Special Sensory Systems

Sturkie, Paul D.

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Paul D. Sturkie²

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The special senses are those sensory systems confined to the head. They include the sensory systems which respond to visual, auditory, vestibular, gustatory, and olfactory stimulation, and are responsible for the five special senses of sight, hearing, equilibrium, taste, and smell.

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Department of Physiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 08903, USA
Dr. Paul D. Sturkie (Emeritus Professor of Physiology)

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Paul D. Sturkie (Emeritus Professor of Physiology) (Emeritus Professor of Physiology)

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Sturkie, P.D. (1981). Special Sensory Systems. In: Sturkie, P.D. (eds) Basic Physiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8081-8_6

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