Receptors
Where are photoreceptors, and what do they do?
They are in the retina, and they respond to light
What do the senses do?
Respond to changing enviornment and maintain homeostasis
Food high in sugar (carbs) is
Sweet
Taste
rhin/o
nose
Chemoreceptors are stimulated by what?
Chemical change
What type of neurons do special senses use?
Bipolar neurons
Acidic food is
Sour
Where are taste buds located
In the papillae of the tongue
What is the smell pathway?
Olfactory (I) to the temporal lobe
What receptor is stimulated by temperature?
Thermoreceptors
What type of neurons do somatic senses use?
Bitter
Olfactory receptors are found where?
Upper nose embedded in the mucus membrane
Mechanoreceptors are stimulated by...
Change in shape, stretch + pressure.
Where are somatic neurons embeded? And name a somatic sense.
Skin, Organs, and Muscles
Touch, hot, cold, pain
Broth and Meat are what?
Savory
What receptors detect all of the flavors we know except spice?
Chemoreceptors
Where do you find olfactory hairs?
The end of the nose
What receptor is stimulated by tissue damage?
Nociceptors
What are the special senses?
Vision, Hearing, Balance, Smell, Taste
Foods high in Na, Cl, and K are
Salty
What is the gustation pathway
Facial (VII), Glossopharyngeal (IX), and Vagus (X) to the parietal lobe
What happens to the particles you inhale?
They dissolve into mucus, and chemoreceptors detect them