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Special senses
Taste, smell, sight, hearing
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Touch is a
general sense
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Taste
Testing the enviornment, ability to respond to dissolved molecules & ions
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Taste Buds: form of chemoreceptor
respond to chemicals in aqueous solution (or liquid form)
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Gustation (Sense of taste)
stimulated by soluble chemicals
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Pathway from taste buds (Gustation)
cranial nerves to medulla to thalamus to gustatory center of parietal lobe (Cerebral Cortex
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Papillae
small, round or cone-shaped protuberances on top of tongue that contain taste buds
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taste buds are found in
pits around papilla of tongue
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fungiform papilla (most common)
scattered throughout tongue; taste buds found mostly on top
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foliate papilla on sides
taste buds on side of papilla
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circumvallate (vallate) papilla
Few but large & round; taste buds in side walls
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. Basic Taste Perceptions
Sweet, salt, sour, bitter and umami
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spicy "hot" foods actually trigger
Pain receptors
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taste triggers
salivation and gastric juice in the stomach
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80% of taste perception involves
Smell
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Olfaction
sense of smell
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Olfactory Membrane (chemoreceptors)
in epithelium of nasal mucosa
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olfactory receptor cells
dendrite endings called olfactory cilia increase surface area and distribute molecules
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olfactory bulb →olfactory tracts
course posteriorly under the frontal lobes → then two primary pathways
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From olfactory tract to
primary olfactory cortex of the temporal lobe for interpretation
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odors must be in gaseous state, make it to
olfactory membrane & then dissolve in mucus layer to be detected
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anosmia
complete loss of smell; may be due to a head injury or a lack of zinc
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Vision
70% of all sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes!
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conjunctiva
thin mucous membrane lining covers inside of eyelids; also on white of eye - lubricates, moistens surface
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eyebrows
shade eyes from sunlight & protect from perspiration
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eyelids
protection & some light screening
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meibomian gland (tarsal glands)
releases sebum at edge of lids (sebaceous gland)
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lacrimal caruncle
“fleshy elevation” that produces white, oily secretion, “sand” when dry
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eyelashes
protect eyes from debris
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conjunctivitis
infection of the conjunctiva; causes inflammation or \n pinkeye, highly contagious
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Lacrimal apparatus
produces tears; lacrimal gland -above eye; ducts drain tears into nasal cavity
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tears
water, salts, mucin - lubricates lysozyme - kills bacteria
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Extrinsic eye muscles
for fine motor control
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rectus muscles
superior, inferior, lateral and medial
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oblique muscles
superior and inferior
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diplopia
double vision from paralysis or weakness of muscles; also - alcohol
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strabismus
cross-eyed from weak eye muscles, repairable until around age 6
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fibrous tunic
outermost layer, avascular
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sclera
posterior, white, dense connective tissue
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cornea
anterior, transparent layer, allows light in
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vascular tunic (uvea)
network of blood vessels -supplies blood & nutrients to eye \n tissue
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vascular tunic (uvea) consists of
choroid, iris, & ciliary body
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choroid area of network
posterior, dark (helps absorb light), rich in blood vessels
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iris (rainbow)
anterior, thin smooth muscular diaphragm; colored part of the eye
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pupil
opening in center, regulates light coming in
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circular muscles: constrict pupil
a consensual, contralateral reflex of parasympathetic nervous system
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radial muscles: dilate pupil
controlled by sympathetic nervous system – not consensual
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pupillary reflex
pupil constricts in bright light, dilates - dim
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ciliary body
produces aqueous humor (thin, watery solution in anterior chamber of eye – between cornea & iris)
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nervous tunic
very important inner layer of photoreceptor cells called the "retina."
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Retina (neural tunic)
inner layer of eye
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outer dark pigmented layer
melanin reduces reflection, stores vitamin A
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inner neural layer
transduces light impulses into neural signals for vision
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Rods
sensitive in dim light, black and white, detect movement
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Rhodopsin
pigment of retina and rods
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Cones
Color, less sensitive to light
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macula
highly pigmented area of retina
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color vision
detect red, green, blue
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Photoreceptors detect
light energy
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rods use up to 100 bipolar cells to feed into
one ganglion cell to improve night vision
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cones are 100X less sensitive to light, because
only 1-3 bipolar cells have their own straight-through connection to a ganglion; resulting in clearer focus
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color blindness
deficiency or absence of pigments needed for functional cones, more in males
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XY
always shows up in males
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XX
females may be carriers if 1 X is okay
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night blindness
lack of vitamin A for photoreceptors
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retinitis pigmentosa
inherited, visual receptors deteriorate, results in blindness
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retinal detachment
pigmented and nervous layers separate, blindness
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wet” macular degeneration
abnormal blood vessels grow under macular retina; leak fluids and cause scarring in central retina
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Chambers of eye
divided by lens and its suspensory ligaments into anterior/posterior cavities
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anterior cavity
contains aqueous humor - clear fluid that supplies oxygen & nutrients to lens and cornea; maintains pressure
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Anterior cavity divided into
Anterior and posterior chambers
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anterior chamber
in front of iris (between cornea & iris)
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posterior chamber
in back of iris (between iris & lens)
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posterior cavity
contains transparent vitreous humor (clear gel which binds water) \n a. transmits light \n b. supports lens; holds retina in place \n c. maintains intraocular pressure of eyeball
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Glaucoma
abnormal elevation of intraocular pressure – may crush retina & optic nerve
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Lens
biconvex, transparent, elastic structure \n a. eyes set for distance vision: far point of vision usually 20 ft. \n b. accommodation: adjustments made to lens to allow for \n focusing for near point of vision (lens thicker – more refraction)
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cataracts
cloudiness of lens as fibers of lens accumulate
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myopia (nearsightedness)
light rays focus in front of retina, corrected by concave lenses corrected
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hyperopia (farsightedness)
focus is behind retina, corrected by convex lenses
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astigmatism
unequal curvature of lens or cornea; blurry areas
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presbyopia
lens of eye becomes more rigid with aging (40+?) - near point of vision goes further out
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optic disc (blind spot)
found where optic nerve & blood vessels leave eye
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optic chiasma
ganglion axons cross over
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External ear
auricle (pinna), external auditory canal (meatus), tympanic membrane (eardrum):
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auricle (pinna)
directs sound waves
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external auditory canal (meatus)
hairs & cerumen (wax) protect/ keep canal clean
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tympanic membrane (eardrum):
vibrates with sound waves
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Middle Ear bordered by tympanic membrane
air-filled, mucous lined chamber (tympanic cavity) in \n temporal bone and houses auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes, hammer, anvil, stirrup)
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Ossicles
(malleus, incus, stapes) transmit & amplify vibrations
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pharyngotympanic tube
regulates pressure on either side of eardrum and connects middle ear to pharynx
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otitis media
middle ear infections, may insert tube to drain fluid where bacteria thrive
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Inner Ear
made up of membranous labyrinth inside an osseous labyrinth
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perilymph
between two labyrinths (osseous labyrinth)
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endolymph
inside membranous labyrinth (center)
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cochlear duct lies between
oval and round window
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cochlea “snail shaped” -houses
the organ of hearing vibrations of middle ear taken from stapes
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Organ of Corti
has receptors called hair cells (on basilar membrane) \n that extend into endolymph of cochlear duct, between scalas
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Nervous pathway
vestibulocochlear nerve → cerebellum → thalamus → cerebral cortex
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temporal lobes
auditory cortices
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Semicircular canals
function in dynamic equilibrium (help maintain equilibrium during movement)