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Chapter 23, Problem 13SA
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- The types of sensory receptors.
- The functions of these receptors.
- Which of the five traditional senses they correspond to.
Introduction:
Sensory receptors are modified dendrites of the sensory neurons, which are capable of receiving external stimuli.
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Describe each of the following types of receptors, indicating what sensation it detects and giving an example of where it can be found in the body: pain receptors (nociceptors), temperature receptors,mechanoreceptors (including proprioceptors and barorceptors/pressoreceptors), chemoreceptors, and photoreceptors.
Describe the functions of all sensory systems or the steps involved in detecting sensory stimuli.
Where are the receptors of the general somatic senses located in the body? Name some of these senses.
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- List five general Major types of sensory receptors.arrow_forwardDraw a simple (typical of somatic senses) and a complex (typical of special senses) sensory neuron (receptor). Where applicable, label the cell body, the axon, the nerve endings, myelin, and the axon terminal.arrow_forwardFill out the information indicated for tactile receptors in the table below: Name Structure Location Function. (encapsulated or unencapsulated?) Tactile disc Tactile corpuscle Free nerve endings End bulb Bulbous corpuscle Root hair plexus Lamellated corpusclearrow_forward
- Describe the receptors associated with the senses of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.arrow_forwardExplain how the organization of receptors for the general senses and the special senses affects their sensitivity.arrow_forwardList the types of somatic and visceral sensory receptors,tell where they are located, and describe how theyfunction in sensation.arrow_forward
- All sensory organs convert energy in the environment into action potentials in the nervous systern. Explain the process of how our ears convert energy in the form of sound waves in the air into action potentials along a nerve. Include the appropriate order of structures and regions of the ear as well as the physiological process of creating action potentials and interpreting them in the brain.arrow_forwardDescribe the differences among receptors associated withthe senses of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.arrow_forwardHow can receptors be classified? Describe each of the following receptors and indicate what sensation it detects &give an example of where it can be found in the body: nociceptors, thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors (bothproprioceptors & baroreceptors), chemoreceptors, and photoreceptors.arrow_forward
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