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Down: 1) receptors sensitive to specific stimuli3) how well you see4) taste due to glutamates in food5) arriving information from receptors via AP6) found in skeletal muscles.monitor length of skeletal muscle and trigger stretch reflexes7) monitor position of muscles/joints9) inability to distinguish between certain colors10) detect pressure, tension and movement at the joint11) saccule and utricle provide information about sense of gravity/acceleration12) always active, slow adapting, indicates background level of stimulation16) autonomic motor neurons maintain resting level of spontaneous activity19) stimulus translated to AP to CNS20) link between receptor and cortical neuron21) monitor internal environment 22) translation of complex sensory information into meaningful patterns of AP23) provide automatic motor responses taht can be modified, facilitated, or inhibited by higher centers, such as hypothalamus24) phasic, free nerve endings in dermis, skeletal muscles, ,iver and hypothalamus..detect information about temperature26) detect information about external/internal environment27) complex, information distributed to specific areas of cerebral cortex28) free nerve endings; between epidermal cells..tonic, free nerve endings, root hair plexus, merkel cells and tactile discs, tactile corpuscle, lamellated corpuscle, ruffini corpuscle29) filled with aqueous humor; circulates to provide nutrients and remove waste32) opening between stapes and vestibule34) tonic, superficial portions of skin, detects pain42) network found in brain stem; interacts with cerebral cortex via nuclei in thalamus Across: 2) stimulus caused by distortion of plasma membranes8) thin membrane separating perilymph of cochlea and middle ear13) normal vision14) monitor external environment15) areolar tissue, blood vessels, nerves, olfactory glands17) olfactory receptors, supportive cells and basal cells18) light absorbing molecule25) provides information about rotation30) most vital organs innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions31) only respond to water or lipid soluble substances dissolved in body fluids..carotid and aortic bodies..monitor ph, co2, and o2 levels33) consists of sclera and cornea35) area monitored by single receptor36) free nerve endings in elastic tissue; respond immediately, adapt rapidly..monitor pressure changes in organs 37) focus image on photoreceptors, accomplished by changing shape38) contains retina and optic nerve39) located at junction between skeletal muscle and its tendon..monitor external tension developed during muscle contraction40) found in sense organs, protected by accessory cells and CT, specific41) convert pressure fluctuation in air into greater pressure fluctuations in perilymph of cochlea43) nearsightedness44) consists of muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs, receptors in joint capsules45) increased sensitivity to tastes46) filled with vitreous humor47) simple, found throughout body, information relayed to primary sensory cortex48) dendrites of sensory neurons, not protected by accessory structures, little specificity
 

 

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