Introduction to Sensory Processes

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What are the six domains of sensation?

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Olfaction, Vision, Gustation, Audition, Somatosensory, Vomeronasal

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What are general senses?

Back

Receptors for sensations like pain, temperature, touch, pressure, vibration, and proprioception distributed throughout the body.

Front

What are specific senses?

Back

Senses with specialized organs, such as vision, hearing, balance, smell, and taste.

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What do exteroceptors detect?

Back

Environmental stimuli.

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What do proprioceptors detect?

Back

Sensation of skeletal muscles and joints.

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What do interoceptors detect?

Back

Sensation of visceral organs and functions.

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What do chemoreceptors detect?

Back

Chemical concentrations in the body.

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What do nociceptors detect?

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Pain or tissue damage due to excessive forces.

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What do thermoreceptors detect?

Back

Temperature changes.

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What do mechanoreceptors detect?

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Mechanical forces.