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Identify A
olfactory receptor cell
Identify B
taste receptor cell, auditory receptor cell, equilibrium receptor
Identify C
somatic receptors(skin, muscles, tendons): touch
Identify D
stretch receptor (tendons)
Identify E
bipolar cell
Identify F
unipolar cell
Pacinian Corpuscles
Funtion - vibration: pressure
Peritrichial Arborization
Function - fine touch: skin deformation
Merkel's Disks
Function - touch: skin deformation
Meissner's Corpuscle
Function - touch: skin deformation
Genital Corpuscle
Function - friction and vibration
Stretch Receptors
Function - muscle stretching (tension)
"Hair Cells" mechanoreceptors with sterocilia
Function - equilibrium and sound detection
Identify 1
fascilulus gracilis - conscious touch sensations from lower body; proprioception
Identify 2
fasciculus cuneatus - conscious touch sensations from upper body; proprioception
Identify 3
dorsal root - sensory signals into spinal cord
Identify 4
dorsal root ganglion - contains all unipolar cells that form special receptor endings in periphery
Identify 5
location of motor neurons
Identify 6
central canal - contains cerebrospinal fluid
Identify 7
lateral cortico-spinal tract - voluntary movements
Identify 8
rubro-spinal tract - posture control
Identify 9
lateral spino-thalamic tract - pain and temperature
Identify 10
ventral root - carries motor axons with signals to muscles
Identify 12
spino-cerebellar tract - non-conscious information from skin, muscle, and tendons via spinal circuits to cerebellum (muscle coordination)
Proprioception
knowledge of position and movement of muscles and skeleton (“body-sense”)
How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves?
8
How many pairs of thoracic spinal nerves?
12
How many pairs of lumbar spinal nerves?
5
How many pairs of sacral spinal nerves?
5
How many pairs of coccygeal spinal nerves?
1
Renshaw cell
Inhibitory interneurons found in the gray matter of the spinal cord, and are associated in two ways with an alpha motor neuron.
The Forebrain consists of...
The Forebrain consists of...
The Midbrain consists of...
The Mesencephalon
The Hindbrain consists of...
The Metencephalon and the Myelencephalon
The Telencephalon consists of...
the Pallium, the Basal Nuclei, and the Rhinencephalon
The Diencephalon consists of...
the Thalamus and the Hypothalamus
The Mesencephalon consists of...
Tectum
The Metencephalon consists of...
the Pons and the Cerebellum
The Myelencephalon consists of...
the Medulla
What is the function of the Pallium?
higher functions, abstraction, planning
What is the function of the Basal Nuclei?
learned motor patterns
What is the function of the Rhinencephalon?
olfaction, half of the limbic system, memory organization(hippocampus)
What is the function of the Thalamus?
pre-cortical processing center for all sensory input except olfaction
What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
core temperature regulation, ionic homeostasis, control of pituitary with releasing hormones, pleasure and displeasure centers, hunger, thirst
What is the function of the Tectum?
reflex visual and conscious auditory processing, cranial nerve nuclei
What is the function of the Pons?
cranial nerve nuclei, respiratory centers, reticular formation
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
subconscious muscle coordination, compares intent of basal nuclei with performance of body and makes subconscious corrections
What is the function of the Medulla?
cranial nerve nuclei, cardiac accelerator centers, centers for vasomotor centers, vomiting, coughing, salivation, reticular formation
What is the function of Area 1?
primary somatosensory cortex
What is the function of Area 2?
primary somatosensory cortex
What is the function of Area 3?
primary somatosensory cortex
What is the function of Area 5?
association area (between tactile and visual images)
What is the function of area 7?
association area (between tactile and visual images)
What is the function of area 10?
discipline, planning, organizing, "control, personality
What is the function of area 17?
primary visual cortex (conscious vision)
What is the function of area 18?
visual association area; interpretation of images?
What is the function of area 41?
primary audio cortex (identification and interpretation of sound)
What is the function of area 44?
Broca's Speech Area; articulation (only one hemisphere, left hemisphere in 90% of humans)
Autocrine Secretions
affect the secreting cell itself
Paracrine Secretions
affect neighboring cells
Endocrine Secretions
are released into the bloodstreem and act on distant target tissues
Exocrine secretions
are released onto the surface of the body, including lumen of gut
Pheromones
are exocrine secretions that target another animal

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