Sherwood- Chapter 6

Objective:  To examine the information about receptors such as hair cells which convey receptor potentials to afferent neurons via chemical synapses.

1.  Simple mechanoreception
        a.  muscle spindles
        b.  lateral line system in fish
        c.  invertebrate mechanoreceptors
2.  Complex mechanoreception
        a.  vertebrate ear
        b.  transmission of sound waves
        c.  shear force
        d.  frequency of discrimination
3.  Other forms of mechanoreception
        a.  Electroreception
        b.  Magnetoreception
        c.  Echolocation