Sensory & Motor Systems
Some vocabulary: Sensation Action potentials that reach the brain via sensory neurons Perception The brain’s awareness of sensations Sensory & Motor Systems
Sensory transduction Change in membrane potential of a receptor cell (receptor potential) Integration Processing of information via the summation of graded potentials Sensory & Motor Systems
Light touch Touch Light touch
Sensory & Motor Systems Light touch Touch Strong pressure
Light touch Sensory & Motor Systems Light touch Touch Strong pressure Heat Cold
Light touch Sensory & Motor Systems Light touch Touch Strong pressure Heat Cold Pain
Mechanoreceptors Pressure, touch, stretch, motion, sound Muscle spindle Sretch Hair cells Motion Sensory & Motor Systems
Pain receptors (nociceptors) Thermoreceptors Chemoreceptors Gustatory receptors (taste) Olfactory receptors (smell) Electormagnetic receptors Photoreceptors Sensory & Motor Systems
Sensory transduction
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Stimulus
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Stimulus
Sensory & Motor Systems taste sound Stimulus
Sensory & Motor Systems taste soundlight Stimulus
Sensory & Motor Systems taste soundlight pressure Stimulus
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Transduction
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Transduction
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Transduction Ca ++ Na +
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Neurotransmitter release Ca ++ Na +
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Neurotransmitter release Ca ++ Na +
Sensory & Motor Systems taste Action potential Ca ++ Na +
Sensory & Motor Systems Anatomy of the Eye
Lens Sensory & Motor Systems
Iris Sensory & Motor Systems
Pupil Sensory & Motor Systems
Cornea Sensory & Motor Systems
Suspension ligaments Sensory & Motor Systems
Sclera
Sensory & Motor Systems Choroid
Sensory & Motor Systems Retina
Sensory & Motor Systems Optic nerve
Sensory & Motor Systems Central artery & vein
Sensory & Motor Systems Optic disc (blind spot)
Sensory & Motor Systems Fovea
Sensory & Motor Systems Aqueous humor
Sensory & Motor Systems Vitreous humor
Sensory & Motor Systems Structure and Function of the Retina
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Retinal Opsin
Sensory & Motor Systems Retinal Opsin Rhodopsin
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RodsCones
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