Be able to apply the following terms.
| transduction | special senses | lens, iris, pupil | pinna, external auditory canal |
| adaptation | olfactory cell, olfactory nerve | aqueous and vitreous humors | tympanic membrane, ossicles |
| general receptors | gustatory cell, facial and glossopharangeal nerves | choroid, ciliary body | cochlea, organ of corti |
| tactile/pain receptors | photoreceptor cells (rods, cones) | sclera, cornea, conjunctiva | eustachian tubes |
| baroreceptors | hearing hair cell (vestibulocochlear nerve) | retina | maculae of vestibule |
| chemoreceptors | (balance) hair cell(vestibulocochlear nerve) | bipolar cell, cells (ganglion ) of optic nerve. | ampulla of semicircular canals |
Human Anatomy
and Physiology Courses
at St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus
10/2003