Term
What is a
mechanoreceptors ?
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Definition
Sensory receptors that are sensitive to physical distortions (e.g., bending or stretching)
•Monitor contact with the skin
•Pressure in heart and blood vessels
•Stretching of digestive organs and urinary
bladder
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Term
What influences
tatile sensory
information?
(F.A.C.T.E.)
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Definition
1.Movement accuracy
2.Movement consistency
3.Movement timing
4.Movement force adjustments
5.Estimates of movement distance
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Term
What typical research method mesures tactile information?
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Definition
Compare performance of task involving finger(s) before and after anesthetizing finger(s)
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Term
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Definition
•Prefix “proprio” meaning “from within the body”
•What are some examples of proprioceptive information?
–Positions of the joints
–Forces produced in the muscles
–Orientation of the body in space (e.g., feeling of being upside down)
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Term
What role does Propiroception play
in Open and Closed loop systems? |
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Definition
Closed-loop control system: proprioceptive information plays an important role
Open-loop control system: proprioceptive information plays a lesser role
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Term
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Definition
Found in most skeletal muscles
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– Aligned parallel to Skeletal Muscles
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– Sensory nerve fibers (type Ia) are wrapped around muscle spindle
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– Each muscle spindle consists of 3-10 intrafusal muscle fibers
Main functions:
Detect changes in muscle length
(How much a muscle is being stretched)
Detect changes in velocity
(How fast muscle is being stretched)
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Term
Golgi-Tendon
Orans (GTOs)
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Definition
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