Exam 10: Sensory Physiology

Sound waves are converted into mechanical movements (vibrations)by the

Put these structures of the visual system in the order that they transmit visual information from the retina. 1)optic disk 2)visual cortex of the occipital lobe 3)optic chiasm 4)lateral geniculate body of the thalamus

Sketch graphs illustrating the electrical response of auditory hair cells and cochlear neurons to sound.You do not need to be precise on the amplitudes or durations; just show you understand the general trend.

Which of the following would be an adequate stimulus for a mechanoreceptor?

________ receptors respond to damaging heat as well as capsaicin (chili peppers).

Gustatory receptors are clustered in individual ________.

Human eyes are sensitive to light in the visible spectrum between the wavelengths of ________.

Match the symptoms to the problem. -tinnitus

Which of the following cells is NOT localized to the retina?

For astronauts in space, the otoliths in the macula would respond to

Match the stimulus to the type of receptor that typically responds to it. -pressure

________ ganglion cells transmit information about texture, while ________ ganglion cells transmit information about movement.

Opening a Na⁺ channel in a non-neural sensory receptor cell would cause that cell to

Convergence describes

________ is a condition that causes blurred vision due to the cornea and/or lens not being smoothly curved and symmetrical.