receptive field

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The surface area that stimuli must reach to activate that neuron

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What is the relationship between receptive field and density of receptors

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Inversely proportional

Large fields have less receptors

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12
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What is the discrimination and receptive field of back and legs

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More acuity

Low number of receptors

Large receptive field

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13
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What is the discrimination and receptive field of fingertips and tongues

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Less acuity

High number of receptors

Small receptive field

More discrimination

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14
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What are the two pain receptors

A

Nociceptors and thermoreceptors

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15
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Where do you find nociceptors

A

Superficial skin
Internal tissue
Arterial walls
Bones joints muscle

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16
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What are nociceptors stimulated by

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Mechanical

Thermal

Chemical

17
Q

Where do type IA and II fibres get their information from

And at what speed

A

Proprioception

80-120m/sec in muscle spindles

18
Q

Where do type Ib fibres get there information from

Speed?

A

Golgi tendon organs

Joints

80-120m/sec

19
Q

Where do type AB fibres get their information from

Speed?

A

Sense of touch, skin

Meissner corpuscles, merkels discs, hair receptors, pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini endings

30-70m/sec

20
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Where do type A delta get there information from

A

Free nerve endings

Fast pain
Cold deep pressure
Touch sensation

6-30m/sec

21
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Where do type C fibres get their information

A

Free never endings

Slow pain
Cold warmth
Crude touch
Pressure sensations
0.5-2m/sec