Senses Flashcards
Specialized cells or multicellular structures that collect information from the environment
Sensory Receptors
Sensory receptors stimulate neurons to send impulses along:
sensory fibers to the brain
A feeling that occurs when brain become aware of a sensory impulse
Sensation
A persons view of the stimulus; the way the brian interprets the info
Perception
Respond to changes in chemical concentrations
Chemoreceptors
Respond to tissue damage
Pain Receptors (Nociceptors)
Respond to changes in temperatures
Thermoreceptors
Respond to mechanical forces
Mechanoreceptors
Respond to light
Photoreceptors
Process in which the brain projects the sensation back to the apparent sources
Projection
*Allows a person to pinpoint the region of stimulation
Senses associated with skin, muscles, joints, and viscera
General Senses
Three groups of General Senses:
- Exteroceptive
- Visceroceptive
- Proprioreceptive
- Common in epithelial tissues
- simplest receptors
- sense itching
Free Nerve Ending
- Abundant in hairless portions of skin; lips
- Detect fine touch; distinguish between two points on the skin
Meissner’s Corpulses
- Common in deeper subcutaneous tissues, tendons, and ligaments
- Detect heavy pressure and vibrations
Pacinian Corpulses
Send information to spinal cord and CNS about body position and length and tension of muscles
Proprioreceptors
Main kind of proprioreceptors:
- Pacinian Corpulses
- Muscle Spindles
- Golgi Tendon Organs
*Stretch Receptors
in joints
Pacinian Corpulses
In skeletal muscle
Muscle Spindles
in tendons
Golgi Tendon Organs
- Chemoreceptors
- Respond to chemicals dissolved in liquids
Olfactory Receptors
- Contain olfactory receptors and supporting epithelial cells
- Cover parts of nasal cavity, superior nasal conchae, and a portion of nasal septum
Olfactory Organs
Stimulated by carbohydrates
sweet
stimulated by acids
sour
stimulated by salts
salty
stimulated by organic compounds
bitter
stimulated by glutomate
umani
Spicy foods activate:
pain receptors
modified epithelial cells that function as receptors (chemo-receptors)
Taste cells
Microvilli that protrude from taste cells; sensitive parts of taste cells
Taste hairs
Located on the papillae of tongue, roof of mouth, linings of cheeks, and walls of pharynx
organs of taste
Once olfactory receptors are stimulated, nerve impulses travel through:
olfactory nerves–> olfactory bulbs–> olfactory tracts–> limbic system (for emotions)–> olfactory cortex (for interpretation)
Organ of hearing
Ear
Collects sound waves
Auricle
- lined with ceruminous glands
- carries sound to tympanic membrane
- terminates with tympanic membrane
External Acoustic Meatus