Special Senses Flashcards
Static Equilibrium
Maintains balance when body of still/static
Otoliths
Rocks in labyrinth composed of calcium carbonate
Dynamic equilibrium
Maintains balance when body is moving
Cerebellum
Part of the brain that helps maintain balance
Types of receptor
Mechano, specialized hair cells
Vision
Sense that assists in maintaining equilibrium
Motion sickness
me in APUSH
Labrynthitis
Too much info. TMI
Displacement of Otoliths
Incongruent Info.
5 tastes sensations
Salty, sweet, sour, bitter, savory
Organs of taste
Taste buds
Location of taste
Tongue, walls of throat, and roof of the mouth. It’s replaced every 3 days
Saliva
Dissolves foods to get them into the taste buds HOT foods stimulate PAIN receptors and THERMAL
HOT foods
stimulate PAIN receptors and THERMAL
Anosmia
when i was sick
Inability to smell
Taste+Smell
Work together to increase pleasure
Sensory adaptation
Adapt easily but recover well
How to detect faint odors
Smell
Odorant Molecules
Must be dissolved
Free nerve endings
my face for no reason
Pain, itching, and temp.
Meisner Corpuscles
Light touch
Pacinian Corpuslces
PD
DP
Deep pressure
Muscle spindles
D S
Detect stretch at ligaments
Specialized Hair Cells
Perceive sound and maintain equilibrium
Tissue damaged
Stimulates pain receptors
Referred pain
Feel pain elsewhere than part damaged sharp