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Nerves
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Anatomy
12th Grade
03/29/2011

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Term
Somatic Senses
Definition
(sense of touch) senses associated with skin, muscles, joints, and organs.
Term
Meissner's Corpuscles
Definition

Oval masses under epithelum ; light touch.

 

Term
Pacinian Corpuscles
Definition
Deep subcutaneous tissue tendons and ligaments ; heavy deep pressure.
Term
Cold Receptors
Definition

Sensitive between 10 degrees and 20 degrees Celcius

 

10 degrees Celcius -- pain receptors -- freezing

Term
Heat Receptors
Definition

Sensitive between 25 degrees and 45 degrees Celcius

 

Above 45 degrees Celcius -- pain receptors -- burning

Term
Sensory Adaptation.
Definition

Adjustment due to continous stimulation , impulses leave at decreasing rates.

 

Ex) Getting "used to" a bad odor.

Term
Perception.
Definition
A feeling that occurs when the brain interperts sensory impulses.
Term
Projection.
Definition
While interperting sensory info the brain projects the info back.
Term
What are the 5 types of Sensory Receptors?
Definition

1) Chemo Receptors

2)Pain Receptors

3)Thermo Receptors

4)Mechano Receptors

5)Photo Receptors

Term
What are the actions of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic?
Definition

Sympathetic -- Prepares the body for stress or emergencies.

 

Parasympathetic -- Operates under normal conditions and returns to normal.

Term
Automatic Nervous System
Definition
Function is continous and does not regain consious effort. Controls Visceral functions and responds to stress.
Term
What are the types of pain fibers?
Definition

Acute Pain Fiber -- myelinated nerves, rapid impulses restricted areas "sharp" pain.

 

Chronic Pain Fibers -- unmyelinated nerves ; slow impulses

-wide spread areas, dull/aching pain

-continues after stimulus is removed/ may increase in pain.

Term
Olfactor
Definition

-Sensory

 

-Smell

Term
Sensations
Definition
Feelings resulting from sensory stimulation.
Term
Optic
Definition

-Sensory

 

-Vision

Term
Oculometer
Definition

-Motor

 

-Move eye and regulate light

Term
Trochlear
Definition

-Mixed

 

  • Opthalmic
  • Maxillary
  • Mandibular
Term
Opthalmic
Definition
Sensory around eyes
Term
Maxillary
Definition
Sensory around Maxilla
Term
Mandibular
Definition
Sensory from around the Mandible
Term
Abducens
Definition

-Motor

 

-Move eyes

Term
Facial
Definition

-Mixed

 

-Sensory

Taste

 

-Motor

Face

Term
Vestibulocochlear
Definition

-Sensory

 

Vestibular-Equilibrium

 

Cochlear-Hearing

Term
Glossophargngeal
Definition

-Mixed

 

-Sensory

Throat

 

-Motor

Term
What are the 2 types of headaches?
Definition

Tension- contractions of the skeletal muscles in the forehead, sides of the head, or back of the neck.

 

Vascular - constriction or dialation of the cranial blood vessels.

Term
Referred Pain
Definition
When viscereal pain feels as if it is coming from some part of the body other than the part being stimulated.
Term
Vagus Nerve
Definition

-Mixed

 

-Sensory-upper torso

 

-Motor- upper torso

Term
Accessory
Definition

Motor

 

-Cranial- soft palate throat

 

-Spinal- neck and back

Term
Hypoglossal
Definition

Motor

 

Move tongue

Term
Label figure 10.2.
Definition
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