Sense Organs Flashcards
Sense organs at and near tendons of muscles
Proprioreceptors
Sense organs in the internal organs
Enteroreceptors
Sense organs that report mechanical stimuli
Mechanoreceptors
Sense organs that report electromagnetic stimuli
Radioreceptors
Sense organs that report chemical stimuli
Chemoreceptors
Chemoteceptor/exteroreceptor, sends signals directly to the brain, C.N. 1
Olfactory sense
Cell bodies with cilia in stratified epithelium, axon penetrates underlying tissue
Olfactory cells
Non-sensory cells that support olfactory epithelium
Supporting cells
Olfactory epithelium cells attached to basement membrane
Basal cells
Form from olfactory placodes by invagination, lined with olfactory epithelium
Olfactory sacs
Openings of the nasal cavity
Nares
Rhipidistian synapomorphy that connects nasal cavity to oral cavity
Choanae
Accessory chemical sense present in the oral cavity, has branches of CN 1
Vomeronasal organ
Sense located in oral epithelium
Taste/gustatory
Types of tastes sensed
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, savory/umami
Cranial nerves innervating taste pores
VII, IX, X
Senses mediated by muscle spindles
Pain, touch, and temperature
Nerve endings wrapped around specialized muscle fibers that report tension and position
Muscle spindles
Uses neuromasts, innervated by CN VIII, the lateral line system that detects waterborne vibrations
Acousticolateralis/octavolateralis system
Ampullary organs consisting of short lateral lines
Ampullae of Lorenzini