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Crash Course: Anatomy & Physiology

Season 1 Episode 16: Sensory Systems: Taste & Smell

Apr 27, 2015NR10m9.1

Hank resists the urge to devour a slice of pizza so that he can walk you through the way we experience our major special senses. It all boils down to one thing: sensory cells translating chemical, electromagnetic, and mechanical stimuli into action potentials that our nervous system can make sense of. Today we're focusing on smell (olfaction) and taste (gustation),which are chemical senses that call on chemoreceptors. As usual, we'll begin with a quick look at how these things can...

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Genres:Documentary