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Sensory system-Body Structureand function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A specialized area of the sensory neuron that detects a specific stimulus | receptor |
| The five types of sensory receptors | chemoreceptors, pain receptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors |
| What are the 4 components involved in the perception of a sensation | stimulus, receptor, sensory nerve, special area of the brain |
| The process by which the brain, after receiving a sensation, refers that sensation back to its source | projection |
| the sense of orientation or position | proprioception |
| Gustatory sense | sense of taste |
| Nearsightedness | myopia |
| farsightedness | hyperopia |
| The 3 parts of the ear | external, middle ear, and inner ear |
| The inner ear structure concerned with hearing | cochlea |
| The four basic taste sensations | sweet, salty, sour, and bitter |
| The muscle of the eye that controls the size of the pupil | intrinsic eye muscle |
| the cranial nerve II | optic nerve |
| the two characteistics of sensation | projection and adaptation |
| type of receptors for touch and pressure | mechanoreceptors |
| Receptor for heat and cold | thermoreceptors |
| The receptors for balance | mechanoreceptors |
| The middle ear has a passageway connecting it to the pharynx or throat | eustachian tube |
| The photoreceptors for color vision | cones |
| The photoreceptors for night vision | rods |
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