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What do you know about sensory Modalities

Describe its types in detail Answer Senses are also termed as sensory modalities Sensory modalities are just the information related to our senses which we can recognize They include interceptive receptors which help to distinguish and respond the internal signals of the body They keep track of body position by sending information to the brain involuntarily For example 1 Receptors of vestibular system that help to know the position and direction of the body 2 Thermal receptors which aware us about thermal state of the body 3 Chemoreceptor they help to keep chemical status of body 4 Proprioceptors They are present in moveable joints and monitor the movement of bones and muscles at joints 5 Nociceptors They are distributed over entire skin and responsible for detection of pain 6 Pacinian corpuscles They are present deep in the skin and receive pressure stimulus on the skin Types of sensory modalities Human has five major senses which are 1 Taste 2 Hearing 3 Smell 4 Touch 5 Speak TASTE Taste sense also called gustaoception It refers to notice substances comparable to food minerals poisons etc The sense of style is commonly confused with the idea of flavor that may be a combination of style and smell perception Flavor of a substance depends on odor color texture and temperature Humans receive styles through the sensory organs known as taste buds or gustatory calyculi found on the sides of the tongue 5 basic tastes exist sweet bitter sour salty and umami HEARING


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