Module–12: Special Senses

Understand the physiology of vision, hearing, smell, and taste, and how sensory organs convert external stimuli into neural signals.

Contents

Part A: Vision

• 142. Functional Anatomy of Eye
• 143. Image-forming Mechanism
• 144. Photoreceptor Mechanism
• 145. Visual Pathway and Visual Cortex
• 146. Visual Acuity, Visual Field, Light and Dark Adaptations, and Visual Reflexes
• 147. Color Vision
• 148. Movements of the Eye

Part B: Hearing

• 149. Functional Anatomy and Functions of the Ear
• 150. Auditory Pathways
• 151. Mechanism of Hearing
• 152. Hearing Defects and Hearing Tests

Part C: Smell and Taste

• 153. Physiology of Smell
• 154. Physiology of Taste