1. Sensory Systems
Chp. 12

2. SENSORY RECEPTORS Input side of PNS
Function: collect & transmit information from environment to CNS
Information sent to CNS as Action Potential

3. 5 Functions of Sensory System
Reception -
Transduction -
Amplify -
Transmit -
Integrate -

4. Types of Sensory Receptors
Mechanoreceptors (tactile) -
A. Pacinian corpuscles -
B. Meissner corpuscles -
Proprioreceptors -
Thermoreceptors -
A. Ruffini's corpuscles -
B. Krause's end bulbs -

5. Types of Sensory Receptors cont.
4. Chemoreception -
a. Gustatory receptors -
b. Olfaction -
5. Auditory -

6. Types of Sensory Receptors cont.
Gravity -
Vision -
a. Cones -
b. Rods -