Ch. 47 Animal Sensory System Flashcards
ability to sense a change in the environment depends on:
1) transduction
2) amplification
3) transmission
transduction
the conversion of info from one mode to another
- requires a sensory receptor cell to convert stimulus into electrical signal
(ie) a stimulus outside a cell is converted into a response by the cell
amplification
increase effect
transmission
the passage or transfer of (1) disease from one individual to another or (2) electrical impulses from one neuron to another
- signal to the CNS
types of sensory receptors
1) nociceptor
2) thermoreceptor
3) mechanoreceptor
4) chemoreceptor
5) photoreceptor
6) electroreceptor
7) magnetoreceptor
nociceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized to detect tissue damage
- sense harmful stimuli
(ie) senses pain & tissue injury
thermoreceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized for detection of changes in temperature
mechanoreceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized for detecting distortions caused by touch or pressure
(ie) hair cells in the cochlea
(ie) statocyst of a crab
chemoreceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized for detection of specific molecules or classes of molecules
photoreceptor
a molecule, a cell, or an organ that is specialized to detect light
- responds to particular wavelengths of light
- forms a layer at the back of the retina
electroreceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized to detect electric fields
magnetoreceptor
a sensory cell or organ specialized for detecting magnetic fields
If ion flows cause the interior to become more positive (less negative), the membrane is __________ (depolarized/hyperpolarized).
depolarized
If ion flows cause the interior to become more negative, the membrane is __________ (depolarized/hyperpolarized).
hyperpolarized
statocyst
a sensory organ detects the animal orientation in space
- sac filled w/ fluid
- lined w/ pressure receptor cells
- contains Ca+ rich substance that rests on the bottom
- flipped over: Ca+ substance bumps up against the receptor cells, which send an action potential to the brain
- signals crab to turn upright
- found in arthropods (crabs)
(ie) whether the animal is flipped upside down
pressure-sensing systems can be used for:
1) hearing
2) physical pressure on the skin
3) the movement of muscles
4) the stretching of blood vessels
hair cell
a pressure-detecting sensory cell
- has tiny “hairs” (stereocilia) jutting from its surface
- some have kinocilium
- mechanoreceptor
- pressure receptor cells
- found in: inner ear, lateral line system & ampullae of Lorenzini
stereocillicium
one of many stiff outgrowths from the surface of a hair cell that are involved in detection of sound by terrestrial vertebrates or of waterborne vibrations by fishes
kinocillium
a single cilium that juts from the surface of many hair cells
- tallest kinocillium extends into the fluid chambers
- FCN: detection of sound or pressure
ways depolarization of hair cell causes a movement of calcium ions
1) causes an increase in release of nts @ synaps btwn the hair cell & the sensory
2) the postsynaptic cells become excited & fire an action potential to the brain, affecting afferent neurons
3) the afferent neurons are part of the PNS, which conveys information to the CNS
If hyperpolarization occurs, the action potential is _____.
inhibited
how nts are released
1) pressure wave bends stereocillia
2) potassium channels open
3) membrane depolarizes
4) calcium flows in
5) synaptic vesicles fuse
6) neurotransmitter is released
hearing
the sensation of the wavelike changes in air or water pressure called sound
- mechanoreceptor
sound
wavelike changes in air or water pressue
- different frequencies = different pitches
frequency
the number of wave crests per second traveling past a stationary point
- determines pitch of sound & color of light
pitch
the sensation produced by a particular frequency of sound
- low frequency = low pitches
- high frequency = high pitc
parts of the human ear
1) outer ear
2) middle ear
3) inner ear
* separated by from others by a membrane
outer ear
external potion of the ear
- collects pressure waves
- funnels pressure waves into the ear canal
(ie) ear lobe