The Sensory System General Conditions of Sensory Experience General Characteristics of Sensory Receptors The Different Sensations (from

Vision to Organic)

Process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.

Perception
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Refers to interpretation of what we take in through our senses.

A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information.
Sensory Receptors Neural Pathways And other parts (sensory perception)

Human sensory system is consists of different sub-systems. Commonly recognized sub-systems are those for vision, hearing, touch, taste and smell.

Sub-systems
Visual System Auditory System Somatosensory System Gustatory System Olfactory System

Receptors
Chemosensor Mechanoreceptor Nociceptor Photoreceptor Thermoreceptor