BIO 252 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers|Latest Update

BIO 252 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers|Latest Update 4 Types of Sensory Information that sensory receptors provide the CNS ️️Type (modality), Location, Intensity, Duration Sensory Receptors: Type of Stimulus (Modality) ️️The differentiation between taste, smell, sight, touch. And even further within the senses, such as bitter versus salty taste. All of these sensory types produce identical action potentials to the CNS, so how does the brain differentiate between different senses? It does so by looking at WHERE the action potential came from. If the stimulus came from the retina, the brain assumes the stimulus is sight. You can prove this by rubbing your eyes really hard. This touch sensation is interpreted as sight! Transduction ️️The conversion of one form of energy to another. This occurs then sensory receptors convert heat, light, chemicals, touch, sound to an action potential.