Exam 10: Sensory Physiology

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

List and describe the two types of retinal bipolar cells and how they respond differently to the same neurotransmitter?

Match the ganglion cell response to the location of the light stimulus. -Diffuse light illuminates both center and surround of on-surround cell.

Chemicals such as histamine,prostaglandins,serotonin,and substance P

Match the specific receptor to its typical stimulus. -vibration

________ are sensory receptors that respond to changes in a stimulus by altering their firing which rapidly stops as the stimulus is maintained.

________ is released from type II cells to stimulate primary gustatory neurons.

________ are raised sensory structures within the ampulla of semicircular canals that contain the hair cells.

Match the specific receptor to its typical stimulus. -temperature

An area of the retina that contains only cones and is the site of sharpest vision is the

A molecule that prevents substance P from binding to its receptor would

Explain brain plasticity,and give an advantage and a disadvantage of this process.

Low frequency sound waves create the maximum displacement of the basilar membrane ________,where that membrane is ________.

Explain how vision is affected by the loss of one eye.Explain how hearing is affected by the loss of one ear.In reality,how disadvantaged are people who are blind in one eye or deaf in one ear? Would loss of half the tongue or half the olfactory epithelium have comparable effects on those systems? Explain.

The external auditory canal ends at the

A sudden flash of bright light would cause

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

The tactile receptor whose nerve endings are surrounded by concentric connective tissue layers is the

The pitch of a sound wave is related to its

________ cells connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells.