Other Senses Flashcards
Two chemical senses
Smell and taste
How are odors detected
By neurons in the nostrils
Send information about the smell to the brain from the receptors
Olfactory nerves
5 main taste qualities
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Bitter
Savory (Umami)
We sense taste through what
Receptor neurons on the tongue
What do touch or skin senses include
Pressure
Temperature
Pain
What is covered with very tiny hair cells that fire when skin is touched
Skin
Where are the neurons involving sensing temperature located
Beneath the surface of the skin
More pain receptors equals
More sensitivity to pain
Prostaglandins
The chemical released when we feel pain
Theory that suggests that only a certain amount of information can be processed in the nervous system at a time
Gate Theory
What tells us we are upright or not even if we close our eyes (helps us keep our balance, causes us to feel dizzy after spinning)
Vestibular sense
How you send of how your body is positioned and how it moves (helps us navigate a room without bumping into anything)
Kinesthesis
