senses other than vision Flashcards

Chapter 2.4

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chemoreceptors

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nerves in upper nasal cavity to detect aroma which binds, causes electricals signal to olfactory bulb for further processing

linked to limbic (emotional response)

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pheremones

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chemicals secreted by one animal which elicits a response from another animal of the same species

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humans have how many olfactory receptors

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1,000 but wolves have 250,000

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chemoreceptors in taste

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detect specific tastes
bitter, sour, sweet, salty, umami

molecules bind to taste bud receptors travelling to brain –> thalamus –> gustatory cortex in frontal lobe

super tasters expierence food in more intensity

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somatosensation

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touch, pressure, vibration, temperature

skin, mucous membranes, limbs and joints

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receptors in somatosensation

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mechanoreceptors - vibration, pressure, sound

thermoreceptors - temp

proprioceptors - movement and body position

nociceptors - pain

chemoreceptor - chemical stimuli

to somatosensory lobe in parietal lobe

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