Human Anatomy: Special Senses Study Guide (PDF)

**[Unit 3: Lecture Study Guide]** **Special Senses** - - - - - **[The Chemical Senses - Taste and Smell]** - **Taste Buds** - - - - - - - - - - **Taste Sensations and the Gustatory Pathway** There are five basic taste sensations: - - - - -...

**[Unit 3: Lecture Study Guide]** **Special Senses** - - - - - **[The Chemical Senses - Taste and Smell]** - **Taste Buds** - - - - - - - - - - **Taste Sensations and the Gustatory Pathway** There are five basic taste sensations: - - - - - **Influences of Other Sensations in Taste** - - - **The Eye and Vision** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  **Structure of the Eyeball** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Regional Specialization of the Retina** - - - - - - -   **The Ear and Equilibrium** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Vestibular apparatus** - These are equilibrium receptors in the semicircular canals and vestibule. They maintain our orientation and balance in space. **Vestibular receptors** monitor static equilibrium. **Semicircular canal receptors** monitor dynamic equilibrium. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   **Auditory and Equilibrium Pathways** - - - - -