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Sensation

Transduction: sensory receptors convert

a physical energy into nerve impulses
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Sensation vs. Perception

Sensation
The experience of sensory stimulation

Perception
The process of creating meaningful
patterns from raw sensory information

Senses
Senses

Other term

Sense organs

Sight

Vision

Eye

Hearing

Audition

Ears

Smell

Olfaction

Nose

Taste

Gustation

Tongue

Touch

Somesthesia

Skin

Kinesthetic

Movement

Golgi tendon

Balance

Equilibrium/
Vestibular

Semi-circular
canal

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SENSE OF VISION
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Structures of the Retina

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Sensory Coding
Activation of retinal
cells by light results in
action potentials that
travel along neurons
that project to the
occipital cortex

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SENSE OF AUDITION
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Anatomy of the Ear

(Sound Waves)

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An Ear on the World

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The Chemical Senses

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Anatomy of the Nose

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Smell

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Odor

Example

Camphoric

Mothballs

Musky

Perfume/Aftershave

Roses

Floral

Pepperminty

Mint Gum

Etheral

Dry Cleaning Fluid

Pungent

Vinegar

Putrid

Rotten Eggs

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Taste: Savory Sensations

Papillae: Knoblike elevations on the tongue,
containing the taste buds (Singular: papilla).
Taste buds: Nests of taste-receptor cells.

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Taste
Four basic tastes
Sweet
Salty
Sour
Bitter

Recent discovery of fifth taste

Umami

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Senses of the Skin

The skin senses include:
Touch
Warmth
Cold
Pain
Various others (itch and tickle)

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The Receptors of the Skin

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Skin Receptors

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The Environment Within

Kinesthesis: The sense of body position
and movement of body parts; also called
kinesthesia.
Equilibrium: The sense of balance.
Semicircular Canals: Sense organs in
the inner ear, which contribute to
equilibrium by responding to rotation of
the head.
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The Golgi Tendon

The Golgi tendon
organs serve as
mechano-stretch
receptors and are
located near the
point of
attachment of
muscle fibers to
tendons.

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The Reflex Arc

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The Vestibular Canal

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