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sense
sensory systems
sensory receptor
perception
pheromones
transduction
photon
receptor potentials
Pacinian corpuscle
sensory adaptation
chemoreceptors
mechanoreceptors
chemoreception
olfaction
olfactory bulb
gestation
taste buds
photoreceptors
rhodopsin
ocelli
compound eyes
ommatidia
eyestalks
single-lens eye
pupil
retina
sclera
cornea
choroid
ciliary body
ciliary muscle
lens
iris
dilates
retina
rods and cones
ganglion cells
optic nerve
optic disc
horizontal cells
amacrine cells
fovea centralis
vitreous humor
aqueous humor
accommodation
nearsightedness
astigmatism
farsightedness
retinal
opsin
lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
setae
tympanal organs
echolocation
mechanoreception
statocysts
cycles
frequency or pitch
auditory canal
pinna
tympanic membrane
maleus
incus
stapes
oval window
eustachian (or auditory) tube
semicircular canals
vestibule
cochlea
vestigular, cochlear, and tympanic canals
basilar membrane
hair cells
tectorial membrane
auditory nerve
conductive deafness
sensory deafness
decibels
vestibule
cupula
ampulla
utricle
saccule
otoliths
Pacinian and Meissner's corpuscles
thermoreceptors
pain receptors
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