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Which type of pain is transmitted via the paleospinothalamic tract?
Which type of pain is transmitted via the paleospinothalamic tract?
- Slow pain via C fibers (correct)
- Acute thermal pain via C fibers
- Mechanical pain via A-d fibers
- Fast pain via A-d fibers
What is a known complication of a retrobulbar block?
What is a known complication of a retrobulbar block?
- Gustatory dysfunction
- Retrobulbar apnea syndrome (correct)
- Corneal abrasion
- Intraocular pressure reduction
Which of the following agents is known to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP)?
Which of the following agents is known to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP)?
- Intubation
- Inhalation anesthetics (correct)
- Succinylcholine
- Ketamine
Which of the following sensory modalities is primarily associated with the inner ear?
Which of the following sensory modalities is primarily associated with the inner ear?
Which type of receptor is specifically designed to detect temperature changes?
Which type of receptor is specifically designed to detect temperature changes?
What principle explains how certain nerve fibers transmit only one modality of sensation?
What principle explains how certain nerve fibers transmit only one modality of sensation?
Which receptor is responsible for detecting deep pressure and vibration?
Which receptor is responsible for detecting deep pressure and vibration?
What effect does continued stimulation have on receptor adaptation?
What effect does continued stimulation have on receptor adaptation?
What do mechanoreceptors primarily detect?
What do mechanoreceptors primarily detect?
Which type of receptor would help you sense tissue damage?
Which type of receptor would help you sense tissue damage?
What type of nerve fibers are classified as Type C?
What type of nerve fibers are classified as Type C?
Which sensory pathway crosses over at the medulla?
Which sensory pathway crosses over at the medulla?
In differential blockade during neuraxial anesthesia, which type of fibers are typically blocked first?
In differential blockade during neuraxial anesthesia, which type of fibers are typically blocked first?
What is the primary characteristic of reciprocal inhibition?
What is the primary characteristic of reciprocal inhibition?
Which of the following accurately describes temporal summation?
Which of the following accurately describes temporal summation?
Which type of sensory fibers are primarily involved with muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs?
Which type of sensory fibers are primarily involved with muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs?
Which statement about the anterolateral system is true?
Which statement about the anterolateral system is true?
What does spatial summation refer to in the context of nerve signal transmission?
What does spatial summation refer to in the context of nerve signal transmission?
What is transduction in the context of the nervous system?
What is transduction in the context of the nervous system?
Which mechanoreceptor subtypes sense superficial tactile sensation?
Which mechanoreceptor subtypes sense superficial tactile sensation?
Which mechanoreceptor subtypes sense deep tissue sensation?
Which mechanoreceptor subtypes sense deep tissue sensation?
Which mechanoreceptor subtype is involved in both superficial and deep sensation? (select 2)
Which mechanoreceptor subtype is involved in both superficial and deep sensation? (select 2)
What sensations are associated with free nerve endings? (Select all that apply)
What sensations are associated with free nerve endings? (Select all that apply)
What sensation is associated with electromagnetic receptors?
What sensation is associated with electromagnetic receptors?
What is receptor potential?
What is receptor potential?
What mechanisms cause receptor potentials? (Select all that apply)
What mechanisms cause receptor potentials? (Select all that apply)
What is differential sensitivity in the context of sensory receptors?
What is differential sensitivity in the context of sensory receptors?
The greater the receptor potential rises above threshold, the ____ the action potential frequency.
The greater the receptor potential rises above threshold, the ____ the action potential frequency.
What occurs when a sensory receptor experiences intense stimulation?
What occurs when a sensory receptor experiences intense stimulation?
What occurs to the action potential amplitude of sensory receptors under increased stimulation?
What occurs to the action potential amplitude of sensory receptors under increased stimulation?
How are receptors responsive to both weak and intense stimuli?
How are receptors responsive to both weak and intense stimuli?
What is adaptation in the context of sensory receptors?
What is adaptation in the context of sensory receptors?
Rapid receptors are associated with sensing ____ changes.
Rapid receptors are associated with sensing ____ changes.
Slow adapting receptors sense ____ conditions in the body.
Slow adapting receptors sense ____ conditions in the body.
Which of the following receptors are classified as slow adapting receptors? (select all that apply)
Which of the following receptors are classified as slow adapting receptors? (select all that apply)
What type of nerve fibers are postganglionic autonomic fibers?
What type of nerve fibers are postganglionic autonomic fibers?
What type of fibers are unmyelinated fibers that carry slow pain, itch, temperature, and crude touch sensations?
What type of fibers are unmyelinated fibers that carry slow pain, itch, temperature, and crude touch sensations?
Somatic motor sensation and proprioception are transmitted by which type of nerve fiber?
Somatic motor sensation and proprioception are transmitted by which type of nerve fiber?
A-alpha nerve fibers involved in proprioception are _____ and ______.
A-alpha nerve fibers involved in proprioception are _____ and ______.
A-b and A-y fibers are associated with which numerical classification?
A-b and A-y fibers are associated with which numerical classification?
Which ascending pathway utilizes A-beta fibers to transmit fine touch and pressure?
Which ascending pathway utilizes A-beta fibers to transmit fine touch and pressure?
What is the Erlanger-Gasser classification of type 3 fibers that transmit pain, cold, and touch information?
What is the Erlanger-Gasser classification of type 3 fibers that transmit pain, cold, and touch information?
Which ascending pathway transmits pain, cold, and crude touch sensations via A-d fibers?
Which ascending pathway transmits pain, cold, and crude touch sensations via A-d fibers?
What is a neuronal pool?
What is a neuronal pool?
What is a stimulatory field?
What is a stimulatory field?
What are facilitated neurons in a neuronal pool?
What are facilitated neurons in a neuronal pool?
What is amplifying divergence in the nervous system?
What is amplifying divergence in the nervous system?
What is a benefit of divergence in multiple tracts?
What is a benefit of divergence in multiple tracts?
What is the purpose of convergence in the nervous system?
What is the purpose of convergence in the nervous system?
What is an afterdischarge?
What is an afterdischarge?
What occurs during synaptic afterdischarge?
What occurs during synaptic afterdischarge?
Where are reverberatory (oscillatory) circuits found in the human body?
Where are reverberatory (oscillatory) circuits found in the human body?
Which nerve fiber transmits signals from free nerve ending tactile receptors? select 2
Which nerve fiber transmits signals from free nerve ending tactile receptors? select 2
What sensations are transmitted via the dorsal column medial lemniscal system? (Select all that apply)
What sensations are transmitted via the dorsal column medial lemniscal system? (Select all that apply)
Which sensations are transmitted via the anterolateral system? (Select all that apply)
Which sensations are transmitted via the anterolateral system? (Select all that apply)
Match the neuron with its location in the anterolateral pathway:
Match the neuron with its location in the anterolateral pathway:
Match the neuron with its location in the dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway:
Match the neuron with its location in the dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway:
What is the function of the fasciculus gracilis?
What is the function of the fasciculus gracilis?
What is the function of the fasciculus cuneatus?
What is the function of the fasciculus cuneatus?
Which ascending pathway is noted for its rapid transmission speed?
Which ascending pathway is noted for its rapid transmission speed?
Which somatosensory area plays the greatest role in sensation?
Which somatosensory area plays the greatest role in sensation?
Where is somatosensory area 1 located?
Where is somatosensory area 1 located?
What is the purpose of the homunculus in the nervous system?
What is the purpose of the homunculus in the nervous system?
What are the two types of position sense?
What are the two types of position sense?
Where do pain signals primarily terminate in the nervous system? (Select all that apply)
Where do pain signals primarily terminate in the nervous system? (Select all that apply)
What lamina is the substantia gelatinosa associated with in the spinal cord?
What lamina is the substantia gelatinosa associated with in the spinal cord?
Match the dermatome with its associated landmarks:
Match the dermatome with its associated landmarks:
In herpes zoster, the pain and paresthesia are localized to what location?
In herpes zoster, the pain and paresthesia are localized to what location?
What type of nerve fibers transmit fast pain via the neospinothalamic tract?
What type of nerve fibers transmit fast pain via the neospinothalamic tract?
What is unique about the adaptation of pain receptors?
What is unique about the adaptation of pain receptors?
What is hyperalgesia?
What is hyperalgesia?
What is the primary neurotransmitter used in the neospinothalamic tract?
What is the primary neurotransmitter used in the neospinothalamic tract?
What are the primary neurotransmitters used in the paleospinothalamic tract? (select 2)
What are the primary neurotransmitters used in the paleospinothalamic tract? (select 2)
What is the mechanism behind referred pain?
What is the mechanism behind referred pain?
Where do first order neurons in the neospinothalamic tract terminate?
Where do first order neurons in the neospinothalamic tract terminate?
Where do first order neurons in the paleospinothalamic tract terminate?
Where do first order neurons in the paleospinothalamic tract terminate?
Match each nerve fiber with the appropriate function
Match each nerve fiber with the appropriate function
What nerve fiber types are preganglionic autonomic fibers?
What nerve fiber types are preganglionic autonomic fibers?
Match the mechanoreceptor with its function
Match the mechanoreceptor with its function
A patient screams in pain when you lightly touch her shoulder. What is this an example of?
A patient screams in pain when you lightly touch her shoulder. What is this an example of?
What is the normal intraocular pressure (IOP) range, and what is a commonly accepted elevated IOP threshold in glaucoma?
What is the normal intraocular pressure (IOP) range, and what is a commonly accepted elevated IOP threshold in glaucoma?
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of anesthetic agents on visual evoked potentials (VEP)?
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of anesthetic agents on visual evoked potentials (VEP)?
Which evoked potential is barely sensitive to anesthetics?
Which evoked potential is barely sensitive to anesthetics?
Flashcards
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord.
Somatic Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Part of the PNS controlling voluntary movements.
Autonomic Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System
Part of the PNS controlling involuntary actions (e.g., heart rate).
Decussation
Decussation
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Transduction
Transduction
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Mechanoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor
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Thermoreceptor
Thermoreceptor
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Nociceptor
Nociceptor
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Electromagnetic Receptor
Electromagnetic Receptor
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Chemoreceptor
Chemoreceptor
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Exteroceptor
Exteroceptor
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Proprioceptor
Proprioceptor
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Visceral Receptor
Visceral Receptor
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Pacinian Corpuscle
Pacinian Corpuscle
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Receptor Adaptation
Receptor Adaptation
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Nerve Fiber Classification
Nerve Fiber Classification
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Action Potential
Action Potential
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Labelled Line Principle
Labelled Line Principle
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Spatial Summation
Spatial Summation
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Temporal Summation
Temporal Summation
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Sensory Pathways
Sensory Pathways
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Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal System
Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal System
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Anterolateral System
Anterolateral System
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Dermatome
Dermatome
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Fast Pain
Fast Pain
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Slow Pain
Slow Pain
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Study Notes
Peripheral Nervous System
- Divided into Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System.
- Decussation refers to the crossing of nerve fibers.
- Transduction is the process of converting sensory stimuli into electrical signals for the CNS.
- Transmission involves conducting sensory impulses from the PNS to the CNS.
Types of Receptors
- Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical compression or stretching.
- Include free nerve endings, Meissner's corpuscles, tactile receptors, Ruffini's endings, and Pacinian corpuscles.
- Thermoreceptors detect temperature changes.
- Nociceptors identify tissue damage.
- Electromagnetic receptors respond to light.
- Chemoreceptors react to chemical changes.
- Exteroceptors receive signals from body surfaces.
- Proprioceptors provide information about body position.
- Visceral receptors are associated with internal organs.
- Deep receptors transmit information from deep tissues.
Sensory Processing
- Sensation activation involves receptor stimulation and impulse transmission to the CNS.
- Differential sensitivity leads to specific receptors for each sensation.
- The labeled line principle states that certain nerve fibers transmit specific sensations only.
Electrical Signals
- Stimuli change the electrical membrane potential in receptors.
- Action potentials follow an all-or-nothing principle.
- Higher receptor potentials yield higher frequency of action potentials.
- Intense stimulation can lead to diminishing additional action potentials.
- The amplitude of action potentials increases with stimulus strength but less so at high intensities.
Pacinian Corpuscle
- Structurally comprises a central nerve fiber surrounded by concentric layers.
- Capable of sensing both light and deep pressure due to its mechanoreceptor properties.
Receptor Adaptation
- Initial responses are strong but diminish with continued stimulation.
- Receptors adapt at varying rates: rapid (e.g., Pacinian, hair receptors) and slow (e.g., baroreceptors, chemoreceptors).
Nerve Fiber Classification
- Categorized by size, function, and myelination:
- Nerve diameter ranges from 0.5 to 20 micrometers.
- Nerve conduction velocity ranges from 0.5 to 120 m/s.
- General classifications:
- Type A: myelinated, large, fast conduction.
- Type B: myelinated, small, in pre-ganglionic ANS.
- Type C: unmyelinated, small, slow conduction.
- Sensory nerve classification:
- Types 1-3: myelinated fibers.
- Type 4: unmyelinated fibers.
- Type 1 fibers are large, myelinated, and fast (e.g., from muscle spindles).
Blockades and Summation
- Differential blockade occurs in the order: sympathetic fibers first, sensory next, and motor last.
- Spatial summation involves increasing signal strength through more fibers.
- Temporal summation involves increased frequency of impulses in existing fibers.
Neuronal Pools and Connections
- Divergence and convergence in neuronal connections allow signal modulation.
- Reciprocal inhibition provides excitatory signals in one direction and inhibitory in the opposite, controlling muscle pairs.
Sensory Pathways
- Most sensory inputs enter the spinal cord via dorsal roots.
- Dorsal column medial lemniscal system: ascends and crosses at the medulla, for precise localization.
- Anterolateral system: crosses then ascends, handling crude touch, pain, and temperature.
- Anterior spinothalamic tract: crude touch sensation.
- Lateral spinothalamic tract: conveys pain and temperature.
Dermatomes and Pain
- Dermatomes:
- C4 = clavicles.
- T4 = nipples.
- T6 = xiphoid process.
- T10 = umbilicus.
- L4-L5 = tibia.
- S2-S5 = perineum.
- Acute pain serves a protective function.
- Fast pain transmitted via neospinothalamic tract with A-d fibers.
- Slow pain transmitted via paleospinothalamic tract with C fibers.
Pain Pathways
- Neospinothalamic tract: uses glutamate as an excitatory neurotransmitter; fast A-d fibers transmit mechanical and acute thermal pain.
- Paleospinothalamic tract: employs glutamate and substance P; responsible for slow C fiber pain signaling.
Eye Anatomy and Visual Function
- Components include the sclera, retina, cornea, iris, and lens.
- Glaucoma is characterized by increased intraocular pressure.
- Retrobulbar block can lead to complications like retrobulbar apnea syndrome.
Anesthetics and Eye Surgery
- Agents increasing IOP: succinylcholine, ketamine, intubation.
- Agents decreasing IOP: inhalation anesthetics, propofol, opioids, benzodiazepines.
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) is contraindicated in eye surgeries.
Reflex and Sensory Responses
- Oculocardiac reflex involves symptoms management during strabismus repair in pediatrics.
- Visual evoked potentials assess visual pathways.
- Corneal abrasions can occur, impacting vision and comfort.
Auditory and Balance Functions
- Hearing is facilitated by the external and middle ears; balance involves the inner ear.
- Gustation relies on taste buds, identifying five primary taste sensations.
- Smell involves olfactory receptors in enhancing sensory experiences.
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