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Title

The Senses

Description

biology

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

01/03/2010

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Term

sensory receptors

Definition

picks up a stimulus

Term

sensory nerves

Definition

carry stimuli to spinal cord and brain

Term

when does sensation occur

Definition

when the impulse reaches the brain

Term

perception:

Definition

brain interprets the sensation

Term

proprioceptors

Definition

help us determine location of limbs, detect amount of muscle relaxion, maintain posture and equilibrium.