Sensory Physiology Flashcards
1
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What classes of Sensory Systems are there?
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Somatic senses & Special senses
2
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Name the Somatic senses
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Touch, Temperature, Nociception, Itch, Proprioception
3
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Name the Special Senses
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Vision, Hearing, Taste, Olfaction, Equilibrium
4
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What Sensory receptors are there
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Chemoreceptors (G-Protein coupled)
Mechanoreceptors
Nociceptors
Photoreceptors (often with G-Protein)
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