test 8 senses

eye, ears, nose, taste buds, skin

forms the communication network between the central nervous system and the rest of the body

nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord (CNS) which communicate with the rest of the body

sensory nerve endings that respond to various kinds of stimulation resulting in sensation

eyes, ears, skin, mouth, nose

receptors that detect sensation

to the CNS

sight

hearing

sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell

taste, smell

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general, special

Widely distributed throughout the body in skin,muscles,temperature,touch, pressure,body position

localized in a specific structures to enhance their function smell,tast,hearing,vision and equilibrium

skin, muscle, tendons, joints

internal organs sensation-pain, temperature, touch, pressure, body position

smell, taste, hearing

vision, equilibrium

covered by a capsule

naked,no covering

sensitive to change in intensity or color of light vision

sensitive to the presence of certain chemicals taste and smell

sensitive to physical injury

changes in temperature

sensitive to movement stimuli

ability to detect a particular stimulus

convert the stimulus into a nerve impulses

that impulse is perceived as a sensation in the central nervous system (CNS)

found all over the body but most are in the skin

skin

not evenly distributed over body surfaces

do not all respond to the same type of stimulus

free (naked) nerve endings (unencapsulated)

in the skin and mucosa pain, discriminative touch,tickle, temperature

vision

hearing and equilibrium

smell