HOW DO SENSORY CELLS FUNCTION?

The following sections are included:

• Types of Sensory Receptors

• Sensors of the Skin

  • Sensations of touch

  • Sensation of temperature

  • Painful sensations

  • Encapsulated sensory axons

• Sensory Neurons of the Brain

  • Reactions of neurons to neurotransmitters

• Sensory Functions of the Inner Ear

  • Maculae

  • Cristae

  • Organ of Corti

• Sensory Functions of the Eye

• Olfaction

• Taste

• References