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Chapter 4.2 Flashcards

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Light

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is a form of electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave

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amplitude of light waves affects mainly the preception of

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brightness

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wavelenght affects mainly the preception of

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color (hue)

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purity influences perception of

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saturation, or richness of colors

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wavelengths do not have _______

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color

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different wavelengths are interpreted by the brain as

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color

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light receptors are activated when

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when the light hits the retina

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the cornea an dlens

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focus the light on the retina to form clear images of objects

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cornea

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covers the eye and helps to focus the light onto the retina

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the cornea accounts for ____% of the eyes focusing power

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80

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Lens

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  • helps focus light onto the retina
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the lens accounts for ____% of focusing power

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20

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the corneas position

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fixed in place

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14
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the lens position

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flexible and adjusts to focus the light from near and far objects

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the lens ajustments are called

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accommodations

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cilliary muscles

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tighten to change the curvature of the lens to refocus the light onto the retina

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17
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when focusing on a close objects the lens becomes

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fatter (rounder)

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when focusing on a distance object, the lens becomes

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flattened

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presbyopia

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  • changing eye as we age
  • the distance of the near point for focusing the eye changes as we age
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presbyopia is also called the

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old eye

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near point

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  • limits of accommodation
  • the point at which the lens can no longer adjust to focus an image
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image at the near point

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  • blurry
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myopia is also known as

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near-sightedness

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myopia

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  • the inability to see far objects clearly
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what is the most common need for glasses in adults

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myopia

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hyperopia is also known as

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far-sightedness

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hyperopia

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  • can see far objects clearly, but near objects are blurry
  • glasses can correct
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Retina

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  • the neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye
  • absorbs light, processes images, and sends visual information to the brain
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29
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the retina contains the

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fovea

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fovea

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  • responsible for acuity
  • area of central vision
  • contains mostly cones
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what are the two types of photoreceptors

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  • cones
  • rods
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32
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photoreceptors line the _______

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retina

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cones

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  • specialized visual receptors that play a key roles in daylight vision and color vision
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rods

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  • specialized visual receptors that play a key role in night vision and peripheral vision
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once vision is processed through the receptors, signals are sent out through the _______. ________

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optic nerve

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36
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are there more rods than cones

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rods

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37
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where are the most cones present

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fovea

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38
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two theories that attempt to explain how we perceive color:

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  • trichromatic theory
  • opponent-process theory
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trichromatic theory

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  • color vision depends on activity of three diffrent color receptor types
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what are the three different color receptor types in trichromatic theory

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  • red
  • green
  • blue
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opponent process theory

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  • color vision is related to opposing responses by blue and yellow, and red and green
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42
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what theory does a good job at explain some types of color blindness

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trichromatic theory

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43
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normally humans are ______

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trichromats (3 kinds of cones )

44
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very rarely, people are _________

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monochromats (1 kind of cone, no color vision)

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what can trichromatic theory not explain

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afterimages

46
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what are afterimages

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  • when you look at a color for a long time, and then look away, you may see a differently colored replica of the same image
47
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dual process theory incorporates both ________ and ________ theory to explain color vision

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trichromatic and opponet process theory

48
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hubel & weisel (1960s)

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  • found other cells that fire to certain patterns/ orientations
  • simple vs. complex feature detector cells
49
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sound waves

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are vibrations of molecules that travel through a medium, such as air

50
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no sound is present in a ________, because

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  • vaccum
  • no molecules to vibrate
51
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sound waves move at a

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fraction of the speed of light

52
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sound waves are characterized by their

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  • amplitude
  • wavelenghts
  • purity
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frequency

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  • the rate at which waves vibrate
  • measured as cycles per second
  • rouchly corresponds to our preception of pitch
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amplitude (sound)

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  • the intensity of sound, usually measured in decibels
  • amplitude roughly corresponds to our preception of loudness
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complexity (timbre)
of sound

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  • provides information about the nature of a sound.
  • contributes to the sounds uniqueness
56
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perceived loudness doubles about every

57
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what are the three major parts of the ear

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  • external (outer)
  • middle
    inner
58
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outer ear is comprised of

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  • ear cannal
  • pinna
    tympanic membrane
59
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the tympanic membrane is known as the

60
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the ossicles are part of what part of the ear

61
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ossicles

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  • form a three stage lever system that converts relativly large movemnts into smaller motions with greater force
62
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the ossicles serve to amplify

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tiny changes in air pressure

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the inner ear consists mainly of the

64
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cochlea

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  • fluid filled, coiled tunnel that contain receptors for hearing
65
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what are the receptors for hearing

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basilar membrane

66
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what main theories of pitch perception

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  • place theory
  • frequency theory
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place theory

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  • holds that perception of pitch corresponds to the vibration of different portions, or places, along the basilar membrane
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frequency theory

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  • holds that perception of pitch correspond to the rate, or frequency, at which the entire basilar membrane vibrates
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frequency theory works for tones up to

70
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what are the two different types of deafness

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  • conductive deafness
  • nerve deafness (sensorineural)
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conductive deafness

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  • is dues to a malfunctioning of the ear, especially a failure of the eardrum of the ossicles of the inner ear
72
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Nerve (sensorineural) deafness

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  • is due to damage of the auditory nerve
73
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what are the common causes of hearing loss

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  • noise - induced hearing loss
  • age - related hearing loss (prebycusis)
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olfaction is linked with

75
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what is olfaction

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what is gustation

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olfaction and gustation is heavily linked to

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memory and recognition
- allows us to develop association between objects in the world and expected smells

78
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gustatory receptors are

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taste buds that line the trenches around tiny bumps on the tongue

79
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5 main qualities of taste

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  • bitterness
  • sourness
  • sweetness
  • saltiness
  • umami
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umami is

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  • savory
  • MSG
81
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perceptions of taste are often

82
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variation sensativity to taste

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  • nontasters
  • supertasters
  • medium tasters
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what are the olfactory receptors

84
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olfactory cilia

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  • receptors for smell
  • hair-like structures located in the upper portions of the nasal passages
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pheromones

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  • odourless chemicals that serve as social signals to members of ones own species
  • signals are uses for mating and menstruating
86
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what explains that humans give off and are susceptible to other humans pheromones

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Stern & McClintock (1998)

87
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flavor is a combination of

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taste and smell

88
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somatosensory system

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  • responsible for sensation of touch, tenpurature, and pain
89
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what are the four main components of the somatosensory system

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  • nocioception
  • hapsis
  • proproception
  • balance
90
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nocioception

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  • the perception of pain and temperature caused by the activation of free endings in the skin
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hapsis

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  • the preception of objects using touch and pressure
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proprioception

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  • knowledge of the position of your limbs in space
93
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balance

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  • controlled by the vestibular system in the inner ear
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skin

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  • largest organs in the body
  • contains receptors for touch and pain
  • also important first line of defence in the immune system
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epidermis

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  • the skins outermost layer
  • comprised of dead skin cells
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dermis

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below the epidermis

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subcutaneous

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  • below the dermis
  • fat layer
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mechanorecptors respond to

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physical stimuli
- mechanical, thermal, and chemical energy that impinges on the skin

99
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mechanoreceptors are distributed __________ across the bodys surface

100
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inflammatory pain

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-pain caused by damage to the tissues and inflammation od joints or by tumor cells

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neuropathic pain

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  • pain caused by lesions or other damages to the nervous system
102
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pain signals are transmitted to the brain in 2 pathways

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  • fast pathway (delta-A pathway)
  • slow pathway (C fibre pathway)
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proprioceptive system

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  • monitors the position of various parts of the body. Allows us to move efficiency
104
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proprioceptors sense

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muscle stretch and force

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vestibular system

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  • responds to gravity and keeps you informed fo your bodys location in space
  • allows us to maintain balance
  • shares space in the inner ear with the auditory system
106
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what makes up the largest part of the vestibular system

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semicircular canals

107
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the vestibular system is important in

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balance and for coding rotation and tilit of the head

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