Exam 6: Other Senses

Damage to the outer or middle ear may prevent transmission of sound to the ______.

The inner hair cells of the auditory system are like the _____ of the visual system in that they are both sensory transducers.

The pitch of a sound wave changes when the _____ changes.

Hair cells in your ear die as you age.

Many possible senses exist that humans do not use, including:

The inner ear consists of:

Unlike vision, audition, and touch, taste and smell require _____ to bind to the taste buds and mucous membranes of the nose and throat.

Within the cochlea, the larger, floppier apex end registers _____ frequencies.

The two types of mechanoreceptors found in the upper-most layers of skin are:

The brain directly perceives whole sounds, rather than the individual components that makes up the sounds.

Receptors that sense pain are referred to as:

An individual may benefit from the use of a hearing aid if there has been damage to the:

This area is involved in perceiving pain:

Individual hair cells in the cochlea contain ______ within vesicles.

The act of sensing the external world requires:

The two types of mechanoreceptors found in deeper layers of skin are:

The size of the pressure change determines the ______ of a sound wave.

When sensory information decussates, it:

The hairs in the cochlea are arranged:

The head and face have their own path to the brain because they are located above the ________.