Chapter Review of The Somatic Nervous System
This text provides a review about sensory perception, central processing, and motor responses.
Topics
alkaloid
amacrine cell
ampulla
anosmia
anterior corticospinal tract
aqueous humor
ascending pathway
association area
audition
auricle
basilar membrane
Betz cells
binocular depth cues
bipolar cell
Broca’s area
capsaicin
cerebral peduncles
cervical enlargement
chemoreceptor
chief sensory nucleus
choroid
ciliary body
circadian rhythm
cochlea
cochlear duct
cone photoreceptor
contralateral
cornea
corneal reflex
corticobulbar tract
corticospinal tract
cupula
decussate
dorsal column system
dorsal stream
encapsulated ending
equilibrium
executive functions
external ear
exteroceptor
extraocular muscle
extrapyramidal system
fasciculus cuneatus
fasciculus gracilis
fibrous tunic
fovea
free nerve ending
frontal eye fields
general sense
gustation
gustatory receptor cells
hair cells
incus
inferior colliculus
inferior oblique
inferior rectus
inner ear
inner segment
inner synaptic layer
interaural intensity difference
interaural time difference
internal capsule
interoceptor
ipsilateral
iris
kinesthesia
lacrimal duct
lacrimal gland
lateral corticospinal tract
lateral geniculate nucleus
lateral rectus
lens
levator palpebrae superioris
lumbar enlargement
macula
malleus
mechanoreceptor
medial geniculate nucleus
medial lemniscus
medial rectus
mesencephalic nucleus
middle ear
multimodal integration area
neural tunic
nociceptor
nucleus cuneatus
nucleus gracilis
odorant molecules
olfaction
olfactory bulb
olfactory epithelium
olfactory sensory neuron
opsin
optic chiasm
optic disc
optic nerve
optic tract
organ of Corti
osmoreceptor
ossicles
otolith
otolithic membrane
outer segment
outer synaptic layer
oval window
palpebral conjunctiva
papilla
photoisomerization
photon
photoreceptor
premotor cortex
primary sensory cortex
proprioception
proprioceptor
pupil
pyramidal decussation
pyramids
receptor cell
red nucleus
reticulospinal tract
retina
retinal
retinal ganglion cell
RGC
rhodopsin
rod photoreceptor
round window
rubrospinal tract
saccule
scala tympani
scala vestibuli
sclera
semicircular canals
sensory homunculus
sensory modality
solitary nucleus
somatosensation
special sense
spinal trigeminal nucleus
spinothalamic tract
spiral ganglion
stapes
stereocilia
stretch reflex
submodality
superior colliculus
superior oblique
superior rectus
supplemental motor area
suprachiasmatic nucleus
taste buds
tectorial membrane
tectospinal tract
thermoreceptor
topographical
transduction
trochlea
tympanic membrane
umami
utricle
vascular tunic
ventral posterior nucleus
ventral stream
vestibular ganglion
vestibular nuclei
vestibule
vestibulo-ocular reflex
VOR
vestibulospinal tract
visceral sense
vision
visual acuity
vitreous humor
working memory
zonule fibers