general/sensory-systems
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Type Ia sensory fiber
Type of afferent nerve fiber
Chemosensory clusters
Aggregates of chemoreceptor cells
Diffuse chemosensory system
Anatomical structures composed of chemosensory cells
Special senses
Senses with specialized organs
Muscle spindle
Innervated muscle structure involved in reflex actions and proprioception
Organoleptic
Aspects of food experienced through the senses
Pallesthesia
Ability to perceive vibration
Hydrodynamic reception
Ability of an organism to sense water movements
Receptive field
Delimited medium where some stimuli can evoke neuronal responses
Stimulus modality
What is perceived after a physiological stimulus
Subliminal stimuli
Sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception
Sensory nerve
Nerve that carries sensory information toward the central nervous system
Aftertaste
Taste of a food that remains after being eaten