2. THE NERVE TISSUE
IT IS FORMED BY CELLS CALLED NEURONS
PARTS OF NEURON
BODY OF THE CELL
AXON
DENDRITES
NEURONS ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY MEANS OF THE DENDRITES
AND THE AXONS
TYPES OF NEURONS
SENSORY NEURONS
INTERNEURONS
MOTOR NEURONS
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
THE NEURONS USE ELECTRICITY FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATIONS WITH
NERVOUS IMPULSES.
3. HOW IS THE INFORMNATION CAPTURED?
THE SENSORY RECEPTORS CAPTURE EXTERNAL STIMULI (SUCH AS LIGHT, PRESSURE, HEAT...)
THE SENSORY NEURONS TAKE THE INFORMATION TO THE NERVOUS CENTRES.
THERE THE INFORMATION IS PROCESSED
THE SENSORIAL RECEPTORS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE ORGANS OF THE FIVE SENSES
STIMULUS
SENSORY CELL PRODUCTION OF NERVOUS IMPULSES NEURON
NERVOUS CENTRE
4. TYPES OF RECEPTORS
TYPE LOCATION SENSATION TRANSMITTED
MECHANORECEPTORS
SKIN TOUCH AND PRESSURE
MUSCLES AND ARTICULATIONS POSITION AND MOVEMENT
VESTIBULUS OF THE EAR POSITION AND MOVEMENT
EAR CANAL HEARING
VISCERA DISTENSION
THERMORECEPTORS SKIN HEAT AND COLD
PHOTORECEPTORS RETINA OF THE EYE VISION
CHEMORECEPTORS OLFACTORY MUCUS SMELL
TASTE BUDS TASTE
NOCIRECEPTORS
SKIN SUPERFICIAL SOMATIC PAIN
MUSCLES AND ARTICULATIONS DEEP SOMATIC PAIN
VISCERA, VEINS, ARTERIES VISCERAL PAIN