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Lecture notes Anatomy
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- Anatomy
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- University Of Hertfordshire
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Communication and coordination in mammalsThe Nervous System
,Sensory receptors
Objectives:
• Outline the role of sensory receptors in mammals in converting
different forms of energy into nerve impulses.
• Describe, with the aid of diagrams, the structure and functions of
sensory and motor neurones.
• Describe how nerve impulses are generated
, Sensory receptors
• Detect changes in the surroundings (stimulus)
• Each receptor is adapted to detecting a
different type of energy
• Convert the energy that they sense into a form
of electrical energy (nerve impulse)
• As they convert a form of energy into the
electrical energy that is a nerve impulse, they
are known as TRANSDUCERS.
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