Exam 6: The Peripheral Nervous System - Afferent Division - Special Senses

Figure 6-20 Answer the following questions using the accompanying diagram. -Which number in the accompanying figure represents a bipolar cell?

The intensity or ____________________ of a sound depends on the ____________________ of the sound waves.

What kind of tactile receptor is stimulated by light,sustained touch?

Most of the eyeball is covered by a tough outer layer of connective tissue,the macula,which forms the visible white part of the eye.

Figure 6-20 Answer the following questions using the accompanying diagram. -Which number in the accompanying figure represents an amacrine cell?

Human ears can detect sound waves between which ranges of frequencies?

Where in the brain is taste perceived?

The strength of the lens depends on its shape,which in turn is regulated by what muscle?

Approximately how many olfactory receptors are within the human nose?

Photoreceptors are ____________________ by their adequate stimulus and ____________________ in the absence of stimulation.

____________________ is a normally inactive substance that is activated by enzymes released into the ECF from damaged tissue.

When an individual lacks a particular cone type,the resulting condition is called ____________________,which is more common in ____________________.

The sensation of pain is accompanied by motivated ____________________ responses and ____________________ reactions.

In addition to the olfactory mucosa,the nose contains another sense organ,the vomeronasal organ,which is common in mammals but until recently,was thought nonexistent in humans.

Within the eye,what innermost pigment layer contains nervous tissue?

Define perception.

The three ossicles of the middle ear are the malleus,incus,and tympani.

The photoreceptors in the eye are sensitive only to wavelengths between ____.

Figure 6-20 Answer the following questions using the accompanying diagram. -Which number in the accompanying figure represents a ganglion cell?

The ____________________ is in the exact center of the retina and the region with greatest acuity.