Basic Processes Flashcards
1
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Basilar Membrane
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A structure in the inner ear that undulates when vibrations from the ossicles reach the cochlear fluid
2
Q
Hair cells
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Specialized auditory receptor neurons in bedded in the basilar membrane
3
Q
Gate control theory of pain
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Signals arriving from pain receptors in the body can be stopped by interneurons in the spinal cord
Sharp - delta Fibers
Duller - C Fibers
4
Q
Olfactory bulb
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Brain structure located above the nasal cavity between the frontal lobes
5
Q
Pheromones
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Biochemical odorants emitted by other members of its species that can affect the animals behavior or physiology
6
Q
Taste buds
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The organ of taste transduction that responds to salt, sour, sweet, bitter, and umami
7
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Cochlea
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A fluid filled tube that is the organ of auditory transduction (snail)
