Sensory Systems Study Guide

Know the different types of receptors and their locations and functions.

What are the different types of pain fibers? What are the different types of pain?

What are the special senses?

Name the seven basic odors.

What is olfactory fatigue?

What are the four basic tastes and where are they located?

Explain how taste and smell are detected.

Explain the mechanism of hearing.

What structures in the ear are involved in hearing?

What structures in the ear are involved in balance?

What are the major structures of the eye?

What muscles move, open, and close the eye?

How does one see?

Distinguish between rods and cones.

Distinguish between the fovea centralis and the optic disk.

What is the mechanism of vision?

Explain the common vision problems.

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