senses Flashcards
1
Q
nociceptors
A
detect painful stimuli
2
Q
mechanoreceptors
A
detect mechanical pressure, found in muscle spindles
3
Q
Free nerve endings
A
Nociceptors, thermoreceptors, and mechanoreceptors
4
Q
chemoreceptors
A
detect chemical concentrations
5
Q
Proprioceptors
A
detect the positions of muscles and joints
6
Q
Baroreceptors
A
detect changes in blood preassure
7
Q
tactile skin receptors
A
detect touch, vibration and pressure
8
Q
markels disk
A
sustained touch and pressure
9
Q
Meissner’s corpuscles
A
detect changes in vibrations in the skin
10
Q
Ruffini endings
A
detect tension in the skin.
11
Q
Pacinian corpuscles
A
detect rapid vibration in the skin.
12
Q
where are rods located
A
outer areas of the retina
13
Q
how is night vision possible
A
Rods contain the photopigment rhodopsin
14
Q
what percentage of our eyes is cones
A
5%
