After you have studied this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Name five kinds of receptors and explain the function of each.

2. Explain how receptors stimulate sensory impulses.

3. Explain how a sensation is produced.

4. Distinguish between somatic and special senses.

5. Describe the receptors associated with the senses of touch and pressure, temperature, and pain.

6. Describe how the sense of pain is produced.

7. Explain the importance of stretch receptors in muscles and tendons.

8. Explain the relationship between the senses of smell and taste.

9. Name the parts of the ear and explain the function of each part.

10. Distinguish between static and dynamic equilibrium.

11. Name the parts of the eye and explain the function of each part.

12. Explain how the eye refracts light.

13. Explain how depth and distance are perceived.

14. Describe the visual nerve pathway.

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