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- 5. The inability to identify a person's face
- 8. Each area along basilar membrane can only respond to a specific frequency
- 9. The smallest bone in the human body
- 12. The hammer,anvil, and stirrup vibrate the ____ in the middle ear
- 15. Rear surface of the eye; lined with visual receptors
- 16. The hormone release by the cochlea which binds to a receptor and causes a reduction in hearing sensitivity
- 17. Color is perceived in terms of paired opposites in this theory
- 19. Response to stimuli without sight is
- 22. Respond best to moving stimuli
- 23. The Eardrum
- 25. A condition that may result from damage to the inferior temporal cortex; the inability to recognize objects
- 27. # of compressions per second of sound
- 28. Auditory information is ultimately processed in the primary ____ cortex (A1)
- 29. Receptor cells involved in visual acuity and color vision
- 31. The inability to perceive color differences
- 34. The perception of the intensity of sound waves
- 35. The area of the retina with no receptor cells
- 39. Auditory receptor cells
- 40. Structure within the cochlea in which hair cells are rooted
- 41. Frequent or constant ringing in the ear
- 42. On the most surface layer of the retina; Bipolar cells send their messages to the ______ ______
- 46. Important for complex processing and refining information that is sent to ganglion cells
- 47. The intensity of a sound wave
- 48. A band of tissue that gives the eyes their color
- 49. At the base of the cochlea each "stiff" hair cell acts as a fine tuned receptor that only responds to a certain frequency in this theory
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- 1. Color is perceived due to the ratio of activity across the three types of cones according the this theory
- 2. of specific nerve energies Impulses in one neuron indicate light, whereas impulses in another neuron indicates sound
- 3. These cells are very small and respond to only one cone
- 4. ____ is perceived because objects emit or reflect light AND that light stimulates neurons in the eyes and brain
- 6. Axons of ganglion cells join together to form the
- 7. Perception of the frequency of a sound wave
- 9. A compression of air, water, or another medium
- 10. Flesh and cartilage attached to the side of the head; the outer ear
- 11. There is a high density of rods in the ______ allowing for better sensitivity to dim light
- 12. Drugs that block dull prolonged pain by blocking the release of Substance P
- 13. Adjustable portion of the eye which helps focus on objects at a distance
- 14. A process that sharpens contrast to emphasize borders of an object
- 18. A snail-shaped structure containing 3 fluid-filled tunnels
- 20. The result of fatigues bipolar cells
- 21. Area where the optic nerve sends information from the right eye to the left hemisphere and the left eye to the right hemisphere
- 24. These neurons have small receptive fields, respond best to detail and color, and are located in or near the fovea
- 26. These animals have more visual receptors on the top half of their retinas
- 30. Receptor cells involved in peripheral and night vision
- 32. Located close to the center of the eye; messages travel from receptors located on the retina here first
- 33. The "where" pathway of vision
- 36. The "what" pathway of vision
- 37. Involved in adjustment of light through the pupil; non-adjustable
- 38. The system responsible for the sensations of the body and its movements
- 43. Area of eye where light enters
- 44. Area in the retina in which each receptor cell connects to a single bipolar cell
- 45. In the ____ theory, the cortex compares information from various parts of the retina determining brightness and color
- 46. Tone deafness; the inability to recognize frequency change