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Anatomy & Physiology Term 2 Midterm Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Study/Cheat Sheet for Anatomy and Physiology

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Cardio­vas­cular

 

Lymphatic

 

Immune System

 
   

Special Senses

Taste
Sight
Touch
Hearing
Smell

Touch: Sensory Receptors

Classi­fic­ation: Classes
- 5 types of stimuls they capture
- 3 anatomical location
- 2 structural complexity

Types of Stimulus

Chemor­eceptor
Chemicals in solution
Photor­eceptor
Photons
Thermo­rec­eptor
Temper­ature range
Mechan­ore­ceptors
Touch, pressure, vibration, stretching
Nocice­ptors
Pain

Anatomical Location

Extero­ceptors
Stimuli: Outside
Conscious
Intero­cep­tor­s/V­isc­ero­recptor
Stimuli: Inside
Not Conscious
Propri­oce­ptors
Stimuli: Inside
Not Conscious

Structural Complexity

Complex Receptors
- Special senses organs
Simple Receptors
- Most Receptors