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Psyc 110 Midterm 2 Study Guid > Ch 6 &7 > Flashcards

Ch 6 &7 Flashcards

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photoreceptor

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biological sensors of light including rod & cone photoreceptors

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2
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sensory transduction

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process by which an external stimulus is converted into a change in electrical activity of sensory neurons or other sensory cells

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rod photoreceptors

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unusual neurons that fire no APs, w unusually short axon & possess, instead of dendrites, rod shaped outer segment, located in periphery of retina, sensitive to dim light

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cone photoreceptors

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2nd type of photoreceptor w cone shaped outer segment, mainly in fovea (center of retina), less sensitive to light

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5
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blind spot

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location of visual field where you can’t detect visual stimuli (while looking through one eye) bc corresponding location on retina (optic nerve head) lacks photoreceptors

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6
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macula

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lateral to the blindspot, a roughly circular, more darkly pigmented region of retina devoid of underlying blood vessels, contains fovea

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fovea

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small region of retina that (in humans) contains very high density of cones & very few rods

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8
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rhodopsin

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photosensitive pigment in rods

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9
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optic nerve head

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location where axons of retinal ganglion cells cross thru retina to exit eye & enter optic nerve, creates blind spot

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retina

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multilayered neural structure at back of eye contains photoreceptors, retinal interneurons, & neurons that project thru optic nerve to brain

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11
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olfactory bulb

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most rostral part of telencephalon in most vertebrates, located on inferior surface of frontal lobe in humans; receives inputs from olfactory epithelium & projects olfactory cortex

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olfactory epithelium

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layer of cells in roof of nasal cavity that houses olfactory sensory neurons

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olfactory sensory neuron

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neurons in olfactory epithelium that express olfactory receptor molecules & project olfactory bulb

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14
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tympanic membrane

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thin membrane separating ear canal from middle ear, known as eardrum, vibrates in response to airborne sounds

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15
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malleus

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one of middle ear bones attached to tympanic membrane

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16
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incus

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one of middle ear bones; connects malleus to stapes

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17
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stapes

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one of middle ear bones; attaches to oval window

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18
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oval window

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thin membrane covering entrance of cochlea

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round window

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thin membrane covering basal end of scala tympana; always vibrates together with oval window but in opposite direction

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cochlea

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spiraling, tubular part of inner ear responsible for sensing sounds

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21
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scala vestibuli

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half of cochlear tube that extends from oval window to top (apex) of cochlea

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scala media

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fluid filled compartment in cochlea , between scala vestibuli & scala tympani

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scala tympani

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half of cochlear tube that extends from top (apex) of cochlea to round window

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tectorial membrane

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relatively thick membrane that lies on top of hair cells of basilar membrane

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25
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stereocilia

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“hairs” of hair cells, actually microvilli, rather than cilia

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26
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hair cell

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sensory cells that sit on top of the basilar membrane of the cochlea & extend stereocilia into the scala media or, in the case of the outer hair cells, the tectorial membrane; thy are also found in the vestibule and semicircular canals

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27
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inner hair cell

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the hair cells closest to the center of the spiraling cochlea; they sense vibrations of the basilar membrane

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28
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outer hair cell

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three rows of hair cells furthest away from the center of the spiraling cochlea; main function is to amplify vibrations of basilar membrane & thus increase acoustic sensitivity

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basilar membrane

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a thin membrane inside the cochlea on top of which inner & outer hair cells sit

30
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tip link

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thin filament that connects tip of one stereocilium to the adjacent, taller stereocilium; it is linked to an ion channel that opens when stereocilia are bent toward the tallest stereocilium

31
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the blind spot

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region of the retina where axons leave the retina & enter the optic nerve

32
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Photoreceptors respond differently to a stimulation than typical neurons. which of the following is the difference

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in response to a stimulus, photoreceptors hyperpolarize

33
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hair cell depolarization in inner ear is normally the result of

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deflection by fluid movement in the cochlea

34
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olfaction, sense of smell, used by an organism for which of the following purposes

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a) detection of predators

b) identification of food sources

c) mate identification

answer: all of the above

35
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what is the primary function of the round window of the cochlea

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to allow for displacement of oval window by relieving pressure in the cochlea

36
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consider the auditory system. place following structures in order based on sequence that they are involved in auditory transduction

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1 pinna
2 tympanic membrane
3 malleus
4 stapes
5 oval window
6 cochlea

37
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process of converting external signal to neural signal is called _________.

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transduction

38
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the loss of part or all of your sense of smell is known as _________.

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anosmia

39
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what is absorption of light

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transfer of light energy to a particle or surface

40
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which cells in retina have axons that leave retina

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ganglion cells

41
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most of eyes refractive power is accomplished by _______.

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cornea

42
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what is the difference between on-center ganglion cells & off-center ganglion cells?

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on receive input from on bipolar cells while off receive input from off bipolar cells

43
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Most of eyes refractive power accomplished by what structure?

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Cornea

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45
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How do we see color?

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color of light determined by wavelength (red- longer wavelength, blue- shorter wavelength); white when all wavelengths reflected, black when all wavelengths absorbed.

46
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how many rods vs cones in humans?

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about 120 million rods vs. 6 million cones

47
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Types of Cones

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1) S-cones
2) M-cones
3) L-cones

48
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S-cones respond

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maximally to 425 nm light (dark blue); most sensitive to short wavelengths.

49
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M-cones respond

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maximalllyto green light (about 530 nm); respond best to medium wavelengths.

50
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L-cones respond

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best to yellow light (about 560 nm wavelength); respond best to longest wavelengths in visible spectrum.

51
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Rods are

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maximally sensitive to blue & green wavelengths but are NOT used in color vision

52
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Which cells in eye are synaptically connected to photoreceptors?

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bipolar cells (cones & rods decrease rate of glutamate release on exposure of light & synapse on bipolar cells with metabotropic glutamate receptors that elicit hyperpolarization.

53
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Off-bipolar cell

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cones make additional synapses to inotropic bipolar cell (OFF-bipolar) bc releases glutamate when exposed to light & more when light turns off

54
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ON-bipolar cells

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both rods & cones synapse to these cells (rods exclusively synapse to this type of cell ONLY); have metabotropic glutamate receptors

55
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cone bipolar cells release glutamate directly to

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retinal ganglion cells that have long axons that project thru optic nerve to multiple targets in brain, including superior colliculi (optic tectum) & Lateral geniculate nucleus

56
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amacrine cell

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rod bipolar cells synapse onto amacrine cells that synapse onto cone bipolar cells

57
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information from rod bipolar cells must pass thru

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amacrine & cone bipolar cells to get out of retina

58
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glomeruli

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one of many spherical structures in olfactory bulb where axons of olfactory sensory neurons synapse onto the dendrites of mitral cells

59
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odorant receptors

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olfactory receptor molecules (G protein-coupled receptors resembling opsin) in cilia which odorants bind to, which then trigger changes in membrane potential of olfactory receptor neurons

60
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odorant binding proteins

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transport odorants through mucus to olfactory cilia (other odorants dissolve in mucus & reach cilia by diffusion)

61
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In what sense might it be better to think of photoreceptors as darkness sensors rather than light sensors?

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one can say vertebrate photoreceptors sense darkness bc they are depolarized in the dark (“dark current”) & become less depolarized when stimulated by photons

62
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What is “color blindness”, how is it corrected?

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a deficiency in way you see color, you have difficulty distinguishing certain colors (blue, yellow, red, & green (r & g most common type followed by b & y); there is no treatment; most common type is inherited (defects in genes containing instructions for making photopigments in cones.

63
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more light means more neurotransmitters released in

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rod bipolar cells

64
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most colorblind individuals have effective or missing

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L & M cones

65
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spatial receptive field

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region of space where visual stimuli must be presented if they are to modify neuron’s activity

66
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rod system vs. cone system

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you can think of the
rod system as being specialized for vision in low light, sacrificing spatial detail and
color; whereas the cone system is specialized for high-resolution color vision but goes
offline when it gets dark.

67
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light-sensitive retinal ganglion cells express melanopsin a

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photosensitive pigment that is related to the opsins expressed in rods and
cones but responds to light much more slowly

68
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each
olfactory receptor type binds to a specific molecular feature or

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epitope

69
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Psyc 110 Midterm 2 Study Guid (2 decks)

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