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1
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whats up with the star nose mole?

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uses the nose thing to touch, is blind

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what is sensory reception?

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the detection of a stimulus by sensory cells

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what is a sensory receptor?

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describes a sensory cell or organ, can detect outside and internal stimuli, response is to open or close ion channels to change membrane potential to change receptor potential

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what is sensory transduction?

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the conversion of a physical or chemical stimulus to a change in the membrane potential of a sensory receptor

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what is receptor potential?

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change in membrane potential

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6
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what is transmission?

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moving sensory information to nerves

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what is integration?

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here information is stored received and processed

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what are perceptions?

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constructions formed in the brain and do not exists outside of it

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how does the brain know the difference between different stimuli?

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what pathway it goes down

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10
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what is amplification?

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strengthening sensory input

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what is sensory adaption?

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decreased response to stimulation (or else brain would overwork)

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what are the 5 sensory receptors?

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mechanoreceptors, chemoreceptors, electroreceptors, thermoreceptor, and nociceptors

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13
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what are mechanoreceptors?

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sense physical deformation through hair (pressure motion, sound)

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what are chemoreceptors?

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general-transmit info about total solute concentration

specific- respond to individual kinds of molecules

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what are electromeagnetic receptors?

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detect forms of electromagnetic energy like light, electricity, and magnetism

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what are thermoreceptors?

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detect heat and cold

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17
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what is the spicy substance?

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capsaicin

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what are nociceptors?

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detect painful or harmful stimuli

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19
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what do prostaglandins do?

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makes sure body withdraws from source of pain

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what is a statocyst?

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balance organs in invertebrates (humans do not have)

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what are statoliths?

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grains in a ciliated chamber

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22
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how do statocysts and statoliths work to create a sense of gravity and sound in invertebrates?

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when the organism moves the statoliths resettles, stimulating the mechnoreceptors and gives the animals a sense of balance

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23
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how do insects use sound?

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body hairs respond to sound and it vibrates over their body. different hair stiffness creates different frequencies

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what is the pinna?

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external ear

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what is the middle ear?

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small bones that take vibrations and transmits into oval window

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26
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what is the round window?

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connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted

27
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what is the eustachain tube used for?

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pressure

28
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why is the cochlea of unequal thickness?

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the thick parts detect a higher frequency while a thin part detects a low frequency

29
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what do the utricle and saccule do?

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allows us to perceive position with respect to gravity or linear movement

30
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what does the perilymph do?

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“ear stones” called otoliths press on hair protruding in the gel

31
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what is vertigo?

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dizzy all the time

32
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what is BPPV?

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otoconia dislodged and interferes with normal fluid movement and gives a false signal to the brain

33
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what is meniere’s disease?

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genetic, buildup of fluid. severe ringing in ears

34
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what is labrynthitis?

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inflammation of inner ear, usually after an infection

35
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what is the lateral line system?

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water entering bends cupula, senses movement. also hears sound by sensing vibrations in water

36
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what is echolocation?

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the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.

37
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what are photoreceptors?

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light absorbing pigments in sensory neurons

38
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how do planarian worms detect light?

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through their eyespots, they move away from light

39
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what are compound eyes?

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consists of several thousand light detectors called ommatidia

40
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what are single-lens eyes?

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a single lens directs light on a layer of photoreceptors

41
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what is the pupil?

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a small opening

42
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what is the iris?

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changes diameter of pupil to control amount of light taken in.

43
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how do fish eyes work?

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moves lens backwards or forwards

44
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how do human eyes work?

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change shape of lens, more round or flattened

45
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what are rods?

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light and dark, contrast

46
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what are cones?

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color

47
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what happens when light strikes the rods and cones?

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hyperpolarize, shutting off release of glutamate

48
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what is the optic chiasm?

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where 2 optic nerves meet, left visuals are transmitted to the right side of the brain, right visuals are transmitted to the left side.

49
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what about nocturnal animals?

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they need more rods than cones to help their night vision

50
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what are the 3 types of photopsins?

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s (blue) m (green) l (red)

51
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how does focusing work?

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changes shape of the lens

52
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for near vision the lens becomes

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round

53
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for long distance vision the lens becomes

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flattened

54
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why do old people need reading glasses?

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lens becomes stiff, unable to change shape

55
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what is the fovea?

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center of visual field, no rods many cones

56
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what are gustation?

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detection of chemicals called tastants (taste)

57
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what are olffaction?

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smell, detects odorants

58
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what are the taste receptors in insects?

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on sensory hairs on feet

59
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what are the 5 tastes?

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sweet sour bitter salty umami

60
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what receptors do taste buds have?

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have all receptors, but each receptor is specific to 1 taste

61
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what is the tapetum lucidem?

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mirror like layer behind retina, helps with low light vision

62
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what are nasal turbinates?

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highly folded bones in marine mammals that increase smell

63
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what is the vomeronasal organ?

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detect pheromones

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