Sensory Receptors Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
brain | The organ that serves as the primary control center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. |
chemical input | A chemical that enters the body. |
electromagnetic | Relating to interactions among electrically charged particles and electromagnetic fields. |
electromagnetic input | Signals that enter the body in the form of electromagnetic stimuli. |
mechanical input | Signals that enter the body through physical touch or vibration. |
nerve cell | A cell specialized for transmitting fast electrochemical signals. |
sensory receptor | A nerve ending that sends signals to the central nervous system when it is stimulated. |
stimulus | Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react. |
mechanoreceptor | Sensory receptors located in skin, skeletal muscles, and inner ears that respond to touch, pressure, stretching of muscle, sound, and motion. |
proprioception | The ability to sense the position, location, and orientation of the body. |
chemoreceptor | Special cells within a sense organ (especially the nose and tastebuds) that are sensitive to particular chemicals, giving you the sensations of smell and taste. |
olfactory sensation | Sense of smell |
gustatory sensation | Sense of taste |
thermoreceptor | Special cells located in your skin, part of your brain and body core that are sensitive to temperature. |
photoreceptor | The light-sensitive cells in the retina- the rods and cones. |
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