Exam 6: Other Senses

The basilar membrane runs along the length of the:

Within the cochlea, the smaller and tighter basil end registers _____ frequencies.

A disease acquired by a pregnant female may result in deafness or partial deafness in the unborn infant.

Damage to the hair cells of the cochlea may result in deafness.

Neighboring frequencies are neighbors on the cortical map if the layout is:

Humans are able to keep their eyes focused on a target despite movement with help from the:

Just as with the visual system, the higher one moves through the auditory system, the more _____ is happening, rather than sensing.

Spider toxins, noxious gases, and even some cooking spices can cause pain. These are sensed by the:

The prototypical stimuli for bitter is:

Lower frequencies are registered in the cochlea within the:

In the primary somatosensory cortex, the body is mapped out to scale in the homunculus.

In some animals, pheromones let a potential mate know that the other animal's _____ are satisfactorily dissimilar from their own.

The auditory nerve connects the cochlear inner hair cells to the cochlear nuclei in the:

The point at which an individual could distinguish between two stimuli, (ex: two shades of red or two spots of light), is called the _____________.

Amplitude refers to the _____ of the sound wave.

Taste receptors are found only on the tongue.

A taste bud is made of a group of taste cells, with a central _____.

As with the visual system, when we move higher up into the auditory system, cells respond to more _____ stimuli.

The prototypical stimuli for umami is:

The prototypical stimuli for sweet is: