sensory physio

Which part of the nervous system decreases heart rate and breathing?

Parasympathetic NS

Which part of the nervous system increases heart rate and breathing for fight or flight?

Sympathetic NS

Which part of the nervous system interprets and responds to sensory information?

Central NS

Which part of the nervous system relays sensory information and controls voluntary movement?

Somatic NS

Which part of the nervous system links the body to the outside world?

Peripheral NS

Which part of the nervous system regulates involuntary bodily processes?

Autonomic NS

Which structure transmits visual information to the brain?

Optic Nerve

Which structure contains photosensitive cells that collect visual information?

Retina

Which structure changes the shape of the lens for focusing images?

Ciliary muscles

Which structure controls the amount of light entering the eye?

Pupil

What is the process of changing the shape of the lens for focusing?

Accommodation

What process allows the brain to combine visual information from both eyes?

Superimposition

What process allows the eyes to adjust the amount of light entering?

Pupillary Reflex

What type of cells are reduced in a person with red-green color blindness?

Cones

What visual issue does a person with myopia experience?

Difficulty seeing distant objects

What visual issue does a person with hyperopia experience?

Difficulty seeing nearby objects

What visual impairment is caused by clouding of the lens?

Cataracts

What visual impairment results from damage to the photoreceptors of the retina?

Macular degeneration

What visual impairment is caused by damage to the optic nerve due to increased eye pressure?

Glaucoma

Which structure of the ear converts sound waves into vibrations?

Tympanic Membrane

Which structure of the ear amplifies vibrations?

Incus

Which structure transmits sound waves to the tympanic membrane?

External Auditory Canal

Which structure converts vibrations into electrical impulses for sound interpretation?

Cochlea

What type of hearing loss occurs if a patient cannot hear a tuning fork on their mastoid process?

Nerve Deafness

What type of hearing loss occurs if a patient can hear a tuning fork on their mastoid process?

Conduction Deafness

What does the term referred pain mean?

When one area perceives pain from a different area experiencing the stimulus

What does the term sensory adaptation mean?

When sensory receptors stop responding to a constant stimulus

If you are conducting the two-point discrimination test and you find that body part A has a two-point discrimination distance of 12 mm and body part B has a two-point discrimination distance of 16 mm, what can you say about the relative density of mechanoreceptors for these body parts?

Greater density of mechanoreceptors in A than body part B

If you are conducting the localization of touch test and you find that body part A has an average localization distance of 11 mm and body part B has an average localization distance of 6 mm, what can you say about the relative density of mechanoreceptors for these body parts?

Greater density of mechanoreceptors in B than body part A

What does the reaction time experiment measure?

The time between a stimulus and the body's response

How is the knee-jerk reflex described?

Sensory information is processed at the spinal cord level.