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The Special Senses

The Special Senses. Chapter 17. Taste. Taste bud = primary sensory organ Approx~10,000 or so found on lingual papillae Each bud has~40-100 epithelial cells Most are on tongue (soft palate, inner cheek, pharynx, epiglottis) Replaced every 7-10 days (burns/friction)

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The Special Senses

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  1. The Special Senses Chapter 17

  2. Taste • Taste bud = primary sensory organ • Approx~10,000 or so found on lingual papillae • Each bud has~40-100 epithelial cells • Most are on tongue (soft palate, inner cheek, pharynx, epiglottis) • Replaced every 7-10 days (burns/friction) • There are four basic taste sensations • Sweet – sugars, saccharin, alcohol, and some amino acids • Salt – metal ions • Sour – hydrogen ions • Bitter – alkaloids such as quinine and nicotine

  3. 3 Types of Lingual Papillae • Filiform papillae: • provide friction • do not contain taste buds • Fungiform papillae: • contain 5 taste buds each • Circumvallate papillae: • contain 100 taste buds each

  4. Taste bud distribution • Most taste buds respond to 2-4 taste qualities • Bitter buds most sensitive (protective) • Sugar & salt most pleasurable (CHO/ minerals) • Taste receptors are fast adaptors (partial 3-5 sec/ complete 1-5 min)

  5. Gustatory pathway • Facial nerve (anterior 2/3 of tongue) & Glossopharyngeal nerve (posterior 1/3 of tongue)solitary nucleus of medulla (initiate PsNS reflexes to trigger saliva & gastric secretion)thalamusgustatory cortex of parietal lobes • Fibers also project to the hypothalamus & limbic system (enjoyment)

  6. Influence of Other Sensations on Taste • Taste is 80% smell • Thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, nociceptors also influence tastes • Temperature and texture enhance or detract from taste

  7. Smell • Olfactory epithelium = primary sensory organ • Found on roof of nasal cavity • Olfactory receptors are one of the few neurons to renew thru adult life (replaced ~every 60 days) • Covered w/mucus to dissolve airborne odor molecules

  8. Olfactory receptors • Smell is difficult to research • At least 1000 ‘smell genes’ active only in the nose • Extremely sensitive • Nasal cavity also contains pain receptors (ammonia, chili peppers, menthol, etc)

  9. Olfactory pathway • Olfactory nerve (axons of receptor cells) synapse in olfactory bulb (on cribriform plate)olfactory tract (w/in bulb) • 1. Thalamusolfactory cortex (frontal lobe) • 2. (subcortical) hypothalamus/amygdala/limbic system to elicit emotional responses to odors • Danger (fight or flight), appetizing (GI stimulation), reflexes such as sneezing/choking/breathing (ammonia)

  10. Vision • Our dominant sense • 70% of all sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes • Nearly ½ of the cerebral cortex is involved w/ processing visual information • Structures of the eye reviewed in lab • Most of the eye is protected by a cushion of fat and the bony orbit • Accessory structures include eyebrows, eyelids, conjunctiva, lacrimal apparatus, and extrinsic eye muscles

  11. Palpebrae (Eyelids) & Lacrimal Apparatus

  12. Extrinsic Eye Muscles

  13. 3 Layers of the Eye Figure 17–4b

  14. 3 Layers of the Eye Figure 17–4c

  15. Fibrous Tunic • Forms the outermost coat of the eye and is composed of: • Opaque sclera (posteriorly) • Clear cornea (anteriorly) • The sclera protects the eye and anchors extrinsic muscles • The cornea lets light enter the eye

  16. Vascular Tunic (Uvea): Choroid Region • Has three regions: choroid, ciliary body, and iris • Choroid region • A dark brown membrane that forms the posterior portion of the uvea • Supplies blood to all eye tunics

  17. Vascular Tunic: Ciliary Body • A thickened ring of tissue surrounding the lens • Composed of smooth muscle bundles (ciliary muscles) • Anchors the suspensory ligament that holds the lens in place

  18. Vascular Tunic: Iris • The colored part of the eye • Pupil – central opening of the iris • Regulates the amount of light entering the eye during: • Close vision and bright light – pupils constrict (PsNS) • Distant vision and dim light – pupils dilate (SNS) • Changes in emotional state – pupils dilate when the subject matter is appealing or requires problem-solving skills

  19. Sensory Tunic: Retina • A delicate two-layered membrane • Pigmented layer – the outer layer that absorbs light and prevents its scattering • Neural layer, which contains: • Photoreceptors that transduce light energy • Bipolar cells and ganglion cells • Amacrine and horizontal cells

  20. The Retina: Ganglion Cells and the Optic Disc • Ganglion cell axons: • Run along the inner surface of the retina • Leave the eye as the optic nerve • The optic disc: • Is the site where the optic nerve leaves the eye • Lacks photoreceptors (the blind spot)

  21. The Retina: Photoreceptors • Rods: • Respond to dim light • Are used for peripheral vision • Cones: • Respond to bright light • Have high-acuity color vision • Are found in the macula lutea • Are concentrated in the fovea centralis

  22. Blood Supply to the Retina • The neural retina receives its blood supply from two sources • The outer third receives its blood from the choroid • The inner two-thirds is served by the central artery and vein • Small vessels radiate out from the optic disc and can be seen with an ophthalmoscope

  23. Inner Chambers and Fluids • The lens separates the internal eye into anterior and posterior segments • The posterior segment is filled with a clear gel called vitreous humor that: • Transmits light • Supports the posterior surface of the lens • Holds the neural retina firmly against the pigmented layer • Contributes to intraocular pressure

  24. Anterior Segment • Composed of two chambers • Anterior – between the cornea and the iris • Posterior – between the iris and the lens • Aqueous humor • A plasmalike fluid that fills the anterior segment • Drains via the canal of Schlemm • Supports, nourishes, and removes wastes

  25. Lens • A biconvex, transparent, flexible, avascular structure that: • Allows precise focusing of light onto the retina • Is composed of epithelium and lens fibers • Lens epithelium – anterior cells that differentiate into lens fibers • Lens fibers – cells filled with the transparent protein crystallin • With age, the lens becomes more compact and dense and loses its elasticity

  26. Refraction and Lenses • When light passes from one transparent medium to another its speed changes and it refracts (bends) • Light passing through a convex lens (as in the eye) is bent so that the rays converge to a focal point • When a convex lens forms an image, the image is upside down and reversed right to left • Visual acuity – “Normal vision” is 20/20

  27. Focusing Light on the Retina • Pathway of light entering the eye: cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor, and the neural layer of the retina to the photoreceptors • Light is refracted: • At the cornea • Entering the lens • Leaving the lens • The lens curvature and shape allow for fine focusing of an image

  28. Focusing for Distant Vision • Light from a distance needs little adjustment for proper focusing • Far point of vision – the distance beyond which the lens does not need to change shape to focus (20 ft.)

  29. Focusing for Close Vision • Close vision requires: • Accommodation – changing the lens shape by ciliary muscles to increase refractory power • Constriction – the pupillary reflex constricts the pupils to prevent divergent light rays from entering the eye • Convergence – medial rotation of the eyeballs toward the object being viewed

  30. Problems of Refraction • Emmetropic eye – normal eye with light focused properly • Myopic eye (nearsighted) – the focal point is in front of the retina • Corrected with a concave lens • Hyperopic eye (farsighted) – the focal point is behind the retina • Corrected with a convex lens

  31. Problems of Refraction

  32. Adaptation • Adaptation to bright light (going from dark to light) involves: • Dramatic decreases in retinal sensitivity – rod function is lost • Switching from the rod to the cone system – visual acuity is gained • Adaptation to dark is the reverse • Cones stop functioning in low light • Rhodopsin accumulates in the dark and retinal sensitivity is restored

  33. Visual pathway to the brain • Receptor cells of the retinaoptic nerve optic chiasma (medial fibers cross) optic tractslateral geniculate body of thalamusthrough internal capsule to form the optic radiationprimary visual cortex in the occipital lobe • Some fibers to the superior colliculi (extrinsic eye muscles), pretectal nuclei (pupillary light reflex), suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus (timer for biorhythms)

  34. Visual Pathways

  35. The Ear: Hearing and Balance • The three parts of the ear are the inner, outer, and middle ear • The outer and middle ear are involved with hearing • The inner ear functions in both hearing and equilibrium • Receptors for hearing and balance: • Respond to separate stimuli • Are activated independently

  36. Parts of the ear • Described further in lab • External ear: pinna, e.a.m., tympanic membrane • Ceruminous glands prevent bacteria/foreign objects • Middle ear: tympanic membrane – oval window • Mastoid antrum to mastoid air cells • Round window to scala tympani • Oval window to vestibule (attaches to stapes) • Eustacian/auditory tube • 3 ossicles: malleus, incus, stapes • Inner ear: • Vestibule(saccule to cochlea/utricle to semi-canals) • Semicircular canals (balance) • Cochlea (hearing)

  37. The Ear: Hearing and Balance

  38. Middle/internal ear

  39. Inner Ear • Bony labyrinth • Tortuous channels worming their way through the temporal bone • Contains the vestibule, the cochlea, and the semicircular canals • Filled with perilymph • Membranous labyrinth • Series of membranous sacs within the bony labyrinth • Filled with a potassium-rich fluid

  40. The Vestibule • The central egg-shaped cavity of the bony labyrinth • Suspended in its perilymph are two sacs: the saccule and utricle • The saccule extends into the cochlea • The utricle extends into the semicircular canals • These sacs: • House equilibrium receptors called maculae • Respond to gravity and changes in the position of the head

  41. The Semicircular Canals • Three canals that each define two-thirds of a circle and lie in the three planes of space • Membranous semicircular ducts line each canal and communicate with the utricle • The ampulla is the swollen end of each canal and it houses equilibrium receptors in a region called the crista ampullaris • These receptors respond to angular movements of the head

  42. The Cochlea • A spiral, conical, bony chamber that: • Extends from the anterior vestibule • Coils around a bony pillar called the modiolus • Contains the cochlear duct, which ends at the cochlear apex • Contains the organ of Corti (hearing receptor) • The cochlea is divided into three chambers: • Scala vestibuli • Scala media • Scala tympani

  43. The Cochlea

  44. Sound and Mechanisms of Hearing • Sound vibrations beat against the eardrum • The eardrum pushes against the ossicles, which presses fluid in the inner ear against the oval and round windows • This movement sets up shearing forces that pull on hair cells • Moving hair cells stimulates the cochlear nerve that sends impulses to the brain

  45. Transmission of Sound to the Inner Ear • The route of sound to the inner ear follows this pathway: • Outer ear – pinna, auditory canal, eardrum • Middle ear – malleus, incus, and stapes to the oval window • Inner ear – scalas vestibuli and tympani to the cochlear duct • Stimulation of the organ of Corti • Generation of impulses in the cochlear nerve

  46. The Organ of Corti • Is composed of supporting cells and outer and inner hair cells • Afferent fibers of the cochlear nerve attach to the base of hair cells • The stereocilia (hairs): • Protrude into the endolymph • Touch the tectorial membrane • Bending cilia: • Opens mechanically gated ion channels • Causes a graded potential and the release of a neurotransmitter (probably glutamate) • The neurotransmitter causes cochlear fibers to transmit impulses to the brain, where sound is perceived

  47. Auditory pathway to the brain • Organ of Cortispiral ganglion (in cochlear nerve)cochlear nuclei of medullasuperior olivary nucleus (pons/ medullary junction)along the lateral lemniscal tract to inferior colliculus (midbrain)medial geniculate body of thalamusauditory cortex in temporal lobe

  48. 6 Steps of Hearing Process Figure 17–29

  49. Deafness • Conduction- blockage of sound to fluids of inner ear • Otosclerosis, otitis media, ear wax buildup • Sensorineural- neural damage from cochlear hair cells to auditory cortical cells • Disease, prolonged exposure to loud noise • Tinnitus – ringing or clicking sound in the ears in the absence of auditory stimuli • Meniere’s syndrome – labyrinth disorder that affects the cochlea and the semicircular canals, causing vertigo, nausea, and vomiting

  50. Balance and Orientation Pathways • There are three modes of input for balance and orientation • Vestibular receptors • Visual receptors • Somatic receptors • These receptors allow our body to respond reflexively

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