Study Stuff Flashcards
1
Q
Olfactory Epithelium
A
In the nose, connects directly to the brain, not through the thalamus (only sense to not go through thalamus)
2
Q
Chemoreceptors
A
Smell, Pheromones, and taste (chemical receptors)
3
Q
Sour
A
Acids
4
Q
Saltiness
A
Alkali Metals
5
Q
two point threshold
A
minimum distance between two points to be able to tell they are two points and not one
6
Q
Physiological zero
A
temperature near body temp, anything above feels hot and anything above feels cold
7
Q
Gate theory of Pain
A
rubbing head after bumping it. Turning on and off receptors
8
Q
Endorphins
A
Turns off pain
9
Q
proprioception
A
where you are in space
