Sensory Systems

Question 1

sensory division

Answer 1

vision
hearing
taste
smell
equilibrium

Question 2

four major steps of sensation

Answer 2

1. stimulation of the sensory receptor
2. transduction of the stimulus
3. generation of action potentials
4. integration of sensory input

Question 3

types of sensory receptors

Answer 3

chemoreceptors
mechanoreceptors
photoreceptors
thermoreceptors

Question 4

4 properties of stimulus

Answer 4

1. nature or “modality”
2. location
3. intensity
4. duration