Integration and special senses Flashcards
1
Q
Explain the term Vibrissae and what they are used for
A
Long stiff hairs around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers
2
Q
List general senses
A
Visceral sensations
Touch
Temperature
Pain
Proprioception
3
Q
List the special senses
A
Taste
Smell
Hearing
Vision
Equilibrium
4
Q
What are the most common sensory receptors in the body
A
Rods and Cons
Meissner’s Corpuscles
Olfactory cells
Hair cells
Gustatory cells
5
Q
List the four steps in nociception
A
Transduction
Transmission
Modulation
Perception
6
Q
Sense of movement and body position
A
Proprioception
7
Q
5 taste sensations
A
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Bitter
8
Q
The sensory receptors for hearing are located in the ____ ear
A
Inner
9
Q
Another name for the eardrum is the
A
Tympanic membrane
