sensory nervous system Flashcards
1
Q
mechanoreceptors
A
mechanical deformation
2
Q
thermoreceptors
A
cold/hot
3
Q
nocioreceptors
A
pain/tissue damage
4
Q
electromagnetic receptors
A
electrical/magnetic fields, IR and UV light
5
Q
photoreceptors
A
visible light
6
Q
chemoreceptors
A
various chemicals
7
Q
mechanoreceptor examples
A
stretch
hair cells
8
Q
types of photoreception
A
eye spots
compound eyes
camera eyes
9
Q
chemoreception examples
A
bowfly taste (leg)
taste buds
olfaction (distance smell)
10
Q
thermoreception examples
A
vampire bat nose leaf - locate prey using temp
crotalid snakes pit organ - IR light to form image
11
Q
electroreception example
A
electric fish putting out field to detect disruptions as prey
