The Science of Touch and Pain
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Which type of corpuscle is primarily responsible for detecting continuous pressure in the skin?

  • Merkel cell
  • Meissner corpuscle
  • Ruffini corpuscle (correct)
  • Pacinian corpuscle

What is the primary distinction between localized pain and diffuse pain?

  • Localized pain has rapid action potentials. (correct)
  • Diffuse pain occurs only in a specific location.
  • Diffuse pain is always acute.
  • Localized pain has slower action potentials.

Which sensory receptors are responsible for perceiving vibration?

  • Free nerve endings
  • Meissner corpuscle
  • Ruffini corpuscle
  • Pacinian corpuscle (correct)

What is the role of somatic senses?

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Which one of the following is NOT considered a special sense?

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Which of the following responses are included in pain assessment?

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What is the definition of sensation?

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What is a characteristic of Meissner corpuscles?

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What structure evaluates changes in direction and rate of head movement?

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Which of the following best describes the role of otoliths?

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What is the function of the maculae?

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Where are the hair cells that are involved in detecting dynamic equilibrium located?

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Which structure contains a gelatinous mass that displaces hair cells during equilibrium sensing?

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What is the primary function of rhodopsin in rod cells?

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Which of the following parts of the ear is responsible for equalizing air pressure?

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What are the three regions of the bony labyrinth in the inner ear?

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What does the tectorial membrane in the cochlea do?

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Which component of rhodopsin requires Vitamin A for its function?

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What does color blindness involve?

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What does perilymph fill in the inner ear?

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Which bone is located at the base of the oval window in the middle ear?

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What is the role of hair cells in the cochlea?

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Which part of the visual pathway is responsible for the connection of two optic nerves?

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Which muscle primarily elevates and adducts the eyeball?

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What is the primary function of the Inferior Rectus muscle?

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Which structure of the eye is responsible for allowing light to enter and focus?

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What occurs when dissolved molecules or ions bind to receptors on taste hairs?

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Which layer of the eye is the fibrous tunic, consisting of the sclera and cornea?

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Which area of the retina is known for its lack of photoreceptors?

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Which part of the eye is primarily involved in discriminating fine images?

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Which muscle is responsible for abducting the eyeball?

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What is the primary mechanism by which local anesthesia achieves pain control?

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Which type of receptor is responsible for detecting temperature changes?

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What is referred pain?

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Which type of anesthesia results in a loss of consciousness?

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What kind of receptors detect movement such as touch and pressure?

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Which of the following taste types is NOT traditionally recognized?

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Merkel's disk is primarily responsible for which type of sensation?

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Which term describes internal organ pain that is felt in a different area of the body?

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What is the primary function of the ciliary muscle?

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What is the role of the vitreous humor in the eye?

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What does the retina primarily consist of?

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Which chamber of the eye is properly described as being located between the cornea and lens?

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How does the iris function in regulating vision?

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What is the main capability of rods in the eye?

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What happens to light rays when they are refracted?

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How do the suspensory ligaments contribute to vision?

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What type of vision do cones in the retina primarily support?

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Which structure of the eye primarily contributes to light refraction?

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Flashcards

Touch

The ability to perceive stimuli through touch.

Sensation

Conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory neurons.

Sensory receptors

Sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli by developing action potentials.

General senses

The sense of touch, pressure, pain, temperature and itch.

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Somatic senses

Sensory receptors on your skin that detect information about the external environment.

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Visceral senses

Sensory receptors in your internal organs that provide information about the internal environment.

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Special senses

Sensory receptors located in specific areas of the body that detect specific types of stimuli such as taste, smell, sight, hearing and balance.

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Pain

A subjective experience that involves both perception and emotion.

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Local anesthesia

A type of anesthesia that blocks pain signals from reaching the brain by suppressing action potentials in sensory nerves.

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General anesthesia

A type of anesthesia that causes a loss of consciousness by affecting the reticular formation in the brain.

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Referred pain

Pain that originates in a region different from where it is felt, often caused by internal organ damage or inflammation.

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Thermoreceptors

Sensory receptors that detect changes in temperature.

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Nociceptors

Sensory receptors that detect pain, often triggered by tissue damage or inflammation.

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Merkel's disk

Sensory receptors located in the skin that detect light touch and pressure, often found in fingertips and lips.

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Hair follicle receptors

Sensory receptors located around hair follicles that detect light touch and movement.

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Types of Taste

The five basic taste sensations that humans can detect.

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Fibrous tunic

The outermost layer of the eye, composed of the sclera and cornea.

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Sclera

The white, firm part of the eye that helps maintain its shape, provides attachment sites for muscles, and protects the internal structures.

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Cornea

The transparent structure that covers the iris and pupil, allowing light to enter the eye and focusing it.

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Macula

A small spot near the center of the retina responsible for sharp, focused vision.

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Fovea centralis

The center of the macula where light is focused when looking directly at an object, containing only cones for high visual acuity.

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Optic disk

The white spot medial to the macula where blood vessels enter the eye and axons exit as the optic nerve. It lacks photoreceptors.

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Superior rectus

Muscle responsible for elevating, adducting, and medially rotating the eyeball.

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Medial rectus

Muscle responsible for adducting the eyeball, moving it toward the nose.

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Vestibule

The innermost part of the ear containing the utricle and saccule, which are responsible for static equilibrium.

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Otoliths

Particles of protein and calcium carbonate embedded in a gelatinous substance within the maculae, moving in response to gravity.

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Ampulla

The swelling at the base of each semicircular canal, containing the crista ampullaris.

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Blind spot

The lack of vision in a specific area of the visual field due to an absence of photoreceptors in the retina at that location.

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Vascular tunic

The middle layer of the eye containing blood vessels and structures that support the retina.

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Choroid

The dark, pigmented layer of the vascular tunic that provides blood supply and nutrients to the retina.

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Ciliary body

A ring-shaped structure within the vascular tunic that helps hold the lens in place and secretes aqueous humor.

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Ciliary muscle

A muscle within the ciliary body that controls the shape of the lens by adjusting the tension on the suspensory ligaments.

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Suspensory ligaments

Fibrous strands that connect the ciliary body to the lens, helping to hold it in place.

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Lens

A transparent, flexible disk located behind the iris that focuses light onto the retina.

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Nervous tunic (Retina)

The innermost layer of the eye, containing photoreceptor cells that convert light into electrical signals.

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Rhodopsin

The photosensitive pigment found in rod cells, responsible for vision in low light conditions.

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Retinal

A yellow pigment in rhodopsin, derived from Vitamin A, crucial for light absorption.

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Bony Labyrinth

A fluid-filled chamber in the inner ear that contains three regions: cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals.

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Membranous Labyrinth

A fluid-filled space within the bony labyrinth that contains endolymph.

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Endolymph

A clear fluid found within the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.

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Perilymph

The fluid between the membranous and bony labyrinths in the inner ear.

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Scala Vestibuli

The portion of the cochlea filled with perilymph.

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Scala Tympani

The part of the cochlea filled with endolymph.

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Study Notes

Touch

  • Touch is the ability to perceive stimuli
  • Sensation is the conscious awareness of stimuli received by sensory neurons
  • Sensory receptors are sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli by developing action potentials
  • Touch receptors are classified by their location and response
  • General senses are receptors over a large part of the body that sense touch, pressure, pain, temperature, and itch
  • Somatic senses provide information about the body and environment
  • Visceral senses provide information about internal organs
  • Special senses include smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance
  • Mechanoreceptors detect movement (touch, pressure, vibration)
  • Chemoreceptors detect chemicals (odors and taste)
  • Photoreceptors detect light
  • Thermoreceptors detect temperature changes
  • Nociceptors detect pain
  • Types of touch receptors include Merkel's disks, hair follicle receptors, Meissner corpuscles, Ruffini corpuscles, and Pacinian corpuscles.

Pain

  • Pain is an unpleasant perceptual and emotional experience
  • Localized pain is sharp, pricking, cutting, and has rapid action potentials
  • Diffuse pain is burning, aching, and has slower action potentials
  • Pain assessment should consider provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and timing (PQRST)
  • Pain can be controlled by local or general anesthesia, which suppresses action potentials
  • Referred pain originates in a region different from its source, often felt when internal organs are damaged or inflamed.

Smell

  • Olfaction (smell) occurs in response to odorants
  • Receptors are located in the superior portion of the nasal cavity
  • Humans can detect approximately 10,000 different smells
  • Olfaction process involves dissolving odorants in nasal mucus, stimulation of olfactory neurons, and transmission to the frontal and temporal lobes for processing.

Taste

  • Taste buds are sensory structures that detect taste
  • Taste buds are located on papillae on the tongue, hard palate, and throat
  • Taste buds contain taste cells, each with taste hairs that extend into taste pores
  • Taste hairs detect dissolved molecules or ions
  • Taste is connected to smell
  • Common taste types include sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami

Sight

  • The eye has accessory structures like eyebrows, eyelids, eyelashes, conjunctiva, and lacrimal apparatus to protect and lubricate
  • Extrinsic eye muscles allow movement
  • The eye has three main layers: fibrous tunic, vascular tunic, and nervous tunic
  • The fibrous tunic consists of the sclera and cornea
  • The vascular tunic includes the choroid, ciliary body, and iris
  • The nervous tunic (retina) contains photoreceptors (rods and cones)
  • The eye has chambers filled with aqueous humor and vitreous humor to maintain eye shape and pressure
  • Light refraction occurs in the cornea, lens, and humors to focus light onto the retina
  • Accommodation is the process of the lens changing shape to focus images on the retina at various distances
  • The retina processes light into nerve signals, and signals travel to the brain through the optic nerve and visual pathway

Hearing

  • The ear is divided into three areas: external, middle, and inner
  • Structures of the external ear include the auricle, external auditory meatus, and eardrum
  • The middle ear consists of the ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes) and eustachian tube
  • The inner ear contains the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule
  • Hearing relies on sound waves that vibrate the eardrum, ossicles, and finally sensory hair cells in the cochlea, leading to nerve signals to the brain
  • Balance is sensed in the semicircular canals and vestibule.

Balance (Equilibrium)

  • Static equilibrium and dynamic equilibrium are associated with the vestibule and semicircular canals
  • The vestibule evaluates head position relative to gravity
  • The semicircular canals detect changes in head direction and rate of movement
  • Maculae in the utricle and saccule of the vestibule detect head position
  • Crista ampullaris in the semicircular canals detect head rotation
  • Otoliths, which are particles of protein and calcium carbonate, move in response to gravity, stimulating hair cells in the maculae to initiate action potentials that create signals related to equilibrium.

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