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The ____ is one of three ossicles in the middle ear and is the anvil

The stapes is one of three ossicles in the middle ear and is the ____

The ____ is one of three ossicles in the middle ear and is the stirrup

The ____ ear includes the cochlea , the vestibular system , and the semicircular canals

The inner ear includes the ____

The ____ acts as a kind of funnel which assists in directing the sound further into the ear.

The pinna (auricle) acts as a ____.

____ transmits sound from the pinna to the eardrum .

External auditory canal transmits sound from the ____ .

____ is a thin flap of skin that is stretched tight like a drum and vibrates when sound hits it .

Tympanic membrane is a ____ .

The cochlea translates sound into ____ to be sent to the brain.

The ____ translates sound into nerve impulses to be sent to the brain.

The ____ is a sensory system responsible for providing our brain with information about motion , head position , and spatial orientation ;…

The vestibular system is a sensory system responsible for providing our brain with information about ____; it also is involved with motor f…

The vestibular system is a sensory system responsible for providing our brain with information about motion , head position , and spatial o…

Semicircular canals are responsible for ____.

____ are responsible for balance.

The superior olive is located in the ____.

The ____ is located in the brain stem and its function is to localize sound.

The i____s responsible for the startle reflex and vestibulo-ocular reflex

The inferior colliculus is responsible for ____ reflex

The ____ keeps the eyes fixed on a single point as the head rotates.

The vestibulo-ocular reflex keeps the eyes fixed on a ____.

Give the auditory pathway : ____.

Identify the item missing from the auditory pathway : Cochlea → vestibulocochlear nerve → ____ → auditory cortex

Smell is the detection of volatile or aerosolized chemicals by the ____ chemoreceptors.

____ are chemicals given off by animals that have an effect on social foraging , and sexual behavior .

Pheromones are chemicals given off by animals that have an effect on ____ .

The five categories of taste are:

____ refers to the four touch modalities: pressure , vibration , pain , and temperature .

Somatosensation refers to the four touch modalities: ____.

The ____ is the minimum distance necessary between two points of stimulation on the skin such that the points will be felt as two distinct…

The two-point threshold is the ____ .

____ is a temperature that is felt by the skin as neither warm nor cold .

Physiological zero is ____ .

Nociceptors sense ____

____ sense pain

The ____ of pain asserts that non-painful input closes the nerve "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to…

The gate control theory of pain asserts that ____.

____ is the sense that tells you information about your body's position .

Proprioception is ____ .

Top-down processing is the recognition of an object by ____.

____ processing is the recognition of an object by memories and expectations.

Using bottom-up processing , one will process ____.

Using ____ processing , one will process details first, then the whole object.

____ are principles of how our mind groups things .

Gestalt principles are principles of ____ .

According to the gestalt principle of ____, objects that are placed close together are perceived as being more related than those spaced fa…

According to the gestalt principle of proximity, objects that are ____.

According to the gestalt principle of ____, we tend to perceive things that physically resemble one another as part of the same object .

According to the gestalt principle of similarity, we tend to ____.

____ principle is that lines follow the smoothest path. So If I show you a line with some missing bits, your brain will fill it in. Your br…

Continuity principle is ____.

According to the gestalt principle of ____, we tend to see complete figures even when part of the information is missing.

According to the gestalt principle of closure, we tend to ____.

____ states that people will perceive and interpret ambiguous or complex images as the simplest form(s) possible .

Law of Prägnanz states that ____ .

____ is when one becomes used to a stimulus.

Habituation is ____.

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