General Animal Physiology Course Syllabus
Biology 436
 
Lecture 8:  Sensory Physiology  -  Chemoreception


Sherwood-  Chapter 6

Objective:  To understand how the central nervous system is informed by the type of receptor, the location of the receptor and the intensity of the action potential.

1.  Chemoreception
        a.  gustatory receptors
        b.  olfactory receptors
2.  Aquatic animals
3.  Insect taste and olfaction
4.  Terrestrial animals
5.  Thermoreceptors
6.  Infrared reception

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