Receptors
Receptors that help provide sense of smell are
Chemoreceptors
A person who is colorblind lacks one type of
Photopigment
What is not a primary taste sensation
Pungent
What contain an enzyme that reduces the risk of an eye infection
Tears
The ability to ignore socks around your ankles demonstrates
Sensory Adaptation
Pain Receptors respond to
Factors that can damage tissue
What 3 colored light waves is the retina most sensitive to
Red, Green, Blue
Taste Receptors are modified
Epithelial Cells
What are important for color vision
Cones
Sensory Receptors are specialized cells that collect info from the
Environment
Temperature senses use two types of
Free Nerve Endings
Treatment for a cataract is usually removal of the
Lens
If a taste cannot "quite" be described, what type of taste sensations is being experienced
Umami
When all 3 sets of cones are stimulated, a person senses
White Light
Golgi Tendon Organs are stimulated when you are
Straining a Muscle
Receptors that specialize in detecting changes in body position are
Proprioceptors
What is a part of the inner tunic of the eye
Retina
Movement of hair cells in the semicircular canal signal the direction of
Motion
Colorblindness is
Inherited
These sense the rapid muscle lengthening and cause a reflex response
Muscle Spindles
What sense do Olfactory Receptors provide
Smell
Glaucoma is usually caused by accumulation of
Aqueous Humor
After pushing a cotton swab, someone feels sharp pain followed by constant ringing in their ear. They tore their
Tympanic Membrane
Lights break down
Rhodopsin
A layer of tissue that lines the inner surface of the eyelids
Conjunctiva