Introduction to Special Senses definitions Flashcards

Senses distributed throughout the body, including temperature, pain, and pressure.

Senses located in specific organs in the head, including vision, smell, taste, hearing, and equilibrium.

The sense that measures electromagnetic radiation, perceived as brightness and color.

Tissue in the nasal cavity responsible for detecting chemical properties perceived as odors.

The sense of taste, detecting chemical properties of food as sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.

A spiral-shaped organ in the ear that detects pressure waves, perceived as sound.

The sense that measures movement and gravity, helping determine orientation and balance.

Energy waves, including light, that are detected by the eyes for vision.

A brain structure connected to the olfactory epithelium, processing smell information.

Sensory organs on the tongue that detect the five basic tastes.

Structures in the inner ear involved in detecting rotational movement for balance.

Part of the inner ear that helps sense linear movement and gravity for balance.

The intensity of electromagnetic radiation perceived by the eyes.

A perception based on the wavelength of light entering the eyes.

Vibrations in the air detected by the ear, perceived as sound.