Receptors
What type of receptor detects chemicals?
Chemoreceptors
What structure collects sound waves and directs them into the ear?
Auricle
What part of the eye controls the size of the pupil?
Iris
What organs contain the receptors for taste?
Taste buds
What sense tells you where your body is in space?
Proprioception
What receptors detect temperature changes?
Thermoreceptors
What membrane vibrates when sound waves hit it?
Eardrum (tympanic membrane)
What is the transparent front part of the eye that helps focus light?
Cornea
Where are olfactory receptors located?
In the olfactory organs in the nasal cavity
What receptors detect body position and muscle stretch?
Muscle spindles
What receptors detect pressure or mechanical changes?
Mechanoreceptors
Name the three auditory ossicles.
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
What photoreceptors detect color?
Cones
How many primary taste sensations are there?
5
What organs detect excessive tendon stretch?
Golgi tendon organs
What is the awareness that a sensory impulse has reached the brain?
Sensation
What structure in the inner ear contains hearing receptors?
Cochlea
What photoreceptors help with vision in dim light?
Rods
Name the five primary taste sensations.
Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
What type of equilibrium maintains balance when the body is still?
Static equilibrium
What is the mental interpretation of sensory stimulation?
Perception
What nerve carries hearing impulses to the brain?
Vestibulocochlear nerve
What is the area of the retina responsible for sharpest vision ?
Fovea Centrails
What structures process smell signals before sending them to the brain?
Olfactory bulbs
What structures detect dynamic equilibrium?
Semicircular canals