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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