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Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 11: Sensory Receptors and Special Senses

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  • Phasic receptors

    Phasic receptors respond quickly to stimuli but adapt rapidly, signaling changes in stimulus intensity rather than constant presence.

  • Tonic receptors

    Tonic receptors respond slowly and maintain firing as long as the stimulus is present, providing continuous information.

  • Adequate stimulus

    The specific type of stimulus to which a receptor is most sensitive and can respond, such as light for photoreceptors.

  • Generator potential

    A graded electrical potential produced by sensory receptors in response to a stimulus, which can trigger an action potential if threshold is reached.

  • Perceptual threshold

    The minimum stimulus intensity required for a sensation to be consciously perceived.

  • Receptive field

    The specific physical area or region where a sensory neuron can detect stimuli.

  • Habituation

    A decrease in perception of a stimulus over time due to repeated exposure, despite continued presence of the stimulus.

  • Lateral inhibition

    A neural mechanism that sharpens sensory perception by inhibiting neighboring neurons, enhancing contrast and localization.

  • Fovea centralis

    A small central pit in the retina with a high density of cones, responsible for sharp central vision.

  • Rhodopsin

    A photopigment found in rod cells that absorbs light and initiates the phototransduction cascade in low-light conditions.

  • Photopsin

    The photopigment found in cone cells responsible for color vision under bright light.

  • Rods

    Photoreceptors sensitive to low light levels, enabling night vision but not color detection.

  • Cones

    Photoreceptors responsible for color vision and visual acuity in bright light.

  • Organ of Corti

    The sensory organ within the cochlea containing hair cells that transduce sound vibrations into neural signals.

  • Endolymph

    The potassium-rich fluid filling the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, crucial for hair cell function.

  • Perilymph

    The fluid surrounding the membranous labyrinth within the bony labyrinth, similar to cerebrospinal fluid.

  • Cochlea

    A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled structure in the inner ear responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

  • Rotational/angular acceleration

    Changes in the rate of rotation of the head, detected by the semicircular canals for balance.

  • Crista ampullaris

    A sensory structure in the ampulla of each semicircular canal containing hair cells that detect angular acceleration.

  • Cupula

    A gelatinous structure in the crista ampullaris that bends hair cells in response to fluid movement during head rotation.

  • Utricle

    One of the otolithic organs in the vestibule that detects horizontal linear acceleration and head position.

  • Saccule

    One of the otolithic organs in the vestibule that detects vertical linear acceleration and head position.

  • Otolithic organ

    Structures (utricle and saccule) containing hair cells and otoliths that detect linear acceleration and gravity.

  • Stereocilia

    Hair-like projections on hair cells that bend in response to fluid movement, initiating sensory transduction.

  • Semicircular canals

    Three fluid-filled canals in the inner ear that detect rotational movements of the head.

  • Accommodation

    The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus on objects at different distances.

  • Rod response in the dark

    Rods are depolarized and continuously release neurotransmitter, signaling the absence of light.

  • Rod response in the light

    Rods hyperpolarize, reducing neurotransmitter release, which signals the presence of light.

  • Effect of convergence on vision

    Convergence of multiple rods onto a single neuron increases sensitivity in low light but reduces visual acuity.