senses other than vision Flashcards
Chapter 2.4
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chemoreceptors
nerves in upper nasal cavity to detect aroma which binds, causes electricals signal to olfactory bulb for further processing
linked to limbic (emotional response)
pheremones
chemicals secreted by one animal which elicits a response from another animal of the same species
humans have how many olfactory receptors
1,000 but wolves have 250,000
chemoreceptors in taste
detect specific tastes
bitter, sour, sweet, salty, umami
molecules bind to taste bud receptors travelling to brain –> thalamus –> gustatory cortex in frontal lobe
super tasters expierence food in more intensity
somatosensation
touch, pressure, vibration, temperature
skin, mucous membranes, limbs and joints
receptors in somatosensation
mechanoreceptors - vibration, pressure, sound
thermoreceptors - temp
proprioceptors - movement and body position
nociceptors - pain
chemoreceptor - chemical stimuli
to somatosensory lobe in parietal lobe