Sensory Systems

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Across
  1. 2. The most focused spot in the eye
  2. 6. The tone determined by frequency
  3. 13. A type of hearing loss characterized by damage to neurons in the inner ear
  4. 16. section of ear where the malleus, incus, and stapes are located
  5. 17. controls the size of the pupil
  6. 20. the feature of the wave that determines hue
  7. 21. another term for color
  8. 22. photo receptor that detects color
  9. 23. composed of the axons of the ganglion cells
  10. 25. The theory that explains how we hear low pitches
  11. 26. hole in center of eye that light passes through
  12. 27. determined by amplitude
  13. 28. photo receptor that detects things in peripheral vision
  14. 29. spiral shaped structure filled with fluid that is vibrated when sound comes
Down
  1. 1. A type of hearing loss that characterized by soundwaves not being able to get to cochlea
  2. 3. process of the lens changing shape to focus image on retina
  3. 4. ___theory that says we have 3 specific types of cones, each type sensitive to a different color
  4. 5. specialized nerves that respond to specific simple visual stimuli
  5. 6. a theory that explains how we hear high pitches
  6. 7. Short wavelengths have a shorter __ long wavelengths have a longer__
  7. 8. spot in eye with no photoreceptors, where the optic nerve connects to the retina
  8. 9. pair that studied feature detectors
  9. 10. largest section of eye, contains the cones and rods
  10. 11. behind the iris helps to focus near vs. far
  11. 12. A device that helps restore hearing, attaches to the cochlea
  12. 14. theory that explains afterimages
  13. 15. outermost structure of eye, focuses light
  14. 18. The sensory process of hearing
  15. 19. The system that lets bottom-up and top-down processing occur simultaneously
  16. 24. section of ear containing the cochlea