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general senses everyday, all over body-single senses (through spinal cord and thalmus)
special senses eyes, ears, nose, tounge
sensory receptor types encapsulated- covered and protected unencapsulated- uncovered and pain
photoreceptors light-vision
chemoreceptors chemicals-tatse and smell
pain receptors injury-warning system
thermoreceptors temp. change
mechanorecptors move and pressure-viberation
proprioceptors body position
all sense organs have common functional characteristics- all are able to detect stimulus-heat a stimulus is converted into a nerve inpulse- transduction-thermal receptor a nerve impulse is percieved as a sensation in the CNS- hot, pain
free nerve endings pain, temp., crude touch
tactile corpuscles fine touch-vibraton
bulbous corpuscles touch-pressure-strech
lamellar corpuscles pressure-vibration
bulboid corpuscles touch, light touch
golgi tendon receptors tendons- prevent injury
muscle spindles stretch, balance
special senses - struture of eye and function sclera- white of eye- protection
Created by: b.marshall
 

 



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