CH 5 Sound Localization (TERMS)

Question 1

Interaural intensity (1,1)

Answer 1

Head casts a sound shadow producing intensity differences between ears

(Sound waves smash against side of skull/ear, brain determines which direction they came from)

• Effective for higher frequencies only

Question 2

Both Cues

Answer 2

greatest at 900, none at 00 or 1800

Question 3

Taste

Answer 3

Volatile chemical substances found in food that go in saliva and interact with taste buds

Question 4

Microvilli

Answer 4

Tiny hairs on the taste buds that make contact with saliva and send signals to the brain

Question 5

Myenlinated

Answer 5

Sensory signal that helps conveys pain information quicker from spinal chord to effective area

Question 6

Kinesthesia

Answer 6

Brain creates map of body using receptors and tells you where your body parts are with respect to each other

Question 7

Vestibular senses

Answer 7

Specifies the position of the head (and hence body) in space (i.e., balance)