Exam 7: Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

High frequency of vibration, as measured in hertz (Hz), would create

The fact that adjacent regions of the basilar membrane and of the primary auditory cortex appear to respond best to different sound ________ can be displayed in a ________ map.

The neurotransmitter at the afferent synapses of the auditory nerve is ________, while the efferent terminal buttons secrete _______.

The force that causes the tips of the hair cells to bend in response to movement of the basilar membrane arises from the

Cutaneous receptors signal information about stimuli that interact with

Electrical stimulation of the ______________ is as potent as a large dose of morphine.

The term "glabrous," as it pertains to skin, means

Identify the correct pathway by which auditory information flows to the brain.

Describe the transduction process for gustatory signals.

Adjacent cilia on a hair cell are joined together by

_____________ respond(s) to the force of gravity.

________ is the loss of the ability to perceive or produce melodic or rhythmic aspects of music.

A unique aspect of the loss of function shown by Patient I.R. after aneurysm surgery involved her

In the human auditory system, the analysis of "what" corresponds to ________, whereas the analysis of "where" corresponds to ________.

A person is administered a placebo "pain-relieving" skin cream just before receiving a painful electric shock. Imaging studies suggest that the placebo analgesic effect is due to

Functional imaging studies of the human association cortex indicate that judgments of sound ________ activate the ________.

An example of a survival behavior that is accompanied by the release of endogenous opiates would be ________.

_______________ are free nerve endings that response to intense pressure.

Whether ion channels open or close within the hair cell cilia

When determining location of a sound, we use ___________ for low frequencies and ___________ for high frequencies.