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Sense Stimuli for:
1. Mechanical
2.Thermal
3. Electric |
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1. Touch
2. Temperature
3. Muscle Movement |
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Sense Stimuli for:
1. Chemo
2. Photo |
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1. Chemo:
a. Smell
b. Taste
2. Sight |
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| What is the importance of separate receptors? |
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| Able to distinguish between touch, cuts, burns, pain, pleasure etc. |
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| chemical signals to attract mates |
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| Where are the receptors for olfactory system located? |
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| molecule that stimulates olfactory receptor |
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| Protects nasal cavity. Mucus increases with a cold |
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| What kind of receptor is a taste bud? |
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| How many taste buds are on the human tongue? |
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| Where are taste buds located on fish and the platypus? |
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| 5 main categories of taste |
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1. Sweetness
2. Bitterness
3. Sourness
4. Saltiness
5. Umami (MSG) |
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With receptor cells
Merkel's Discs: Continuous
Meissner's Corpuscle: Non-hairy skin, fire rapidly. Allows you to distinguish between objects when held |
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| A canal extending from the middle ear to the pharynx |
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| Components of the middle ear |
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| air filled, opens to throat. regulates pressure. 3 bones. |
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| 3 Bones present in the middle ear |
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1. Malleus: Hammer
2. Incus: Anvil
3. Stapes: Stirrup |
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| flex basilar membrane to register different pitches |
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| loss of function of tympanic membrane and ossicles. caused by repeated infections of the middle ear / scarring. Age: ossicles stiffen |
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| Damage to hair cells of inner ear. Caused by exposure to loud sounds. The damage is cumulative and irreversible. |
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