Combo: Hole's Human A&P with Connect Access Card
Combo: Hole's Human A&P with Connect Access Card
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Author: David N. Shier Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 1P
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To distinguish:

In-between general and special senses.

Introduction:

General senses include the receptors which are present throughout the body. They are located in the skin, muscles, bone joints and the visceral organs (exteroreceptors).

There are of various types including the receptors for receiving the sensation and feeling of touch, pressure, and pain. The second category includes the sensations for blood pressure and the pH changes in the digestive system (visceroreceptors). The third category includes the sensation (proprioceptors) and stimulus for changes in the movement of the body, which includes the tendons and ligaments.

The receptors for the special senses include the receptors for smell, taste, hearing, body equilibrium and eye-sight.

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The differences in-between general and special senses are:

General Senses Special Senses
These receptors for these senses are present throughout the body. The receptors for these senses are present in specific regions of the body.
They have sensory nerve endings for receiving the stimulus. They consist of the bipolar neurons for sensing the stimulus.
They have specialized nerve endings which are called as Meissner’s corpuscles for touch and Pacinian corpuscles for sensing vibration in tissues. There are fibers of nerves for taste and smell called as the olfactory neurons for the smell.
For example sensation receptors for touch, pain, and temperature. The other receptors include those for the movement and locomotion of the body, changes in blood pressure and pH. For example smell, taste, hearing, body-equilibrium, and eye-sight.
Conclusion

The general senses include the receptors for sensing and feeling of touch, pressure, and pain inside the body. The special senses include the perception of the stimulus for vision, smell, taste, and body-equilibrium.

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Chapter 12 Solutions

Combo: Hole's Human A&P with Connect Access Card

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