- sensory receptor organ
- воспринимающий орган
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
sensory receptor — noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation • Syn: ↑sense organ, ↑receptor • Ant: ↑effector (for: ↑receptor) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sensory system — See also sense A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in sensory perception. Commonly… … Wikipedia
sensory system — noun 1. a particular sense • Syn: ↑modality, ↑sense modality • Hypernyms: ↑sense, ↑sensation, ↑sentience, ↑sentiency, ↑sensory faculty … Useful english dictionary
organ of hearing — noun the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound • Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor • Hyponyms: ↑organ of Corti • Part Holonyms: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
Golgi tendon organ — Organ of Golgi (neurotendinous spindle) from the human tendo calcaneus. Latin organum sensorium tendinis Gray s … Wikipedia
Organ of Corti — A cross section of the cochlea illustrating the organ of Corti … Wikipedia
receptor — ► NOUN Physiology ▪ an organ or cell that responds to external stimuli such as light or heat and transmits signals to a sensory nerve … English terms dictionary
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
Receptor — In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and binds a specific substance. There are hoards of receptors. There are receptors for insulin, receptors for low density lipoproteins (LDL), etc.… … Medical dictionary
receptor — /ri sep teuhr/, n. 1. Physiol. an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents, as touch or heat. 2. Cell Biol. any of various specific protein molecules in surface membranes … Universalium
organ — Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. SYN: organum [TA], organon. [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument] accessory organs 1. SYN … Medical dictionary