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title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 9
author: Aidan Sharpe
date: March 31st, 2025
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## Reception
The detection of a stimulus by receptor cells.

## Sensation
Perception of a stimulus by the cerebral cortex.

## Proprioception
The detection of the stretching of tendons and movement of ligaments.

## Olfactory
Having to do with the reception of smell.

## Gustatory
Having to do with the reception of taste.

## Auditory
Having to do with the reception of sound.

## Tactile
Having to do with mechanical reception, typically by cutaneous receptors.

## Retina
The inner most layer of eye cells, responsible for sensing light.

## Cochlear Membrane
The membrane responsible for the reception of sound.