Exam 30: Sensory Perception

Proprioception is mediated by ____.

Four of the five answers listed below are found in the retina. Select the exception.

The ____, which is made of transparent crystallin protein, covers the front of the eyeball.

To see in dim light, ____ are most needed.

Four of the five answers are examples of somatic senses. Select the exception.

Sound vibrations are translated into patterns of nerve impulses in the ____.

The meaning that a brain assigns to a sensory stimulus is known as ____.

Four of the five answers listed below are parts of the same sense organ. Select the exception.

The organ of Corti is located in the ____.

Hair cells are important for the sense of ____.

Match the receptor type with the correct description. -naturally produced chemicals and synthetic drugs can influence the activity of these

Match the taste with the correct description. -undetected by many felines

The principal place in the human ear where sound waves are amplified by means of the vibrations of tiny bones is the ____.

Axons of olfactory receptors extend from the nose to the ____.

Animals perceive conditions and changes in their environment via stimuli detected by ____.

What eye component is lacking in color-blind individuals?

The human tongue has many receptors that are specialized for ____.

Hair cells respond to greater volumes of sound by ____.

The adjustable ring of muscular tissue that controls the amount of light entering the eye is the ____.

Match the taste with the correct description. -most recently discovered in humans