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____ prevents backflow of fluid into the oval window by seperating the cochlea
The organ of corti includes the ____ membrane and the ____ membrane
____ states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane
The External/Outer ear is ____
The middle ear is ____
The inner ear includes ____ and ____
The cilia in the ear are called ____
The tip of a hair cell is called the ____
Kinocilium are connected by ____
When tip links are pushed back by endolymph movement, the following cascade occurs: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Humans can hear frequencies between ____ and ____
____ enables the cochlea to differentiate between sounds of varying frequencies
Hair cells at the base of the cochlea are activated by ____ frequency sounds
Hair cells at the apex of the cochlea are activated by ____ frequency sounds
____ recieves all information from the cochlea and it is part of the ____ lobe
Cochlear implants are a surgical procedure that attempts to restore ____ AKA nerve deafness
____ is the change over time of receptor to a constant stimulus
To deal with constant stimulus, the body will ____ regulate sensory receptors
The opposite of sensory adaptation is ____
____ is a map of your body in your brain
The somatosensory homunculus is a ____
____ located in the muscles send signals to the brain in response to stretching. This allows for proprioception.
Spindles located in the muscles send signals to the brain in response to stretching. This allows for ____.
____ is our awareness of the movement of the body.
Unlike proprioception, kinaesthesia is ____ example?
The ____ receptor allows us to sense pain and temperature
The TrpV1 receptor allows us to sense ____ and ____
In response to pain/temperature inducing molecules being released, the TRPV1 receptor will ____ and ____
The three types of nerve fibers are ____ fibres, ____ fibres, and ____ fibres
____ are fast, thick, and covered in myelin
____ are small in diameter with less myelin
____ are unmyelinated and very small in diameter.
____ cause a lingering sense of pain
____ states that non-painful inputs close the 'gates' to painful inputs, preventing pain sensation
____ are chemical signals released by a species to trigger an innate response in another member of the species
Pheromones are chemical signals released by a species to trigger an ____ in another member of the species
____ are not present in humans but allows animals to rely more heavily on pheromones
____ is your sense of smell
The area in the nostril responsible for olfaction is the ____ AKA ____
The ____ seperates the olfactory epithilium from the brain
The cribriform plate seperates the ____ from the ____
Directly above the cribriform plate is the ____
____ is an extension from the brain that consists of a bundle of nerves that send little projections through the cribriform plate into the…
The olfactory bulb is ____
At the end of the neurons projecting from the olfactory bulb are ____
A ____ is a designation point for various olfactory cells sensitive to the same molecule
____ sends sensory signals to mitral/tufted cells
Olfactory glomeruli sends sensory signals to ____
Olfactory epithelia rely on ____
The steps to olfaction include: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
The sense that doesn't synapse on to the thalamus is ____
____ states that each sensory receptor binds to a specific stimuli and is directly linked to the brain
____ states that vibrational frequency of a molecule gives that molecule a specific odor.
____ AKA ____ states that odors fit into receptors like a lock-and-key
____ is the inability to percieve odor
The 5 main tastes are ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Umami is the ability to taste ____
The three types of taste buds are ____, ____, and ____
Fungiform papillae are located at the ____ of the tongue
____ are located at the front/anterior of the tongue