UNIT 9: Special Senses

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sensation

the process initiated by stimuli acting on sensory receptors

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perception

the conscious awareness of those sensations

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action potentials & sensory receptors

the brain constantly receives sensations as ____________ from a wide variety of ____________ that receive stimuli from both inside and outside the body.

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senses

the means by which the brain receives information about the environment and the body

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2 basic groups of senses

  1. general senses

  2. special senses

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2 types of general senses

a. somatic senses

b. visceral senses

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  • touch

  • pressure

  • proprioception

  • temperature

  • pain

types of somatic senses

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touch

  • stroking, texture, vibration, skin, stretch, itch, tickle

  • mechanoreceptors

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pressure

mechanoreceptors