Sense Organs Flashcards
Sense organs respond to 4 types of stimuli
Mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, and chemical
What are the 5 general senses
- Visceral sensations
- Touch/pressure
- Temperature
- Pain
- Proprioception
What are the 5 special senses
- Taste
- Smell
- Hearing
- Equilibrium
- Vision
Visceral sensations are…
Hunger/thirst
What is the stimuli for visceral sensations
Chemical and Mechanical
Touch/pressure is…
Light contact to deep pressure
What is the stimuli for touch/pressure
Mechanical
What is the stimuli is temperature
Thermal
Pain receptors are called
Nociceptors
What is the stimuli used for pain?
Mechanical, thermal, and chemical
What is proprioception?
Sense of body position and movement
General anesthesia is…
Complete loss of sensory perception
Local anesthesia is…
Loss of sensation in a generalized area
Taste is also called
Gustatory sense
What is the stimuli for taste?
Chemical
Smell is also called
Olfactory sense
What is the stimuli for smell
Chemical
Hearing is also called
Auditory sense
What is the stimuli for hearing
Mechanical
The external ear is composed of…
Pinna, external auditory canal, and tympanic membrane
The middle ear is composed of…
Ossicles (malleus, incus, stapes)
The inner ear is composed of…
Semicircular canals, Vestibule, Oval and round window, cochlea, and organ of corti
The outer fibrous layer of the eye is composed of…
Cornea & sclera
The middle vascular layer of the eye is composed of…
Choroid, Iris, & Ciliary body
