Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System: Types and Functions of Sensory Receptors, Quizzes of Physiology

Download Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System: Types and Functions of Sensory Receptors and more Quizzes Physiology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What is included in the peripheral nervous system? DEFINITION 1 1. sensory receptors2. peripheral nerves3. associated ganglia4. motor endings TERM 2 Structures specialized to respond to stimuli: DEFINITION 2 sensory receptor TERM 3 Environmental change: DEFINITION 3 stimuli TERM 4 awareness of a stimuli: DEFINITION 4 sensation TERM 5 individual interpretation of a stimuli: DEFINITION 5 perception TERM 6 Three ways to classify sensory receptors: DEFINITION 6 1. Type of stimulus detected2. Body location3. structural complexity TERM 7 Modality= DEFINITION 7 stimulus type TERM 8 What are the five different ways to classify sensory receptors by stimulus type? DEFINITION 8 1. mechanoreceptors2. thermoreceptors3. photoreceptors4. chemoreceptors5. nocireceptors TERM 9 Type of Sensory receptor: deformation of receptor or surrounding tissue: DEFINITION 9 mechanoreceptor TERM 10 What do mechanoreceptors detect? DEFINITION 10 touch, pressure, vibration, stretch TERM 21 How is a sensory receptor activated? DEFINITION 21 by a membrane potential which triggers an impulse to the CNS TERM 22 Awareness of a stimulus: DEFINITION 22 sensation TERM 23 How many types of sensations are there? DEFINITION 23 2 TERM 24 Why can the hypothalamus monitor temperature? DEFINITION 24 because there is no blood brain barrier located here TERM 25 which type of receptor would detect a change in blood pH/ glucose? DEFINITION 25 chemoreceptor TERM 26 What can be detected by the externoreceptors? DEFINITION 26 touch, pressure, temp, pain TERM 27 Which sensory receptor, classified by location, includes senses? DEFINITION 27 externoreceptor TERM 28 Stimulus within the body: DEFINITION 28 interoreceptor TERM 29 What does interoreceptors detect? DEFINITION 29 1. chemical2. stretch3. temperature TERM 30 What is a specialized interorecpter which monitors stretch? DEFINITION 30 proprioreceptors TERM 31 Where are proprioreceptors found>? DEFINITION 31 1. muscles2. tendons3. muscle coverings4. joints5. ligamaments TERM 32 Which receptor constantly advises that brain of movement? DEFINITION 32 proriorecptor TERM 33 Simple receptors are also known as DEFINITION 33 General senses TERM 34 This type of general senses has: DEFINITION 34 modified dendritic ends of sensory neurons TERM 35 Three types of general senses: DEFINITION 35 1. tactile2. somatic3. visceral TERM 46 Types of sensory receptors involved in general sensations: DEFINITION 46 1. unencapsulated receptors2. encapsulated receptors TERM 47 Free dendritic sensory endings: DEFINITION 47 unencapsulated receptors TERM 48 In unencapsulated receptors, what can act as a sensory receptor? DEFINITION 48 dendrite TERM 49 The dendrite can act as a sensory receptor: DEFINITION 49 unencapsulated TERM 50 Which type of receptor responds chiefly to temperature and pain? DEFINITION 50 unencapsulated receptors TERM 51 Dermal thermoreceptors and nocireceptors are examples of: DEFINITION 51 unencapsulated receptors TERM 52 Where are free nerve ending located? DEFINITION 52 Abundant in epithelial and connective tissue TERM 53 What is the function of free nerve endings? DEFINITION 53 to respond to temperature and pain TERM 54 Where are merkel and tactile cells located? DEFINITION 54 in the deeper layers of the epidermis TERM 55 What is the function of merkel or tactile cells? DEFINITION 55 to detect light touch TERM 56 Hair follicle plexus is aka: DEFINITION 56 hair root plexus TERM 57 Where are hair root plexus located? DEFINITION 57 at the base of the hair root TERM 58 What is the function the hair root plexus? DEFINITION 58 to detect movements of the hairs TERM 59 What are the three types of unencapsulated receptors? DEFINITION 59 1. free nerve endings2. merkel or tactile3. hair root plexus/ hair follicle receptor TERM 60 Dendritic ends surrounded by CT: DEFINITION 60 encapsulated receptors TERM 71 Which encapsulated receptor has their dendritic ends covered by a flat capsule? DEFINITION 71 raffini endings TERM 72 Which receptor advises the brain on body movements? DEFINITION 72 proprioreceptors TERM 73 Which type of encapsulated receptor detects muscle stretch and initiated a reflex response? DEFINITION 73 muscle spindles TERM 74 Where are muscle spindles located? DEFINITION 74 perimysium of skeletal muscle TERM 75 Modified muscle fibers enclosed in CT: DEFINITION 75 muscle spindles TERM 76 Which proprioreceptor is located in the tendons located near the insertion point of muscles? DEFINITION 76 golgi tendon organs TERM 77 Which proprioreceptor inhibits muscle contraction? DEFINITION 77 golgi tendon organs TERM 78 What is the function of baroreceptors? DEFINITION 78 mechano receptors that respond to blood pressure TERM 79 Where are baroreceptors located? DEFINITION 79 walls of certain blood vessels TERM 80 What determines the ph of the blood? DEFINITION 80 The amount of free hydrogen ions TERM 81 Where are carotid/ aortic bodies located? DEFINITION 81 1. walls of certain blood vessel2. medulla TERM 82 Which type of receptor are carotid bodies? DEFINITION 82 chemoreceptor TERM 83 What are the seven types of encapsulated receptors? DEFINITION 83 1. meissner's corpuscle2. pasnian corpuscle3.raffine endings4.golgi tendon organs5.muscle spindle6.barorecptors7.carotid bodies TERM 84 What are the properties of sensory receptors? DEFINITION 84 1. specificity2. frequency3. Excitability4. modality5. intensity6. Adapability TERM 85 Fast adapting receptors are called: DEFINITION 85 phasic sensory receptor