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Special senses
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Senses that have distinct sensory receptors (smell, taste, etc)
2
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Olfactory
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The sense of smell
3
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Gustatory
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The sense of taste
4
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Rods
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Respond to dim light and peripheral vision, mostly respond to black/white
5
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Cones
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Respond to bright light. High color vision
6
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Mechanoreceptor
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Respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch
7
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Thermoreceptors
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Sensitive to changes in temperature
8
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Photoreceptors
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Sensitive to light energy
9
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Chemoreceptors
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Respond to chemicals
10
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Nociceptors
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Sensitive to pain causing stimuli
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Outer, middle, inner ear
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Receptors for hearing and balance
12
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Sensory receptors
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Structures that respond to changes in their environment (stimuli)
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